If you’re prepping for the bar exam, you’ve certainly heard (and likely seen) how hard it is—but how much of that is true? And while we’re at it, how many questions can you expect? If you’re feeling ...

In a brief order, the state Supreme Court justices said they remain concerned about the bar's use of AI to write test questions and will await the results of investigations into how the exam was ...

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 ...

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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.

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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 ...

The results of the July Colorado bar examination have now been announced. A total of 744 wannabe lawyers took the exam. Of those, 597 (80%) passed and are now happy; 147 (20%) failed and are now ...

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