The Big Fail: An In-Depth Look At Declining Bar Pass Rates and Their Impact on the Legal Profession

Students taking a simulated multi-state bar examination in 2014 at the Jacob J. Javits Convention Center in New York City.





Students Taking Bar Exam
Students Taking Bar Exam



The Big Fail: Why Bar Pass Rates Have Sunk to Record Lows



In this first installment of The Big Fail, a series focused on the high percentage of law graduates failing the bar and the impact on law schools and the legal profession, Law.com examines how far rates have dropped in recent years and the reasons for the decline.



Students Taking Bar Exam
Students Taking Bar Exam



The Big Fail Part II: Law Schools Clamber to Raise Bar Pass Rates



In this first installment of The Big Fail, a series focused on the high percentage of law graduates failing the bar and the impact on law schools and the legal profession, Law.com examines how far rates have dropped in recent years and the reasons for the decline.