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Law Practice

Jan. 13, 2009

Once-Imperiled Law School Notches High Bar Passage Rate

For nearly three years, Whittier Law School fought to get off probation with the ABA and won. And now the Costa Mesa school has a new reason to celebrate - a huge jump in its bar passage rate.

By Amy Yarbrough
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - For nearly three years, Whittier Law School fought to get off probation with the American Bar Association - and won. And now the Costa Mesa school has a new reason to celebrate.

According to detailed bar exam scores released by the State Bar this week, 97 of 115 of its students who took the bar exam in July for the first time passed. That's 84 percent, 30 percentage points higher than in ...

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