States Begin Transition to Next Generation Bar Exam: A Step Towards Modern Legal Assessment
Maryland, Missouri, and Oregon Lead the Way; Wyoming and Connecticut Plan Switch The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) recently…
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Bar Exam Multiple-Choice Section Sees Modest Increase in Mean Scaled Score
In a recent announcement by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), the national mean scaled score for the July…
Mixed Reactions Surface for New Bar Exam in Previews
The legal community received a sneak peek into the upcoming Next Gen bar exam, scheduled to debut in July 2026,…
ABA Data Reveals Alarming Drop in First-Time Bar Pass Rate for Black Candidates at Below 58%
New data from the American Bar Association (ABA) shows that Black candidates continue to have the lowest first-time test-taker pass…
Revolutionary Bar Exam Results: AI Matches Human Lawyers’ Scores, Say Researchers
A new study released on Wednesday reveals that artificial intelligence (AI) can outperform most law school graduates on the bar…
First-Time Bar Pass Rates Show Decline According to Recent Legal Education Data
The American Bar Association’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar recently released data on the pass rates…
Assessment of Law School Bar Passage Rates
It is important for potential students to consider how likely a law school is to pass the bar exam. You…
NCBE Approves Task Force’s Recommendations, Major Changes to be Introduced to the Bar Exam
The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) has approved the NCBE Testing Task Force’s recommendations for the changes to be…
Texas’ First Online Bar Exam Records A Dip Of 17% In The Pass Rate
Texas’s first online bar exam, held on October 05-06, 2020, recorded a dip of 17% in the overall pass rate.…
Washington, D.C. Approves Limited Diploma Privilege Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Washington, D.C. has become the fourth jurisdiction to approve a limited diploma privilege amid the COVID-19 pandemic and allow certain…
Law Deans Urge California Supreme Court to Administer an Open-Book Bar Exam Without Remote Proctoring
Law deans from 15 ABA-accredited law schools in California have asked the State Supreme Court to make changes to its…
July Bar Exam Scores Are Better Than Ever
Even though the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on this year’s bar exam and has put immense pressure on 2020’s law…