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 of Law Examiners. That’s a bit above last year’s 75.7 percent pass rate, which represented […]
July bar exam numbers, pass rate dip
As predicted this time last year, the number of people taking and passing The Missouri Bar has decreased.
Numbers down, but 591 qualify for bar
The number of people taking and passing the Missouri bar exam continues to fall, while passing rates are holding steady.
More people take, pass February bar exam this year
The number of people taking and passing the February bar exam went up this year, according to figures released Wednesday by the Missouri Board of Law Examiners.
Fresh faces
The Missouri Bar held a bar enrollment ceremony at the Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City on Thursday. Showing off their new law licenses are, from left to right, Rachel Shenker from St. Louis, Cori Garland from St. Louis, and Laura Keck from Russellville.
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Successful candidates of the Missouri Bar Exam
The 740 people listed with their hometown passed the bar exam and, unless otherwise noted, have met all of the requirements for admission to the Missouri Bar. The bar enrollment ceremony will take place on Thursday, Sept. 17 at the Missouri Supreme Court Building in Jefferson City. A Abbott, Christy Louise, Saint Louis Abou-Kassem, […]
Take your temperature before taking your oath
You've passed the bar! Break out the champagne - and the Germ-X. People who took the Missouri bar exam in July are getting the news of whether they passed and can officially call themselves lawyers. (Click here to read the list) But court officials are urging people to think twice about th[...]
Supreme Court urges caution about flu for new lawyers
You’ve passed the bar! Break out the champagne – and the Germ-X. People who took the Missouri bar exam in July are getting the news of whether they passed and can officially call themselves lawyers. But along with the formal notice that they passed the bar, court officials urge caution about the spread of the […]
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