Two-year bar exam pass rate improves for law school graduates
ABA JOURNAL — Based on data for 2019 graduates, the two-year bar passage rate for ABA-accredited law schools has increased to 91.17%.
Read More about Two-year bar exam pass rate improves for law school graduatesABA data: Law graduates who pass bar exam on the first attempt have promising employment outcomes
ABA JOURNAL — For the class of 2021 at the Golden Gate University School of Law, both the first-time bar pass rate and the rate of employment in full-time, long-term jobs practicing law are below 41%.
Read More about ABA data: Law graduates who pass bar exam on the first attempt have promising employment outcomesA look at first-time bar exam pass rates by school
REUTERS — The ABA releases detailed information on national bar exam results and pass rates at individual schools every spring. The first-time pass rate across all schools fell more than three percentage points from the previous year to 80% in 2021.
Read More about A look at first-time bar exam pass rates by schoolLaw professors weigh in on the cost of taking and preparing for the bar exam
REUTERS — The cost of preparing for and taking the bar exam places an unfair financial burden on law grads seeking to enter the legal profession while enriching the testing industry, academics critical of the licensing exam said Friday.
Read More about Law professors weigh in on the cost of taking and preparing for the bar examOpinion: ABA requirement for financial counseling for students falls short
THE INDIANA LAWYER — The American Bar Association took steps earlier this year to try to help law students manage their debt. At the recommendation of the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions, the House of Delegates approved new requirements that law schools provide admitted students information about financial aid and student…
Read More about Opinion: ABA requirement for financial counseling for students falls shortAdvice for law school applicants with accounting backgrounds
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Now that federal tax day has passed, many accountants and bookkeepers may finally have some time on their hands to think about next steps for their career. Law school may be especially appealing for accountants who hope to work on legal or policy issues, or leverage their experience to…
Read More about Advice for law school applicants with accounting backgroundsThe Recording Academy’s Entertainment Law Initiative honors law students and faculty
RECORDING ACADEMY — The Recording Academy’s Entertainment Law Initiative was established to promote discussion and debate around compelling legal matters and trends in the ever-evolving music industry.
Read More about The Recording Academy’s Entertainment Law Initiative honors law students and facultyLaw students discuss what they wish they had known before law school
LAW SCHOOL ADMISSION COUNCIL — In this webinar, aimed at individuals planning to start law school in August 2023 or later, we heard from current law students about what they wish they’d known before starting law school. A panel of current law students shared their experiences and firsthand accounts of what worked — and what didn’t…
Read More about Law students discuss what they wish they had known before law schoolHarvard pledges to invest in research and atonement for historic ties to slavery
AP NEWS — Harvard University is vowing to spend $100 million to study and atone for its extensive ties with slavery, the school’s president announced Tuesday, with plans to identify and support the descendants of enslaved people who labored at the Ivy League campus.
Read More about Harvard pledges to invest in research and atonement for historic ties to slaveryPodcast: UC Berkeley Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky discusses why Critical Race Theory matters
MORE JUST — More than three dozen states have passed, or are considering, laws restricting how public school teachers can talk about racism under the guise of banning “Critical Race Theory.” But what is Critical Race Theory? And how can law schools, law professors, and law students respond to these campaigns, when most — if…
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