Bar Examination


Bar Examination



Background information on Bar Examination

A bar examination is a lengthy examination (often two or more days) conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction.





Bar Council aware of problem, but says change will take time  -  May 25, 2008
New Straits Times,...level of advocacy, support continuous legal education and push to replace the Certificate in Legal Practice examination with the Common Bar Examination.

Bar Council welcomes move  -  May 14, 2008
Malaysia Star,Bar Council welcomes the announcement that the Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) would be abolished and replaced with a Common Bar Examination (CBE).

Cameroon: 79 Pupil Advocates Sworn-In  -  May 26, 2008
AllAfrica.com,Bonu vouched that the young men and women are ready to learn, while citing that the best overall candidate for the Bar Examination in Cameroon for the

February State Bar Pass Rate Again Under 40 Percent  -  May 19, 2008
Metropolitan News-Enterprise,By a MetNews Staff Writer Slightly under 40 percent of the 4533 applicants who took the February California bar examination passed it, the Committee of Bar

Certificate in Legal Practice examination to be abolished  -  May 14, 2008
New Straits Times,...“The government has also agreed that the CBC and CBE (Common Bar Examination) will be handled by a non-profit organisation. The organisation will be

10 law schools mulling cutting student quotas  -  May 21, 2008
The Daily Yomiuri,A further problem has been the disappointing success rate among applicants for the new national bar examination, which last year stood at 40 percent,

OPINION: Forward: Law School Looks to Future With New Library  -  May 28, 2008
RedOrbit,...and he is expected to focus his energies on accreditation, without which graduates are ineligible to take the bar examination in most states.

Editorial: Testing lawyers  -  May 15, 2008
New Straits Times,THE Certificate in Legal Practice - the Malaysian equivalent of the English Bar examination - has courted controversy since it was introduced 24 years ago.

Preparations for long march to be reviewed on 26th  -  May 24, 2008
The Post,MULTAN: High Court Bar Association (HCBA) Multan is going to arrange a meeting of all bar associations of South Punjab including District Bar Bahawalpur,

Bar Council's study raises eyebrows  -  May 2, 2008
Times of India,BCI also sought feedback on whether it should re-introduce the bar examination which the lawyers would have to pass, besides their LLB, to get a licence to

4 attorneys admitted to NMI Bar  -  May 1, 2008
Marianas Variety,By Cherrie Anne E. Villahermosa FOUR attorneys have been admitted to the CNMI Bar association after passing the bar examination last February and in July

Pharmacy exam fight moves to Fulton court  -  May 15, 2008
Daily Report,In 2006, a California company was hit with an $11.9 million judgment for selling illegally copied questions from the Multistate Bar Examination.

Justice Karmeier to administer oath to new attorneys  -  May 6, 2008
St. Clair Record,All of the candidates have passed the Illinois State Bar Examination, a required ethics examination and were certified by the Committee on Character and

Black lawyers led Black struggle  -  May 15, 2008
Amsterdam News,He passed the bar examination and, afterwards, moved to Chattanooga. By shouldering the appeal, these Black attorneys became outcasts in both the Black and

King, Warfield, two other NMI Bar passers take oath  -  May 1, 2008
Saipan Tribune,With respect to the Bar examination, King said she was sincerely anxious for the results. “Although I took the Hawaiian and Guam Bars, the CNMI Bar has that

An educator and a lawyer  -  May 16, 2008
Sun.Star,Ed finished law at the Ateneo de Davao University in 1990 cumlaude and passed the bar examination in 1991. After passing the bar, he was with the Ateneo

Deborah Krohn  -  May 7, 2008
Baltimore Sun,She took the Maryland bar examination - and was initially told she had failed. "She was a wreck - crying and depressed for two weeks," said Judge Levitz,

The women they left behind fill with memories  -  May 17, 2008
Inquirer.net,Lapaan graduated from law school only last month, and was preparing to take the bar examination. But despite his busy schedule, he never forgot to send his

Diversity Over Achievement in Legal Education  -  May 15, 2008
National Ledger,...and incurs major personal debt, only to fail the bar examination or, passing it, to encounter severe difficulty in job placement or fully to strike out.

OCU Law School part of Oklahoma legal profession  -  May 20, 2008
Edmond Sun,Last year, the graduates of OCU Law had a 95 percent pass rate for the Oklahoma Bar Examination. OCU law students won the national championship in the 2007

Red Bluff grad opens law firm  -  May 7, 2008
Red Bluff Daily News,Dulebohn then attended California Western School of Law in San Diego and graduated in 2006 as a Juris Doctor and passed the California Bar Examination.

