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.

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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 the lowest figure since March 1965, when 279 people sat ...

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As college campuses begin closing across the country in response to the coronavirus outbreak, Maryland’s two law schools have implemented their own plans to switch to online-only classes following spring break and to cancel various in-person events. While it’s clear ...

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When Jawan Richards was shot in the neck by a Gun Trace Task Force officer in early 2016, his attorney did not know that the entire incident had been filmed by a surveillance plane thousands of feet above the city.

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The University of Baltimore School of Law is offering a new certificate in professionalism program this semester, intended to boost students’ résumés by showing they have participated in school events focused on technology skills for lawyers, the business of law ...

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A gift to the University of Baltimore from billionaire alumnus Bob Parsons will allow community college students and military veterans to finish their degree for free, the university announced Monday. Parsons’s $5 million gift over five years will bridge the ...

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Although most students at Maryland’s two law schools go on to hold jobs that require bar passage, a small but not insignificant percentage of Maryland law graduates wind up in so-called J.D. Advantage jobs, positions for which bar passage is not required ...

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Alana Glover, a third-year University of Baltimore School of Law student, has been recognized as one of the top 10 female law students in the country by the nonprofit Ms. JD.

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The University of Baltimore School of Law will move to a new business model next month that separates its budget from the rest of the university, a move intended to give the school greater autonomy. Under the new model, called ...

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Job No. 1 for Debra L. McCurdy will be restoring confidence in Baltimore City Community College. McCurdy, who took over the presidency of the college this month, sees her role as improving communications and instilling confidence both within the institution and ...

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