While results from Pennsylvania’s first time using the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) remain to be seen, the exam’s high minimum pass score and surprise inclusion of archaic topics threaten to continue the state’s trend of low pass rates, according to interviews with legal educators.

Bar applicants who took the July test faced not only a new format to contend with in the UBE, but also an education system that was forced to switch to remote learning during their first year of law school in 2020, when classes covered the lion’s share of exam content.

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