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Law Practice,
State Bar & Bar Associations

Dec. 15, 2016

Pass rates can't improve if standards are silently being raised

One might expect bar passage improvements in light of the fact that many law schools are expanding the academic support and services available to law students. But we can't improve if grading standards are being changed behind closed doors.

Kevin R. Johnson

Kevin is Dean and Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law and Professor of Chicana/o Studies
UC Davis School of Law

Phone: (530) 752-8047

Harvard Univ Law School

By Kevin Johnson

UC Davis School of Law, as it always has, strives to provide the high quality education, services and support that will maximize the chances of our alumni passing the California bar exam on the first attempt. We fully understand the employment and other consequences of passing the bar. Historically, UC Davis has been successful, with well over 90 percent of our graduates having passed the California bar exam on the first or second...

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