Education
Oct. 25, 2016
ABA panel approves stricter bar exam passage standard
The rule would require 75 percent of a law school's bar takers to pass within two years.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
CHICAGO — The American Bar Association's legal education council on Friday resoundingly approved a stricter bar exam passage standard that law schools must comply with to maintain ABA accreditation.
The Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar also voted to tighten its standard that says law schools should not enroll students who do not appear capable of completin...
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