New York Bar Exam
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Law Schools
Russian Attacks Leave Ukrainian Lawyer Stranded In U.S. After Taking New York Bar Exam
He says lawyers in Kyiv have joined the country's volunteer defense forces, and he would have done the same. -
Bar Exams
New York Sees Bar Exam Passage Rate Slump, As One Famous Test Taker Finds Out
NY blames the pass rate on repeat test takers. - Sponsored
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
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Law Schools
New York BOLE Screws Repeat Bar Exam Candidates
And no one seems to have noticed or cared.
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Law Schools
Law School Deans Rail Against Grave Injustice Of... Waiting A Few Months To Take The Bar Exam
The plan for staggering the administration of the New York bar exam isn't a great one... but not for any of these reasons. -
Law Schools
The New York Bar’s Misguided Discrimination Against Out-Of-State Law Schools
New York is a great state, and this overt favoritism is beneath it. -
Law Schools
Bad News: New York Bar Exam Results Are Out (February 2020)
The overall pass rate took quite a dip. -
Law Schools
Will New York Administer A Bar Exam This Summer? This Task Force Will Decide.
What's the verdict on COVID-19 and the bar exam? This could be really, really problematic. -
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New York To Do Away With Mental Health Question On Bar Exam Application
This is an important change that could eliminate a barrier to mental health treatment. -
Law Schools
New York Bar Exam Results Are Out, And They Look Great (July 2019)
Things are looking much better than they were last year. Nice work! -
Law Schools
New York's Adoption Of Uniform Bar Exam Didn't Really Impact Test Pass Rates
Then what was it that made exam performance improve? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.21.19
* The House Ways and Means Committee has filed for summary judgment in its lawsuit against the Treasury Department and IRS over their refusal to turn over President Trump’s tax returns and has also asked the judge to consider the case on an expedited basis. [The Hill]
* Jones Day blasted plaintiffs in the new parental leave bias claims against the firm on social media, alleging that while one ignored “both the law and biology” to file suit, the other’s performance was “below expectations.” [American Lawyer]
* New York adopted the Uniform Bar Exam to make it a little easier for law school graduates to pass the test. Well, uh… that didn’t exactly work out as planned because the UBE had little to no impact on test performance. [New York Law Journal]
* This just in from the Seventh Circuit: In case you were wondering, there’s no such thing as a First Amendment right to lie on your bar applications. [Big Law Business]
* In case you missed it, lawyers for Adnan Syed, subject of the “Serial” podcast, have applied for certiorari before the Supreme Court, asking that the justices reverse a Maryland Court of Appeals ruling where he was refused a new trial. [CNN]
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Law Schools
New York Considers Removing Questions About Mental Health From Bar Exam Application
This is an important change that will eliminate a barrier to mental health treatment.
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New York Bar Exam Results Are Out! (February 2019)
Wow! These are results that are worth celebrating! -
Bar Exams
Bar Exam Horror Story: Woman Alleges She Was Secretly Filmed Showering During Bar Exam Hotel Stay
Well, this is absolutely horrifying. -
Law Schools
The New York Bar Exam Results Are Out, And They're Not So Great (July 2018)
Uh-oh. These results are certainly not as good as they were last year... -
Bar Exams
The Old Man And The New York Bar Exam (Part II)
This lawyer took the bar exam across the country in 2004. Will he be able to pass the test in New York more than a decade later? -
Bar Exams
The Old Man And The New York Bar Exam (Part I)
This lawyer took the bar exam across the country in 2004. Will he be able to pass the test in New York more than a decade later? -
Bar Exams, Law Schools
The New York Bar Exam Results Are Out! (July 2017)
How did test-takers fare on this summer's exam? -
Bar Exams, Biglaw
Biglaw Associate Fails Bar Exam, Gets Fired, Sues Bar Examiners For Causing Job Loss
If the bar examiners hadn't denied her testing accommodations, perhaps she'd still have a job.