Okay, so I’m not going to pretend that the bar exam is easy peasy. You know it’s tough. But did you know that since February 2025, the average Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) score has been lower than it ...

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As bar exam dates for 2025 creep closer, it’s completely normal to feel the pressure of memorizing rule after rule, decoding case law, and keeping track of what feels like a thousand legal doctrines. ...

What is the bar exam? Most states require you to pass a bar exam in order to be licensed to practice law in that state. The content of each state’s bar exam differs, but in general the bar exam tests ...

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In July 2024, bar exam pass rates were as high as 88% in Utah and as low as 53% in Vermont. Such a broad range of pass rates begs the question: How is the bar exam scored? The truth is, bar exam ...

The correct answer is false. Instead of ensuring that all legal practitioners are competent, the bar exam (and its long prelude, law school) merely creates an artificial barrier that keeps many people ...