Baylor Alumni Association to Present Annual Commencement Awards  -  May 15, 2008
Baylor University,...where she served as editor of the Baylor Law Review and earned the highest score in the state on the December 1977 Texas bar examination.

As Oregon’s primary nears, letter writers weigh in on races  -  May 14, 2008
The Register-Guard,Another ad states that Kroger passed the Oregon Bar examination just last summer and has never practiced law in Oregon. While the first statement is beyond

Primaries over, but Olson  -  May 14, 2008
Pearland Journal,Upon completing the bar examination Olson volunteered to serve in the US Navy. It was his military service that Olson believed made him stand out among 10

Limlingan: Jose Abad Santos  -  May 6, 2008
Sun.Star,Returning to the Philippines, he passed the Philippine Bar Examination and commenced his law practice in October 1911. In April 1919, the Supreme Court of

Free: Newsbriefs  -  May 7, 2008
New York Law Journal,The New York State Board of Law Examiners announced yesterday that 1777 of 3589 candidates passed February's bar examination for an overall success rate of

116 admitted to State Bar  -  Dec 4, 2007
West Virginia Record,These individuals were admitted after successfully completing the bar examination or by reciprocity. Jared Scott Frame of Birch River was admitted to

3 lawyers are newest NMI Bar members  -  Dec 13, 2007
Saipan Tribune,Evangelista passed the NMI Bar examination last summer and recently joined the Office of the Attorney General's Criminal Division.

Suspect fails in bid to stop burial of slain JSU student  -  Dec 21, 2007
SunHerald.com,...the body was an immediate issue because "the burial or cremation of the alleged victim's body would forever bar examination" by a defense expert.

Attorneys admitted to State Bar  -  Dec 4, 2007
West Virginia Record,These individuals were admitted after successfully completing the bar examination or by reciprocity. They are: Jennifer Marie Branham, Wheeling; Van Bunch,

Two new local lawyers to join AGO, PDO today  -  Dec 2, 2007
Saipan Tribune,Evangelista passed the CNMI Bar Examination in July 2007. Evangelista is leaving his position as a Special Assistant for Public Policy at the CNMI

Read Full Story  -  Dec 3, 2007
Inquirer.net,In June 1989, Fe took up law and finished the course in 1993-94 but failed to take the bar examination. She was already managing her own business at that

Paralegal vows to open up the legal system  -  Dec 6, 2007
Whitefish Pilot,As a paralegal who has not attended law school and not sat for the Montana bar examination, O'Neil has "not met the Montana Supreme Court's character and

washingtonpost.com  -  Dec 4, 2007
Washington Post,At age 60, he passed the Maryland Bar examination and moved to an office in Rockville. He remained in practice for the next 10 years with his son,

Justice Teresita L. de Castro: From Sandiganbayan to Supreme Court ...  -  Dec 21, 2007
Tempo,She passed the Philippine Bar Examination of November, 1972, with a rating of 80.9%. She started her judicial career as a law clerk, legal and judicial

11:30 am: Judge Denies Bid To Stop Burial Of JSU Student  -  Dec 21, 2007
WAPT,...said that preserving the body was an immediate issue because the burial or cremation of Norman's body would forever bar examination by a defense expert.

Fitch Affirms 3 Classes of Access Group, Inc. Series 2001 Transaction  -  Dec 11, 2007
Business Wire (press release),The program offers several different types of loans, including Graduate Access, Law Access, Medical Access, Dental Access, Business Access, Bar Examination,

Oakmont man pleads guilty 2nd time to playing lawyer  -  Dec 17, 2007
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,Arrotti said he did graduate from law school in 2003 but had not passed the bar examination. An affidavit states that Arrotti told clients he had argued 14

antiguan called to the bar in ny  -  28 Nov 2007
AntiguaSun,...examinations in new york where she completed and passed the bar examination in february this year. she is the daughter of elpert and joycelyn quinland

new york bar exam results  -  Nov 16, 2007
HULIQ,...the new york state board of law examiners announced today that the passing rate for graduates of new york's 15 law schools taking the bar examination for

state bar pass rate tops 56 percent for second time this decade  -  Nov 20, 2007
Metropolitan News-Enterprise,...by kenneth ofgang, staff writer the pass rate for the july 2007 general state bar examination was 56.1 percent, the highest since 2001, the state bar

legal eagles soar in posh rental offices  -  Nov 26, 2007
The Daily Yomiuri,...but with the government planning to increase the number of applicants passing the bar examination to about 3000 annually by 2010 from the current 1000,

sc bar to court: explain actions  -  Nov 15, 2007
The State,...“the sc bar encourages those charged with responsibility for the bar examination to further explain what happened and take steps to avoid a recurrence of

