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[vicarz]

Va vs. Md. bar exams
Bar pass rate: Maryland 2002-61% 2001-65%, Virginia 2002-64% 2001-67%
MD - does not require the MPRE (ethics, only a 2.5 hour exam and I took the course). I'm not sure how I feel about MD not requiring the MPRE! Odd! It wouldn't be hard to take the classes as they are offerred downtown DC.
VA - more job opportunities, but I'm planning on staying gummint. I suppose if it was ever important enough to leave the gummint, and a VA firm was nudging me for it, I could take the VA bar exam at that point. I know that's crazy talk. MPRE passage req is 85%. It would be easier to take the classes since they teach them down the street at GMU.
DC - I take MD or VA and waive in - no option.

I might just take the MPRE for the heck of it. It's only $55 and 2.5 hours, and I took the class. I spoke with the professor last night (he teaches emp law too) and he assured us we would not be getting our exams anytime soon! Turns out a student hasn't taken the exam yet after getting an "exception" from the administration.

School looks not-sucky this term. My non-grade class looks harder than I expected, but the employment law class much easier. My trade secrets class spends a lot of time going over stuff I learned while writing an unrelated research paper, and the weekly readings are not bad. That just leaves commercial paper, which shouldn't be too bad as it's my only class tuth.

Comments

[anarcha.livejournal.com]

Check, but I'm pretty sure that you need the MPRE to waive into DC.

[vicar.livejournal.com]

I'm not so good on this research thing, am I?

[blindtillnow.livejournal.com]

you need mpre to waive into dc, and also remember, there are no CLE requirements in MD. which could get expensive...

-W

[vicar.livejournal.com]

I get fairly regular training at work that CLE qualifies, and they seem to have a lot of free or $50 classes at GMU that also are CLE level. Still, nothing is less than something!

I've signed up for the MPRE...looks easy. Median 100, passing is only 85? I took a semester class...should be hard for me to fail (famous last words).