The Ohio Supreme Court has just released the February 2008 bar exam results. Overall, the pass rate was 65.5%, but the rate for first-timers was 83%. The list of all of the successful candidates can be found at the Supreme Court's website and is searchable by last name, resident city, county, state or law school. The Court will administer the oath to all of these individuals at 2:00 p.m. on May 12th. Click here to read the Court's Press Release.
Law.com reports that the American Bar Asssociation has studied declining enrollment in law schools to find that the percentage of women enrolling in law school has dropped since 2002. Apparently, the women's average is higher than the average overall, down significantly from its peak in 1992, when the percentage of women enrolling out-paced men at 50.4 percent. As contributing factors to the present decline, the article cites the need for "instant gratification," higher salaries for women elsewhere in business fields, and the prospect of 3 more years of studying while racking up loans.
Joining the many colleges and universities that offer distance education for undergraduate degrees, there is now a law school that offers online legal degrees. The Thomas Jefferson School of Law is now the first law school in the United States to offer online legal degrees accredited by the American Bar Association. Even though the weather in San Diego, California is usually beautiful, you don't have to travel there to obtain an LL.M., (Master of Law), a J.S.M. (Master of Science of Laws) or a J.S.D. (Juris Scientiae Doctor) through the Diamond Law Program in International Tax and Financial Services.
