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Generative AI, Having Already Passed the Bar Exam, Now Passes the Legal Ethics Exam

LawSites

Well, it’s happened again: Generative AI has passed a critical test used to measure candidate’s fitness to be licensed as a lawyer. Back in March, OpenAI’s GPT-4 took the bar exam and passed with flying colors , scoring around the top 10% of test takers. CEO of LegalOn. “We

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Is the Bar Exam Pushing Away Good Lawyers?

The Crime Report

You didn’t take the bar exam. Most classes base your grade on one all-or-nothing exam at the end of the semester. You made it through high school with good-enough grades in your classes and on the SAT to get into college. You made it through law school with good-enough grades on exam after exam to graduate.

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Afghanistan dispatch: The Taliban’s new bar exam procedures and the notable absence of new women attorneys

JURIST

Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation on the ground since the Taliban takeover. Here, a young lawyer in Kabul reports on the complications Taliban governance has wrought for young lawyers wishing to regain their rights to practice in the country. Answer : Yes, I did. Answer: No.

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GPT Takes the Bar Exam Again; This Time It Scores Among Top 10% of Test Takers

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Remember earlier this year when two legal scholars and scientists had GPT 3.5 take the multiple-choice portion of the bar exam and it failed to pass? Well, the second time’s a charm, as GPT has now passed not only the multiple-choice portion, but also the essay portion, and scored around the top 10% of test takers.

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Can AI Pass the Bar Exam?

InHouseBlog

If AI passes the bar exam, it certainly will not have trouble crafting a 62-page critical client memorandum that finishes with an unequivocal “maybe” Then it may move swiftly to increase 6-minute billing increments to half-hours (have to charge up those batteries and electricity isn’t cheap!), How did it do?

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Viral video shows former Rikers Island inmate as she learns she passed bar exam on first try

ABA Journal

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Next-Gen Bar Exam That Truly Tests Daily Practice Skills Must Include Technology

LawTechnologyToday

In today’s legal profession, lawyers must be technologically competent. Law schools have a duty to maintain a rigorous program of legal education and enable students to develop their professional identity. The National Conference of Bar Examiners has announced that the next generation of the bar exam will debut in 2026.