Education
Apr. 20, 2017
Whittier's closure not a total shock to law school experts
The school's key metrics, including bar exam performance and employment outcomes, have been trending sharply in the wrong direction.
By Lyle Moran
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The announcement Wednesday that Whittier Law School is closing did not come as a complete shock to legal education experts. The school's key metrics have been trending sharply in the wrong direction, they said.
Just 22 percent of the school's first-time California bar exam takers passed the July 2016 test, the lowest rate among American Bar Association-accredited schools in...
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