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Session Type: Section Programs

Session Capacity: 240

Hotel: New York Hilton Midtown

Room: Beekman Parlor

Floor: Second Floor

The bar exam has undergone many changes nationwide in recent years, shifting the exam from something that was once perceived to be removed from the law school experience and turning it into something that many students devote time and energy to during their years in law school. Law schools are discovering that they can no longer solely rely on 3L programs and classes to teach law students the necessary skills to pass the bar exam on their first try. The recent downward trend in bar passage proves that overcoming this final hurdle to the practice of law continues to evolve and change and law schools need to be proactive in their response. How can academic support professionals, law school administrators and deans, and law school faculty help to keep up with these changes and provide students with the best possible chance to pass the bar exam on their first attempt? This panel will answer that question by exploring current trends, data and statistics, and institutional responses to this “new normal” in bar exam preparation.