The Top 3 Reasons You Failed the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE)
The Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) is currently administered by forty-one states across the country. Whether you plan on taking the bar exam in New York, New Jersey, Colorado, Missouri, or 37 other states, you are actually taking the UBE. If you just received your exam results and were unsuccessful, you should know that you are […]
Read More > New York July 2024 Bar Exam Results Have Been Posted
Check out the New York July 2024 bar exam results here To all of those who passed, congratulations! If you were not successful, contact us for a free score report evaluation and be sure to check out the Marino Retaker Program and Marino Tutoring options. Marino Bar Review is known for its success in helping retaker students pass the bar […]
Read More > Penn Law School Professor Gets Suspension for Her Comments
A professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School will be suspended with half pay and full benefits for the 2025-2026 academic year because of her “discriminatory and disparaging statements.” Along with the suspension, Professor Amy Wax received a public reprimand, loss of her named chair position and loss of summer pay “in perpetuity.” She […]
Read More > Minority Enrollment Appears to Be Holding Steady at Top U.S. Law Schools
Early data from top U.S. law schools shows the percentage of nonwhite students enrolling this year has remained mostly unchanged following the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling barring colleges and universities from considering race in admissions decisions. Six of the top twenty U.S. law schools—as ranked by U.S. News & World Report—have disclosed racial diversity […]
Read More >ABA Council Broadens Proposed Accreditation Standard Addressing Diversity
The Council of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has proposed reframing a contentious law school accreditation standard that encouraged diversity to instead focus on achieving “access to legal education and the profession” for all qualified aspiring lawyers. The suggested changes to Standard 206, prompted by the […]
Read More >Harvard Law Grad Who Sued Over Bar Exam Accommodations Loses in 2nd Circuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has just rejected a Harvard Law School graduate’s claims that the New York State Board of Law Examiners wrongly denied test-taking accommodations during the bar exam, affirming the board’s sovereign immunity protections. In the recent opinion, authored by Second Circuit Judge William J. Nardini, the panel affirmed a ruling […]
Read More >Arizona Adopts Apprentice Plan for Those Who Did Not Pass The Bar Exam
Arizona has the 49th-lowest number of lawyers per capita in the country, making the state a “legal desert,” according to Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer. The shortage is particularly apparent in rural counties, she said. With this issue in mind, The Arizona Lawyer Apprentice Program (ALAP) just announced that it will attempt to fill […]
Read More >Contracts – Bar Exam Preparation Question of the Week
Contracts – Bar Exam Preparation Question of the Week What is the “Pre-Existing Duty Rule?” Common Law: Promising to perform an act one is already legally obligated to perform is not consideration. Upon the exchange of promises between the promisor and the promisee, a legal […]
Read More >Nevada Will Consider New 3-Stage Process to Join The Bar
The Nevada Supreme Court is considering a proposal to shift its licensure process to a three-stage assessment echoing its process for medical doctors. According to the proposal, candidates for the bar would first take a multiple-choice test during law school, followed by a performance test after graduation and conduct 40-to-60 hours of supervised practice while in […]
Read More >Washington Adopts New Lawyer Licensing Paths
The Washington State Supreme Court has now officially ruled that prospective lawyers will not have to take the traditional National Conference of Bar Examiners test to receive licenses. Students will be able to bypass the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) and become certified through alternative licensing methods. Law school graduates can enroll in apprenticeship programs and […]
Read More >Viral Video Shows Formerly Incarcerated Mom Passing The Bar Exam
A New York woman’s story is going viral on social media for her emotional reaction after learning she passed the bar exam on her first try. In a TikTok video that has garnered nearly 3 million views, Afrika Owes is seen logging online to check her February bar exam results with her brother standing behind her and […]
Read More >The Top 3 Reasons You Failed The Uniform Bar Exam (UBE)
The Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) has now been adopted by forty-one states across the country. Whether you plan on taking the bar exam in New York, New Jersey, Colorado, Missouri, or 37 other states, you are actually taking the UBE. If you just received your exam results and were unsuccessful, you should know that you […]
Read More >New York February 2024 Bar Exam Results Have Been Posted
Check out the New York February 2024 bar exam results here To all of those who passed, congratulations! If you were not successful, contact us for a free score report evaluation and be sure to check out the Marino Retaker Program and Marino Tutoring options. Marino Bar Review is known for its success in helping retaker students pass the bar […]
Read More >The New York Bar Exam Results are Being Released!
The New York Bar Exam Results are Being Released! To all of those who passed, congratulations! If you were not successful, contact us for a free score report evaluation and be sure to check out the Marino Retaker Program and Marino Tutoring options. Marino Bar Review is known for its success in helping retaker students pass the bar exam on […]
Read More >Washington State Adopts New Lawyer Licensing Paths
The Supreme Court of the State of Washington has just approved several new ways for attorneys to become licensed bypassing the bar exam — adding momentum to the alternative licensure movement. Washington’s high court approved two new licensing pathways for law school graduates. One option is a new apprenticeship program for law school graduates who […]
Read More >First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate Improves, But Racial Gaps Persist
Just over 79% of U.S. law school graduates who took the bar exam for the first time in 2023 passed, according to new data released by the American Bar Association (ABA). The 79.18% pass rate was up slightly from the 78% pass rate earned by first-time bar examinees in 2022, but lower than the 80% pass […]
Read More >California Bar Exam Takers Report Freezing Cold Temperatures
Many bar examinees in California have gone public with claims that they were forced to sit for the bar exam in very cold temperatures, and they fear they may be disadvantaged as a result of the chilly conditions. The Cow Palace, an arena and event center outside of San Francisco, was so inhospitable that some […]
Read More >New Bar Exam To Switch From ExamSoft Platform
The National Conference of Bar Examiners has announced that ExamSoft, the platform most states use for the current bar exam, will be replaced with different testing software for the NextGen bar exam. The bar examiners’ switch to Surpass Assessment software comes after a number of technology issues with ExamSoft. The company paid $2.1 million in […]
Read More >AI Chatbot Can Now Pass Lawyer Ethics Exam
Artificial Intelligence is now able to pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE), the test used to measure candidate’s fitness to be licensed as a lawyer. Just last year, OpenAI’s GPT-4 took the bar exam and passed. Now, two of the leading large language models (LLMs) have passed a simulation of the MPRE, required in […]
Read More >Teenager Becomes Youngest Person to Pass California Bar Exam
A 17-year-old has now become the youngest person ever to pass the California Bar Examination. Law clerk Peter Park passed the exam on his very first attempt. He took the test back in July and received his results last month. On December 5th, he was sworn-in as one of California’s youngest practicing attorneys. “Passing the […]
Read More >Canadian Court Overturns Sanctions Imposed on Aspiring Lawyers Accused of Cheating
A Canadian court has just ruled that the lawyers and paralegals accused of cheating on the bar exam last year must have their punishments reduced. The Ontario Divisional Court’s ruling wiped away most of the sanctions against the accused candidates because they did not receive a fair hearing. “The substantial and wide-ranging consequences suffered by the Applicants weigh […]
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