As a community, we are aware that bar passage rates are falling in some jurisdictions, and the ABA recently passed a change to Standard 316 on Bar Passage, which would require schools to achieve 75% bar pass rate within two years of graduation. This has the potential to severely impact law schools that prioritize a mission of diversifying the legal field by preparing lawyers from underrepresented groups. Moreover, in the profession itself, access to legal education and the profession, is a pillar of democracy. This program will focus on how to better support students who are at risk of not passing the bar exam. Specifically, we will have discussions on the case for a uniform cut score; normalizing struggle; gender gap; and stereotype threat and overconfidence.
Section Award presentation at 3 pm.
Business meeting at program conclusion.