Florida Bar releases results from February state bar exam
TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT – Fifty-eight percent of those persons taking the Florida Bar for the first time in February passed, according to the Florida Supreme Court.
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ABA JOURNAL – The mean scaled score on the February administration of the Multistate Bar Examination fell to 135, down 1.2 points from the previous year and the lowest average score on a February administration of the test since 1983.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES – The American Bar Association’s accrediting body put law schools on notice Monday that it intended to tighten a rule that sets a deadline for graduates to pass state bar exams — a near-universal requirement for becoming a practicing lawyer.
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ABA JOURNAL – The Oklahoma Supreme Court has reacted to a decline in bar pass rates with a change in bar exam scoring.
Read More about Oklahoma makes changes to bar exam scoring after declining bar passage ratesABA committee considers changes to bar-passage requirements for law schools
ABA JOURNAL – An ABA committee will take up a proposal that would toughen—and greatly simplify—the bar passage requirements of the law school accreditation standards.
Read More about ABA committee considers changes to bar-passage requirements for law schoolsABA House of Delegates supports two resolutions related to universal adoption of the Uniform Bar Exam
ABA JOURNAL – Law students seeking a more mobile practice got some encouragement from the ABA’s House of Delegates when it adopted two resolutions concerning the Uniform Bar Examination.
Read More about ABA House of Delegates supports two resolutions related to universal adoption of the Uniform Bar ExamCalifornia Bar exam pass rate dips for second year in a row
LOS ANGELES TIMES – For the second year in a row, the percentage of people who successfully took the summer California bar exam fell to a historic low, with less than 47% passing, according to state statistics. Last year, only 48.6% of those who took the exam made the grade, the first time the passage…
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ABA JOURNAL – The drop in bar pass rates follows a drop in law school applicants.
Read More about Additional states see decline in bar exam pass ratesCalifornia law school deans respond to decline in bar exam passage rates
LOS ANGELES TIMES – Eight out of California’s 21 law schools have recently admitted classes that have a “high,” “very high” or “extreme” number of students who have a poor chance of passing the bar, based on their LSAT scores, the study showed.
Read More about California law school deans respond to decline in bar exam passage rates1,600 new lawyers join Illinois Bar
MADISON RECORD – Sixty-eight new lawyers took the attorney’s oath Thursday in Carbondale, as part of the 1,605 who were sworn in to practice law in Illinois during ceremonies across the state.
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