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Law Practice

Jul. 3, 2012

Bar considers minimum exam passage rate for state accredited schools

California law schools accredited by the State Bar soon may be required to maintain bar exam pass rates of 50 percent of their graduates under a proposal being considered by the bar's Committee of Bar Examiners.

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By Don J. DeBenedictis

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - California law schools accredited by the State Bar soon may be required to maintain bar exam pass rates of 50 percent of their graduates under a proposal being considered by the bar's Committee of Bar Examiners.

Although the proposal would allow graduates five years to pass the exam, it has drawn opposition from some forme...

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