Exams
Bar course provider pass rates vary from 93% to just 22%, new report shows
More than half fail to score above 50%
Plagiarism detector Turnitin is developing a system to spot ChatGPT
Law students beware!
‘Bin online exams’, says top barrister
12KBW’s Daniel Sokol voices concerns over cheating and the impact ChatGPT could have on degree credibility
Key to law exam success? Use the word ‘because’, says top prof
‘I found myself giving the same advice over and over’
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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
Kim Kardashian passes law exams
Social media icon completes California ‘baby bar’ on fourth attempt — and with Covid!
SRA drafts in Exeter Uni to probe exam ‘attainment gap’
Deep dive prompted by ‘persistent difference’ in outcomes between ethnic groups
LPC students unhappy about return to in-person exams
Exclusive: SRA has told legal education providers to revert to face-to-face assessments
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%
Oxford Uni confirms law exams will be online next academic year
They’ll also continue to be open-book
The 6 types of law student you will encounter on exam results day
Which one are you?
SRA: Online exams here to stay
LPC providers given option to continue with proctoring measures post-pandemic
Here’s what a 150-year-old land law exam looks like
Courtesy of Middle Temple
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
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’
ULaw students face exam notes headache after proctoring switch
Exclusive: Law school says it’s looking to resolve issues as soon as possible
Nottingham Law School defends decision to keep closed-book LPC exams during lockdown
Response comes amid calls from students to make assessments open-book
ULaw LPC students given exam on a topic they hadn’t covered
Exclusive: University has issued new assessment and extended submission deadline
First-ever SQE exam dates announced
SQE1 to take place on 8 and 11 November 2021, with SQE2 in April 2022