University 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.”
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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.
Read More about Wisconsin bar adds 41 new attorneysABA committee approves proposal to tighten bar pass standards for law schools
ABA JOURNAL – The requirements for bar passage rates for ABA-accredited law schools need tightening, an ABA committee has found, and committee members suggested the passage percentage requirement may be too low.
Read More about ABA committee approves proposal to tighten bar pass standards for law schoolsMultistate Bar Exam adds additional pretest questions
ABA JOURNAL – Starting in February 2017, 175 Multistate Bar Examination questions will be scored, and 25 will be pretest questions, dispersed throughout the exam, says Erica Moeser, president of the NCBE.
Read More about Multistate Bar Exam adds additional pretest questionsGeorgia Board of Bar Examiners mistakenly failed 90 bar exam takers in July 2015 and February 2016
WALL STREET JOURNAL – Georgia’s Board of Bar Examiners just announced that 90 test-takers who sat for the July 2015 or February 2016 exam were mistakenly told they had failed.
Read More about Georgia Board of Bar Examiners mistakenly failed 90 bar exam takers in July 2015 and February 2016July Multistate Bar Exam scores show slight improvement
WALL STREET JOURNAL – The national mean scaled score for July’s Multistate Bar Examination increased to 140.3 from 139.9, according to a memo that the president of the National Conference of Bar Examiners sent to law school deans on Wednesday.
Read More about July Multistate Bar Exam scores show slight improvementDeans from HBCU law schools argue proposed tougher bar-pass standards will hurt diversity efforts
WALL STREET JOURNAL – A number of law school deans and the largest nationwide black law student association are objecting to the proposed standard, expressing concern about its potential impact on schools with larger minority student populations.
Read More about Deans from HBCU law schools argue proposed tougher bar-pass standards will hurt diversity effortsMassachusetts adopts Uniform Bar Exam
BLOOMBERG LAW – Massachusetts adopted the Uniform Bar Exam, a standardized test that consists of multiple choice questions, essays, and skills assessments, now used in 24 states and the District of Columbia.
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