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July’s bar exam test takers fared a few percentage points worse than last year, which had been the lowest pass rate in the last 15 years.
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July bar-takers raise concerns about in-person exam
Some test-takers say they are growing increasingly anxious about attending the upcoming July bar exam in person in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Read More »Supreme Court sets limits on bar exam during pandemic
The Missouri Supreme Court has enacted pandemic safety precautions for the July bar exam — if it takes place. In an April 28 order, the court said the exam set for July 28 and 29 is proceeding as scheduled at ...
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Read More »Virus vexes bar exam, leaving young future lawyers in limbo
One of Emily Hughes’ first memories after entering law school at the University of Cincinnati in 2017 is an assistant dean scrawling “July 28-29, 2020” across a chalkboard. “Does anyone know what these dates are?” he asked. One student hummed ...
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Read More »Missouri bar-passer rate rebounds slightly | See list of bar-passers
After dropping sharply last year, the pass rate for the Missouri Bar exam has inched back up. Overall, 78 percent of test-takers, or 524, passed the exam held in July, according to statistics released Sept. 18 by the Missouri Board ...
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Read More »February bar-passage rate down slightly
The pass rate for the February 2019 Missouri bar exam continued a downward trend, dropping a percentage point from the prior year to 62.4 percent. Last year, the overall pass rate was 63.4 percent, compared to 74.3 percent in 2017, ...
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Read More »Missouri bar exam opened to some during DC shutdown
The Missouri Supreme Court says some prospective lawyers who can’t take the bar examination in Washington, D.C., during the government shutdown can apply for the exam in Missouri.
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Read More »Bar-passer rate declines
The July pass rate for the Missouri Bar exam has declined, diverging from a higher-than-usual pass rate last summer.
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Read More »Low bar: A drop in bar scores raises concern
A nearly 3-point drop in national bar exam scores this year has set law school officials abuzz — including in Missouri, which saw a similar drop in state scores.
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Read More »Attorneys : Reinstatement – Bar Exam – Failure To Pass
Caranchini v. Board of Law Examiners (MLW No. 67116/Case No. WD77178 – 16 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Mitchell, J.)
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Read More »Commentary: ‘Diploma privilege’ may be death knell for bar exam
With close to 30 percent of states currently offering the same bar exam and the idea of a diploma privilege system growing, the death knell for the traditional bar exam is growing louder.
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