September 24, 2015
Is the Bar Too Low to Get Into Law School?
Introduction
Many law school graduates take the bar exam over two days in convention centers. AP Photo/St. Petersburg Times, Zach Boyden-HolmesBar exam scores have declined over the past few years, and last summer, graduates had some of the lowest scores in a decade. This years scores could be even worse. The National Conference of Bar Examiners, which creates and scores the multistate, multiple-choice portion of the exam, maintains that the quality of incoming law students has declined, while many law professors blame the bar exam itself.
Why are so many law students failing the bar exam?
Read the Discussion »Debaters
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The A.B.A. Should Create a More Meaningful Bar Exam
This year, a seventh subject was added to the 6-hour multistate portion of the bar. It's not surprising that the addition lowered scores.
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Law Schools Need to Better Prepare Their Students
Law schools have a duty to examine the circumstances that may prevent some students from passing the bar, and act swiftly to address them.
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Incoming Law Students Have Weaker Exam Credentials
Graduates of elite colleges and universities with strong LSAT scores have not been drawn to law school.
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Raise the Bar, Drop the Test
For too long the unregulated monopoly of the testing industry has masqueraded as the self-appointed guardian of professional standards.
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A Shrinking Pool, But Committed Lawyers
Today's law school graduates are entering into a profession they chose quite intentionally and not one they fell into because they didn’t know what else to do.
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