Report finds California bar exam content lines up with lawyer jobs data
ABA JOURNAL – The content validation study relied on a panel of practicing attorneys to evaluate California bar exam questions and compare the findings to both a job analysis survey from the NCBE.
Read More about Report finds California bar exam content lines up with lawyer jobs dataBaylor Law Dean Brad Toben shares how law school has succeeded in preparing graduates for bar exam
BAYLOR LARIAT – Baylor Law had a 92.92 percent pass rate according to the July 2017 Texas Bar Exam results.
Read More about Baylor Law Dean Brad Toben shares how law school has succeeded in preparing graduates for bar examUniversity of Toledo Law Dean Benjamin Barros describes state of legal education and efforts to improve bar passage
TOLEDO BLADE – The numbers show the past decade has been a difficult one for UT’s College of Law.
Read More about University of Toledo Law Dean Benjamin Barros describes state of legal education and efforts to improve bar passageIowa sees rise in bar exam pass rate for 2017
U.S. NEWS – Iowa Judicial Branch data shows that more than three-fourths of those who took Iowa’s bar exam passed this year.
Read More about Iowa sees rise in bar exam pass rate for 2017University of Missouri-Kansas City Law offers support for students preparing for LSAT or bar exam
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF LAW – With the aid of a generous $10,000 diversity grant from The Shook Foundation, the UMKC School of Law will be able to extend their support for diverse students.
Read More about University of Missouri-Kansas City Law offers support for students preparing for LSAT or bar examTennessee Board of Law Examiners files petition calling for adoption of Uniform Bar Exam
WGNS (MURFREESBORO) – The proposal would allow UBE scores earned in Tennessee to be used to become licensed in others states.
Read More about Tennessee Board of Law Examiners files petition calling for adoption of Uniform Bar ExamRegent Law Dean Michael Hernandez discusses changes that led to improvements in bar exam pass rates
VIRGINIAN-PILOT – Hernandez has been the law school dean since 2015. This year, he gave students a mission.
Read More about Regent Law Dean Michael Hernandez discusses changes that led to improvements in bar exam pass ratesTwo Syracuse Law professors say changes in first-year program helped to improve bar exam pass rate for school
DAILY ORANGE – About 92 percent of Syracuse University College of Law graduates passed the state bar exam this summer, the university recently announced, marking a two-decade high pass rate.
Read More about Two Syracuse Law professors say changes in first-year program helped to improve bar exam pass rate for schoolGeorgia Bar Exam pass rate rises for the first time in five years
YAHOO FINANCE – According to statistics from the Georgia Office of Bar Admissions, 66.9 percent of test-takers overall passed the state’s July bar exam.
Read More about Georgia Bar Exam pass rate rises for the first time in five yearsABA council to revisit proposals for tightening bar passage requirements for law schools and accepted admissions tests
ABA JOURNAL – A proposal to tighten up bar passage requirements for ABA-accredited schools will be revisited in November by the council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
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