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Md. July bar exam pass rate holds steady; number of test-takers lowest in 30 years
For the third year in a row, 63 percent of those who took the summer Maryland bar exam passed – but the number of people who sat for the exam […]
ABA to look at tougher bar exam standards
The national accrediting body for law schools will consider a proposal that law schools have at least 75 percent of graduates pass the bar exam within two years of graduation.
Where did you celebrate finishing the bar exam?
I still remember where I celebrated after finishing the Maryland bar exam 25 years ago this month – I just can’t recall having paid the tab or leaving the Rio Grande […]
For bar exam, think peanuts, Cracker Jack and torts
Take your law materials, head to the major league ballpark of your choice, purchase bleacher tickets and study away from the first pitch to the last.
February bar exam passage rate lowest since 1971
For the first time in 15 years, less than half of the people who took the Maryland bar exam passed, according to results from the February test released this week. […]
Panel weighs Uniform Bar Examination expansion in Md.
As the legal profession gets more competitive for young attorneys and practices get more portable, the state’s legal community is weighing market demands with providing a bar exam that is […]
Brown v. Board comes slowly to D.C., report says
Report finding segregation in D.C. schools heads news items including drug treatment for inmates, delaying the bar exam and an admission of firebombing.
Law-school deans offer a ‘how to’ on reporting poor bar results
Spreading poor bar-exam results heads news summary including a premium cut, lawyers sought in rural America and medical executives take the Fifth.
Here’s who passed the July 2016 Maryland Bar Examination
The State Board of Law Examiners has recommended to the Court of Appeals of Maryland that these applicants be admitted to the Bar of the State of Maryland, subject to approval of their character and fitness qualifications.
Md. law schools see slight improvement in bar exam passage rates
For the second straight year, about 63 percent of those who took the Maryland bar exam in July passed the test, the first indication that the recent downward trend in […]
Should law-school accreditation, bar-exam pass rate be linked?
Law-school accreditation proposal heads news summary including an arrested mayor, a "public" beach and a state attorney general facing trial.
Md. high court rejects six-exam limit for bar applicants
Maryland’s top court Wednesday rejected a proposal that would have generally limited to six the number of times a would-be Maryland lawyer would be permitted to take the state bar exam.
