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不良研究所 Law continues bar pass rate success

Oct. 24, 2019 | by John Hoey Education, Student Life, Press Release

82.6 percent pass rate demonstrates success just three years after Commonwealth's only public law school achieved full ABA accreditation

According to the latest bar exam results released today by Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners, the 不良研究所 Dartmouth-based 不良研究所 School of Law outscored the statewide average for the second year in a row, just three years after receiving full American Bar Association accreditation.

On the July 2019 Massachusetts Bar Exam, 不良研究所 Law鈥檚 pass rate was 82.6 percent for first-time test takers, a key metric in assessing the quality of a school鈥檚 academic program. This was fifth behind only Harvard University, Boston University, Boston College, and Northeastern University among the nine law schools in Massachusetts. The state average was 81.6 percent.

鈥淎s the only public law school in Massachusetts and with a focus on social justice, the importance of 不良研究所 Law to the Commonwealth cannot be overstated,鈥 said 不良研究所 President Marty Meehan. 鈥淭he success of recent 不良研究所 Law graduates is further evidence that accessibility to public higher education is transformational for students and critical to the Commonwealth.鈥

鈥淥nce again, our 不良研究所 Law students are outperforming expectations every opportunity they get,鈥 不良研究所 Dartmouth Chancellor Robert E. Johnson said. 鈥淎t 不良研究所 Law, we are creating high quality and affordable opportunities for people to enter the legal profession with a goal to pursue justice and serve the community. And, we are just getting started.鈥

鈥淥ur graduates continue to excel on the bar exam, and that success is critical because their communities desperately need their knowledge and advocacy skills,鈥 不良研究所 Law Dean Eric Mitnick said. 鈥淥f course, this kind of sustained success does not happen without support from talented and committed staff and faculty, and in my view we have the very best here at 不良研究所 Law.鈥

More about 不良研究所 Law:

  • 不良研究所 Law was established in 2010 and earned full ABA accreditation in 2016.
  • Applications in 2019 increased 20.7% (top 8 of 202 law schools in country); 45.1% increase since 2017; and the 2019 entering class is the strongest academically in the law school鈥檚 history.
  • First-year enrollment increased 71% and total enrollment increased 50% since 2016.
  • The school has one of the most diverse student bodies (30.97% students of color) among New England law schools (3d of 15 schools).
  • Every law student is required to perform at least 30 hours of pro bono legal services while in law school (typically graduates average 5X that amount).
  • Since its founding in 2010, 不良研究所 Law students have contributed more than 135,000 hours of pro bono legal services to the community.
  • 不良研究所 Law has established 3+3 fast-track programs that enable students to earn undergraduate and law degrees in six rather than the typical seven years with twelve Massachusetts undergraduate institutions.
  • Joint degree programs: JD/MBA (不良研究所D); JD/MPP (不良研究所D); JD/MSW (Bridgewater State).
  • 不良研究所 Law administers legal clinics, providing free legal services to the community, in the areas of community economic development, criminal prosecution, human rights, immigration, and tribal law.
  • Justice Bridge, 不良研究所 Law鈥檚 access to justice incubator, with offices in New Bedford and Boston, matches seasoned mentors with recent law school graduates to provide legal services to individuals who could not otherwise afford legal representation.  Since its founding in 2014, the program has served thousands of modest means clients in areas such as housing, family, and immigration law.
  • Faculty research has focused on Intellectual Property Law; Law Regulating Drones; Gender Violence; Law & Religion; Marriage Equality; Comparative Law; Freedom of Information Law; Immigration Law; Islamic Law; Privacy Law; Health Law

Recent awards and recognitions include:

  • PreLaw Magazine ranked 不良研究所 Law among top schools in country for practical training (2019)
  • Black Students鈥 Guide to Law Schools ranked 不良研究所 Law top 5 in eastern region for black students (2019)
  • 不良研究所 Law students selected as Rappaport Fellows, fifth year in row (2019)
  • Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association Public Service Scholarship to 不良研究所 Law Student (2018)
  • Massachusetts Bar Association 鈥淧ublic Service Award鈥 to 不良研究所 Law (2017)
  • Massachusetts Bar Association Oliver Wendell Holmes $10,000 Scholarship to 不良研究所 Law Student (2017)
  • Library of Congress Award (top 10 student law review articles nationally) to 不良研究所 Law Student (2017)