Admission to the bar in the United States

New Research Report Examines Factors Impacting New York State Bar Exam Pass Rates Among First- and Second-Time Takers

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
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The project emerged from a historical review of New York State Bar Examination pass rates, which found that racial and gender gaps in bar passage narrowed significantly among those taking the exam a second time.

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  • The project emerged from a historical review of New York State Bar Examination pass rates, which found that racial and gender gaps in bar passage narrowed significantly among those taking the exam a second time.
  • Other factors, such as the fact that there was little connection betweenthe number of elective, bar-tested subject courses taken and first- or second-time bar exam passage, were not.
  • For instance, using a different commercial bar preparation course and increasing study time were both positively associated with second-time bar passage.
  • "\nThe full report offers additional detail, context, and recommendations for law schools and the legal profession, as well as suggestions for future research.

St. John's University School of Law partners with BARBRI on legal education solutions for student academic and bar passage success

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Friday, October 11, 2019
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Current students will benefit from enhanced resources including study aids, formative assessments, MPRE preparation, bar review materials access and more.

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  • Current students will benefit from enhanced resources including study aids, formative assessments, MPRE preparation, bar review materials access and more.
  • In fact, more law students have passed the bar exam relying upon BARBRI than all other courses combined, with the company's long history of pass rate success dating back 80-plus bar exams.
  • "St. John's Law has a long tradition of success on the bar exam, and our current 'ultimate' two-year pass rate is 96%," said Dean Michael A. Simons.
  • "BARBRI and St. John's share the common goal of fostering law student success and developing career-ready professionals," said BARBRI President Mike Sims.

Florida Coastal School of Law Files Suit Against American Bar Association

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Thursday, May 10, 2018
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --In a lawsuit filed on Thursday in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, (Jacksonville Division), Florida Coastal School of Law (Florida Coastal) alleges that the American Bar Association(ABA)has acted arbitrarily in its dealings with Florida Coastal while applying its law school accreditation standards, despite Florida Coastal posting top marks state-wide in recent bar passage rates, as well as Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) passage rates, and the achievements of its nationally lauded National Moot Court team.

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  • JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --In a lawsuit filed on Thursday in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, (Jacksonville Division), Florida Coastal School of Law (Florida Coastal) alleges that the American Bar Association(ABA)has acted arbitrarily in its dealings with Florida Coastal while applying its law school accreditation standards, despite Florida Coastal posting top marks state-wide in recent bar passage rates, as well as Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) passage rates, and the achievements of its nationally lauded National Moot Court team.
  • For example: the entering credentials of Florida Coastal's Spring 2018 class were higher than, or equal to, 52 other ABA-approved law schools.
  • Florida Coastal's first-time bar passage rate for February 2018 was 62.1 percent, fourth out of 11 law schools in Florida, besting highly regarded institutions such as the University of Florida.
  • This release is in reference to case number 3:18-cv-621, Florida Coastal School of Law v. The American Bar Association et al., which was filed today in the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, (Jacksonville Division).