Tag: Exams

‘Clerical error’ sees Glasgow Uni students given old criminal law paper

Follows earlier issue where they were given answer sheet

Aug 23 2023 8:47am
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Bar course provider pass rates vary from 93% to just 22%, new report shows

More than half fail to score above 50%

Mar 9 2023 8:36am
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‘Bin online exams’, says top barrister

12KBW's Daniel Sokol voices concerns over cheating and the impact ChatGPT could have on degree credibility

Jan 5 2023 9:18am
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Key to law exam success? Use the word ‘because’, says top prof

'I found myself giving the same advice over and over'

Nov 10 2022 12:22pm
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How I passed the first SQE

Aspiring solicitor Geoffrey Janes scored top marks for SQE1 and shares six practical tips to help you do the same

Feb 3 2022 11:30am
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Kim Kardashian passes law exams

Social media icon completes California 'baby bar' on fourth attempt -- and with Covid!

Dec 13 2021 2:43pm

SRA drafts in Exeter Uni to probe exam ‘attainment gap’

Deep dive prompted by 'persistent difference' in outcomes between ethnic groups

Dec 7 2021 12:55pm

LPC students unhappy about return to in-person exams

Exclusive: SRA has told legal education providers to revert to face-to-face assessments

Sep 2 2021 11:23am

Bar exams: BSB stats reveal widely differing pass rates among providers

New figures -- focusing on centralised assessments only -- show average pass rates ranging between 92% and 18%

Sep 2 2021 9:33am

Oxford Uni confirms law exams will be online next academic year

They'll also continue to be open-book

Aug 5 2021 9:09am

SRA: Online exams here to stay

LPC providers given option to continue with proctoring measures post-pandemic

May 25 2021 10:55am

Here’s what a 150-year-old land law exam looks like

Courtesy of Middle Temple

May 21 2021 12:44pm

Bristol Uni law grad, 21, becomes one of the youngest people to pass New York bar

Despite Covid-19 attack a month before the exam

Apr 26 2021 10:56am

From textbooks under pillows to the Legally Blonde soundtrack: Our readers’ weird revision rituals and pre-exam superstitions revealed

‘I used to watch Harry Potter the night before every exam and guess what: I have a first-class degree’

Mar 19 2021 10:04am

ULaw students face exam notes headache after proctoring switch

Exclusive: Law school says it's looking to resolve issues as soon as possible

Feb 22 2021 1:38pm

Nottingham Law School defends decision to keep closed-book LPC exams during lockdown

Response comes amid calls from students to make assessments open-book

Jan 8 2021 9:33am