St. Mary’s Becomes 1st ABA-Accredited Law School Fully Online
St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas, recently received approval from the American Bar Association to offer the nation’s first online-only ABA-accredited law degree program. Stephen Burnett, a law school adviser at the education consulting firm All Campus LLC, explained the importance of the approval – “with this online program, St. Mary’s […]
Read More >Will there be an investigation into the technical glitches in the last bar exam?
You may have heard about the reports of technical issues that many bar exam takers faced this past July. Now California State Bar Officials have announced they will open an investigation into complaints about the problems that occurred during the remote bar exam, with other state bars likely to follow. Applicants around the country reported […]
Read More >Will Legal Technology Skills Be Added To The Bar Exam?
There has been much discussion recently about possible changes to the bar exam. One suggestion proposed is to add legal technology as a new area tested on the exam. Bloomberg legal analyst Robert Brown recently wrote an article making the case for adding this subject. Brown notes that most law schools now offer some form […]
Read More >Bar Exam Again Hit By Technical Problems
The worst nightmare of some bar exam takers became a reality last week, as technical glitches plagued the July remote bar exams, making this the third time in a row problems of this sort have occurred. “Unfortunately, some applicants did experience technical difficulties and needed to restart their computer to resume testing,” said ExamSoft spokeswoman […]
Read More >Oregon Debates Alternative to Bar Exam
Here is some of the interesting debate going on Oregon, as it considers an alternative path to attorneys besides passing the bar exam Click here to read the article
Read More >Taking the Bar Exam Again at 73
For those who will be taking the bar exam in less than 2 weeks, consider the case of James Archie Barnett, first admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 1975. Mr. Barnett, now 73 years old, is believed to be sitting for the exam at the end of July. Barnett had been an admitted […]
Read More >Marino Bar Review’s July 2021 Predictions Lecture
Find out what rules we believe are most likely to be tested on the bar exam!
Read More >Marino’s Legal News: Texas takes back mask mandate for its in-person bar exam
Many states are “remotely” holding their July 2021 bar exam, however, there are some states, like Texas, that have decided it was worth the risk to hold the exam in person. Now a bit of controversy has arisen concerning the Texas Bar Exam. Examinees who signed up for the in-person examination did so originally being […]
Read More >Oregon to Allow Alternatives to Passing The Bar Exam?
During the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, several state bars weighed the idea of allowing law graduates to obtain “diploma privilege”, to become fully licensed attorneys to practice law without taking the bar exam. Almost all of these states, however, ended up focusing on reforming the bar itself, as opposed to actually getting rid of […]
Read More >Law Grad Wins Big Case Before Even Passing the Bar Exam
Wow, what a start to a career in law! When Georgia holds its next bar exam at the end of July, there will be one new law graduate sitting for the test who has already argued—and won—a case before the Georgia Supreme Court. Devin Mashman, aged 25, argued a case in February as a 3rd […]
Read More >Will New York Really Ditch The Uniform Bar Exam?
A task force created by the New York State Bar Association has suggested that New York should withdraw its participation from the Uniform Bar Exam(UBE) and instead develop its own bar exam focusing more directly on New York rules of law. The State Bar’s House of Delegates just approved the recommendations of the Task Force. […]
Read More >Looks Like July 2021 Will Be The Last Online Bar Exam
The National Conference of Bar Examiners has revealed that it is not planning to make a remote bar exam available to jurisdictions for the February 2022 exam, and will instead only offer materials for an in-person exam. This news means, in effect, that the upcoming July 2021 test will be the final national online bar […]
Read More >Marino’s Legal News: Bar Examiners Sued By Exam Taker
In an important case involving the bar exam, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit just rejected a lawsuit which was filed by a Harvard Law School graduate against the New York State Board of Law Examiners over having been denied extra time to take the exam. The plaintiff, Tamara Wyche, claimed to […]
Read More >New Jersey Bar Exam Results for the February 2021 Exam Have Been Released!
To all of those who passed, congratulations! If you were not successful, just 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 famous for its success in helping retaker students pass the bar exam on their next try. We do not […]
Read More >How did the U.K. do with its remote bar exam? Not well, apparently!
For those interested in how the U.K. handled it’s remote bar exam – Check out this story.
Read More >California Bar Examiners Breached Policies On The Last Bar Exam
Apparently, California may have violated its own policies in administering the 2020 remote bar exam! Read about it here.
Read More >Congratulations if you passed the bar exam!
Congratulations to those who passed the NY Bar Exam! If you took the bar exam in February but not receive your results, you can check here to see if your name is on the list of passers. If you did pass, you are now able to begin taking your first year of mandatory CLEs. You […]
Read More >FEBRUARY 2021 NEW YORK BAR EXAM RESULTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED!
Check out the New York February 2021 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 […]
Read More >Marino’s Legal News: What Will The Bar Exam Look Like Five Years From Now?
As anyone planning to take the July 2021 Bar Exam is likely aware, most states will be administering the test in a remote online format. The expectation is that once the COVID-19 pandemic abates, the bar exam will go back to its traditional, in-person format. But the situation has caused speculation as well as opinions […]
Read More >Check Out Our FREE MPRE Course!
If you are registered for the next administration of the MPRE on March 29 and 30, 2021, check out the Marino Bar Review FREE MPRE Course for lots of study tips and extra practice!
Read More >Updates Regarding the July 2021 New York Bar Exam
UPDATES REGARDING THE JULY 2021 NEW YORK BAR EXAMINATION “On February 2, 2021, the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) announced that it will make a full set of Uniform Bar Exam materials available for a remote examination in July 2021. Although vaccinations are now available and the number of COVID-19 cases is decreasing, the […]
Read More >Three Weeks Until The Bar Exam! – Register for Tutoring Now!
Three weeks left until the bar exam! If you or someone you know is currently studying, now is the time to get one-on-one personalized help from an experienced bar exam tutor. Working with a tutor makes a big difference in passing the exam and could be just what you need to score those extra points. […]
Read More >October 2020 New Jersey Bar Exam Results Are Out!
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 their next try. We do not simply […]
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