The eight deans of Virginia’s law schools unanimously have recommended that Virginia adopt the Uniform Bar Examination, according to a letter sent to the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners earlier this year. If adopted, Virginia would join 38 states, Washington ...

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The success rate for those taking the Virginia bar exam this summer was the highest since 2011, the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners reported. Of the 637 who sat for the bar exam in Roanoke in July, 479, or 75.20%, ...

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CHARLOTTESVILLE—Less than a year after Virginia law students began asking for a change to the mental health question on the state bar application, change has come. The new wording on the application to take the bar exam will make it ...

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Law students in Virginia are asking for a rule change which they say will allow them to seek mental health treatment without fear of its impacting their careers. The question arose when students from the University of Richmond sent a ...

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A recent law school graduate is suing to get extra time to complete the essay test of the Virginia Bar Exam. The 2016 University of Richmond law grad is asking U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson to order the Virginia ...

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Responding quickly to an inquiry from a Virginia lawyer, the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners has revised questions asked of bar applicants about mental health treatment and past conditions. The adjustments came just before the May 10 deadline for applications ...

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The numbers continue to drop for would-be Virginia lawyers taking the February bar exam. The two-day February exam — a small-scale alternative to the more heavily attended bar examination in July — has seen a steady decline in the number ...

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The latest figures from the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners show a 12 percent drop in the number of prospective attorneys taking the February bar exam. The VBBE released the names of Virginia’s newest attorneys earlier this month. Of the ...

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The Virginia Board of Bar Examiners begins the new year with a new, full-time administrative chief and a change on its board. Such personnel changes are rare at the agency that administers the Virginia Bar Examination and reviews the qualifications ...

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The Supreme Court of Virginia quietly has opened the door a bit wider for out-of-state attorneys seeking to practice in Virginia without taking the bar examination. In a rule change last month, the court now allows lawyers from states that ...

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