Unfortunately, due to health issues which lead to cognitive problems, I was not able to pass the Baby Bar in 2016. Out of state ABA accredited schools had a 45% first time bar pass rate and a 33% repeat-taker bar pass rate. My major concern is that the online “label” could be taken as a lack of quality and could affect future employment within the legal profession. I do agree. Do you agree? Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic raging, there’s a chance thousands of recent law school graduates could become lawyers in California without having to take the bar exam. It would probably be in eveyone’s interest if the school did more to keep people on track, but then again, you’re an adult in law school, and as a lawyer, no one is going to hold your hand to make sure you file that brief on time. 0 : 0 . I appreciate you taking the time for me and responding. Jon is also one who SHARES with others HOW to be a self-motivated skilled practitioner in taking exams. The school offers a payment plan in which students pay their annual tuition fee in twelve equal monthly installments. There is a $100 payment plan administrative fee. I do also wish NWCU would update some of their materials that have obviously aged quite a bit, but then again, for most areas of the law, the curriculum hasn’t changed that much. All that you have accomplished is extraordinary and stokes the hopes and dreams of others that want to follow in your footsteps. Please consider donating to our battles against the TSA! Just 1,128 graduates passed the February exam, out of 4,200 who took it. For a 3-4 year period when I researched this, they had the highest bar pass rates in CA by the way. Thus, if I want to go into a firm that’s paying 200K for a patent lawyer, I worry that if they see a degree from MH (even though I have a PhD from another respected institution), they will not value my resume and I won’t be considered. Thus, it isn’t just a matter of being legally allowed to practice, it’s a matter of will I be able to get a decent paying job with that degree – esp for patent law. Congrats Jon. Northwestern California University has been in existence as a distance law school for over 38 years. Hey, Jon! You really have to do some digging to find the pass rates and often, you have to go from website to website to find the pass rate for schools individually. Working in a law firm as a new lawyer sounds like torture. Three states — Washington, Oregon and Utah — have substituted diploma privilege for the bar exam this year, and several more are considering it. Applicants will be able to access the pass list that evening, beginning at 6:00 PM (PDT) using their applicant number and file number. When I researched it, they were just starting but have been around now for 10 years or 11 years. I’m a fourth year transfer. california southern law school * 12 : 0 . pass %pass . California Bar Examination. It’s a ticket to a potentially lucrative career as a lawyer — and a grueling, dreaded rite of passage that can defeat even the most promising young legal mind. DowneyBrand has hired five recent law school graduates, contingent on passing the bar. “The State Bar defers to the Supreme Court on the policy questions,” Ruano said. As a PhD student, i received a tuition waiver and stipend, which was necessary for me to survive this process. I was reading some online job posts for patent lawyers in my field and one of the requirements was “superior academic credentials.” I worry that attending MH will doom me. I don’t know anything about Texas law, other than that you’re the only state that allows deadly force in defense of property. I got admitted to Northwestern California School of Law and start my 1L program in February 2019. 0 : california desert trial academy college * * irvine university college of law * * lady justice law school * * pacific west college of law * * people's college of law * 11 : 2 . I just took the full Bar exam end of Feb, and studied nearly another 6 months for that (and I doubt I passed). If you graduated from an unaccredited law school, and successfully passed the Bar Exam from a state that has reciprocity with Pennsylvania, and are admitted to practice law in that jurisdiction, then you could apply to take Pennsylvania Bar Exam. Prior to 2020, distance education law schools were prohibited from becoming accredited, and were operated as “registered schools.” When the State Bar modified its rules to allow distance schools to seek accreditation, NWCU immediately began the accreditation process.The Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California granted Northwestern California University full accreditation on August 21, 2020.California Accredited Law School Required DisclosureStudy at, or graduation from, this law school may not qualify a student to take the bar examination or be admitted to practice law in jurisdictions other than California. Thank you for sharing your experience. “Are these people going to have a black mark on their resumes forever?” he said.