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Education

Jun. 6, 2017

ABA to seek more data about proposed bar exam passage standard

An ABA council had previously proposed requiring 75 percent of a law school's bar exam takers to pass within two years of graduation.

By Lyle Moran
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The American Bar Association's legal education council has decided to collect more data from law schools before renewing its push for approval of a stricter bar exam passage standard.

The council previously proposed requiring 75 percent of a law school's bar exam takers to pass within two years of graduation, instead of the current five years. In February, the ABA's House of Delegates rejected th...

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