ABA Toughens Bar-Pass Standard for Law Schools
The American Bar Association's legal education body approved Friday a closely watched proposal to strengthen the bar-pass accreditation standard for law schools after declining to reach a decision in February.
May 17, 2019 at 04:23 PM
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The American Bar Association has tightened its bar-pass standard for law schools.
The ABA's Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar voted Friday to implement a new standard, which goes into effect immediately, that requires at least 75% of a law school's graduates to pass the bar within two years of leaving campus in order to retain accreditation. Schools previously had five years to meet the 75% threshold.
After more than an hour of debate, the 21-member council approved the change by a voice vote at its May meeting in Chicago.
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