Grapevine: Religious Rifts  -  Nov 27, 2007
Jerusalem Post,And just before the baby was born, Sharon Wohlgelernter passed her Israel Bar examination, making her a fully-fledged lawyer with career goals to map out

editorial: cleveland-marshall law school's bar exam results: all rise  -  Nov 5, 2007
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com,...law schools that accept and then graduate lots of students who can't pass the bar examination are pretty much wasting those students' time and money. and

County Lines for November 26, 2007  -  Nov 25, 2007
Santa Maria Times,Central Coast residents were among the 4571 people who passed the July 2007 California Bar Examination. Provided they satisfy other requirements for

south carolina bar asks high court to explain exam changes  -  Nov 16, 2007
Charlotte Observer,..."the south carolina bar has no role in any aspect of the bar examination process and has no information other than what has been stated by the supreme court

INTERNET LAW - Texas Attorney General Feasts upon Cyber Predators ...  -  Nov 26, 2007
IBLS INTERNET LAW (subscription),Abbott was jogging at the age of 26, two week before he was to take the state bar examination, when he was the victim of a terrible and strange accident - a

political notes: the bar is raised for rep. perry  -  Nov 11, 2007
Cape Cod Times,...a hearty round of congratulations to state rep. jeffrey davis perry, r-sandwich, who passed the massachusetts bar examination and will be sworn in as a

samsung head lawyer resigns  -  Nov 11, 2007
Korea Times,...he was highly acclaimed as a man with conscience and successful at winning case after case. he passed the bar examination at the same time as president

finally, a boulevard named after ‘ka pepe’ diokno  -  Nov 6, 2007
Inquirer.net,...he took and topped the bar examination, with a rating of 95.3 percent. immediately after passing the bar, the young diokno embarked on a law practice,

explanation needed  -  Nov 19, 2007
Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription),..."those charged with responsibility for the bar examination to further explain what happened and take steps to avoid a recurrence of these events.

sc bar grades changed for 20  -  Nov 8, 2007
Hilton Head Island Packet,...or any member of the supreme court regarding the questions on any section of the bar examination, grading procedures or an applicant's answers."

ny bar panel urges adoption of new conduct rules  -  Nov 6, 2007
Law.com (subscription),1, 1970. but madigan, of levene gouldin in binghamton, said that changed as time went on. the introduction of the multistate phase of the bar examination in

hyde goes through vietnam, long apprenticeship on way to judiciary  -  Nov 25, 2007
MyWestTexas.com,...and a university of texas law degree. he was drafted just after passing his bar examination and served a year in the army judge advocate general's corps

fitial calls for benedetto's head  -  Nov 14, 2007
Saipan Tribune,...according to fitial, benedetto lacks qualification to serve as federal ombudsman because he has been unable to pass the cnmi bar examination. fitial said

hats off, gentlemen  -  Nov 14, 2007
Huffington Post,...in the glorious year 1978, i met the woman who would become my wife, i took the connecticut bar examination, and pianist severin von eckardstein was born.

three join public defendersoffice  -  Nov 15, 2007
BainbridgeGa.com,...state bar of georgia after receiving passing scores on the july 2007 georgia bar examination. megan alison lane of colquitt was sworn in by her father,

affirmative action ethics questioned at law schools  -  Nov 8, 2007
The Student Life,...they added that applicants to the bar had not been told that their information, “[could] be shared with others for purposes unrelated to the bar examination

karmeier to administer oath to new attorneys  -  Nov 6, 2007
St. Clair Record,...both from the 1st judicial circuit. all of the candidates have passed the illinois state bar examination and an ethics examination; and were certified

concord law school merges with kaplan university  -  Oct 30, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...but who do not plan to sit for the bar examination to become practicing lawyers. in addition to now being part of a regionally accredited university,

immigration options for attorneys entering the us  -  Nov 1, 2007
ILW.com,...would only need to demonstrate he or she is qualified to practice that nation’s law. many states permit foreign lawyers to sit for the bar examination,

worthington lawyer temporarily suspended from practice  -  Oct 29, 2007
Worthington Daily Globe,...opposing counsel and tribunals and must successfully complete the professional responsibility portion of the state bar examination within one year. a

'new blood' takes root in city hall  -  Nov 9, 2007
The Daily News of Newburyport,...ives, 30, moved to the city in may after graduating from law school and is now studying to take the bar examination. when she first announced her intention

the wade brown century: former mayor turns 100 on monday  -  Nov 1, 2007
Watauga Democrat,...completed mars hill junior college, and received his law degree from wake forest college. he passed his bar examination before he graduated from the law

law schools to be selected from five districts  -  Oct 30, 2007
Donga.com,...taking up more than half of the total. notably, new requirements include: the number of students who have passed the korean bar examination,

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