ABA Section of Legal Education releases report on bar passage data
The Managing Director’s Office of the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar released last week a comprehensive set of data on bar passage outcomes for American Bar Association-approved law schools.
The new data shows that in the aggregate, 91.17% of 2019 law graduates who sat for a bar exam passed it within two years of graduation (91.27% with Diploma Privilege). The two-year “ultimate” aggregate success rate is slightly better than the 90.10% comparable figure for 2018 graduates. The 2019 ultimate bar pass data also reveals that 94.98% of all graduates sat for a bar exam within two years of graduation, and that schools were able to obtain bar passage information from 99.02% of 2019 graduates.
First-time takers in 2021 achieved an aggregate 79.86% pass rate (80.28% with Diploma Privilege), which is approximately a 3-percentage point decrease over the comparable 83.66% pass rate (with Diploma Privilege) for 2020. Consistent with last year, those admitted to the practice of law solely based on their graduation status are considered bar passers.
Law schools devote a considerable investment of time and resources to collect this data. Adams said the bar passage scores represent one of the best measures to determine if a particular law school is offering a rigorous program of legal education to students whom the school has determined through its admissions process are likely capable of completing the J.D. program and being admitted to the bar.
State Bar makes it easier for firms to make license renewal payments
The State Bar of Michigan is launching an improved service that allows firms to easily pay their attorneys’ license fees. The pilot program will automate the tracking, calculation, and processing of renewal payments for multiple attorneys.
Individual attorneys will continue to complete their renewal and annual disclosures online, but the new process allows an office administrator or manager from participating organizations to view the amounts due for multiple attorneys and pay the total license fee amount — without having to collect and send individual remittance documents for each attorney. Payments will be accepted via electronic or mailed check.
Organizations interested in participating in the upcoming 2022-23 renewal year, should contact the State Bar of Michigan at sbm-fee-billing@michbar .org or 517-346-6307 by June 1.
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