Survey: 2016 graduates call for uniform bar examination adoption in all states
BUSINESS WIRE – A new Kaplan Bar Review survey of 1,000 law school graduates from the class of 2016 finds that 91 percent want every state to adopt the Uniform Bar Examination to license new attorneys.
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ABA JOURNAL – As the July 2016 bar results are released, it appears that nationally, there’s a slight uptick with scores, says Erica Moeser, president of the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
Read More about NCBE reports overall uptick in bar pass scores, some states report declineIndiana Maurer Law Dean Austen Parrish voices concern on increased focus by ABA on bar passage rates
INDIANA LAWYER – “[A] renewed over-emphasis on the exam is troubling. If sounder minds prevail, the ABA House of Delegates will vote down the council’s recommendation.”
Read More about Indiana Maurer Law Dean Austen Parrish voices concern on increased focus by ABA on bar passage ratesABA council approves stronger bar-passage standard for law schools
ABA JOURNAL – A proposal to tighten bar passage rate standards for ABA-approved law schools was passed by the council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
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ABA JOURNAL – Mike Sims, president of the test prep group BARBRI Bar Review, told that ABA Journal that more than 30 law schools now pay for their students’ bar review.
Read More about More law schools covering bar review costsLouisiana State Bar Exam releases results for July 2016 test takers
KSLA (SHREVEPORT) – The results for all first time test takers released by the Committee on Bar Admissions of the Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Read More about Louisiana State Bar Exam releases results for July 2016 test takersUniversity of South Dakota Law reports drop in bar passage rate
KEVN (FOX BLACK HILLS) – The percentage of University of South Dakota School of Law graduates who fail to pass the state bar exam has increased from about 10 percent in 2013 to about 50 percent this year.
Read More about University of South Dakota Law reports drop in bar passage rateBar exam pass rates for July exam fell in several states, despite national increase
ABA JOURNAL – Bar exam pass rates have fallen in at least seven out of 13 states that have so far reported July results.
Read More about Bar exam pass rates for July exam fell in several states, despite national increaseMontana Law Dean Paul Kirgis shares opinion on changes to the Montana state bar exam
GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE – He said setting the score at 266 rather than 270 was expected to increase the overall passing rate by about 5 percentage points and called it a “modest change.”
Read More about Montana Law Dean Paul Kirgis shares opinion on changes to the Montana state bar examWisconsin bar adds 41 new attorneys
STATE BAR OF WISCONSIN – Surrounded by smiling and happy family and friends, 41 recent law school graduates were sworn in as Wisconsin’s newest lawyers Tuesday in the Supreme Court Hearing Room.
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