Despite very high pass rates, the bar exam is one of the most challenging professional ventures you can take. In 2024, the national average pass rate for first-time test takers from ABA-accredited law ...

Every summer, law school graduates across the U.S. spend two months after graduation cramming their brains full of legal intricacies in anticipation of the dreaded bar exam.

If you’re planning to take the bar, you’ve probably heard people toss around words like scaled score, raw score, or minimum passing score. And honestly? It can get confusing fast. The good news is ...

Over 60,000 aspiring attorneys take the bar exam every year, but not all of them pass. But what are the bar exam pass rates, and how hard is it, really? In this guide, I’ll outline the trends and ...

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At Willamette Law, your success is our priority. From the moment you enroll, we provide the academic rigor, mentorship, and bar prep resources you need to be fully prepared for exam day. Our proactive ...

DALY CITY, Calif. (KGO) -- After three years of law school and months of preparation, hundreds tried to focus on Wednesday inside Daly City's Cow Palace on day two of the attorney licensing exam. "You ...

6:43 a.m. March 4, 2025: An earlier version of this story said test taker Ray Hayden could not afford to go to California to take the bar exam. In fact, he considered the journey a waste of money.