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Maryland’s February bar exam pass rate hits five-year high
The percentage of Maryland bar exam takers who passed the annual February exam hit a five-year high this year when 43% percent of the 378 test takers received good news from the State Board of Law Examiners.
February bar exam pass rate holds steady at 39%
For the second straight year, 302 people sat for the Maryland bar examination in February and 39% of them passed. The 302 February test takers this year and last marked […]
Uniform Bar Exam focuses on topics that are common nationwide
The bar exam that would-be Maryland attorneys sat for last month — and that future bar applicants will take — was different from those taken by their forebears. Gone from […]
Shutdown leaves Washington bar exam in limbo
The federal government shutdown, now in its 33rd day, has revealed an unintended consequence affecting some prospective lawyers: the administration of the February bar exam in the District of Columbia. […]
Court of Appeals OKs temporary work extension for out-of-state attorneys
The Court of Appeals approved a measure on Thursday to amend a rule that allows out-of-state attorneys to work as paid, legal service providers in Maryland for two years to extend their tenure.
A switch in time saves 15
Maryland’s top court will soon consider, and likely adopt, an emergency rule that would spare more than a dozen attorneys in the public defender’s office who are licensed out of state from having to take a Maryland bar exam in February – or perhaps ever -- if they wish to remain paid employees.
Md. Court of Appeals accepts recommendation to adopt UBE
Maryland’s top court has accepted a recommendation to bring the Uniform Bar Examination to the state, in line with a report released by an advisory committee assembled by the Judiciary.
Advisory committee recommends adoption of Uniform Bar Examination in Md.
After months of gathering information and soliciting comments from the legal community, an advisory committee assembled by the Judiciary has endorsed Maryland adopting the Uniform Bar Examination. Committee members voted […]
Committee requests 30-day extension for UBE report
A committee tasked by the Md. judiciary to determine whether the state should adopt the Uniform Bar Exam has asked for a 30-day extension to finalize its report, a committee […]
Jonathan A. Azrael: A hasty conclusion on UBE
In proposing that Maryland should adopt the Uniform Bar Exam (June 16, 2016), The Daily Record’s Editorial Advisory Board has raised a hot topic with bar examiners across the […]
