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California’s Committee of Bar Examiners Completes Periodic Inspection of St. Francis’ JD Program
The California State Bar’s Committee of Bar Examiners has the responsibility of conducting periodic inspections of all law schools in California other than ABA law schools. In doing so, the Committee examines the entire operation of law schools, including the school’s...
St. Francis Posts 66.6% First Time California Bar Exam Pass Rate
Dean Carole J. Buckner has announced that St. Francis School of Law graduates posted a 66.6% first time pass rate on the July 2017 California State Bar Exam. The overall average pass rate for the exam was 56% for first time takers and 43% overall. The entire St....
Meeting Legal Needs of Ordinary Citizens
Not long ago at a bar association meeting I met a lawyer who introduced his practice to me by stating, “I’m a lawyer for normal people.” He went on to explain he did not charge a lot and tried very hard to meet the legal needs of the average person. I have never met...
Affordable Live Interactive High Quality Legal Education
A recent article published by the American Bar Association, Solving the Other Legal Education Crisis, by Darth Vaughn and Casey Flaherty proposes that “the bar can do quite a bit to ensure that law students do not graduate with such a crushing debt burden,” and should...
Professor Adam Lippe Reflects on The Role of a Prosecutor
Reflecting on 2016, St. Francis School of Law Professor Adam Lippe, a career prosecutor in Baltimore, Maryland, indicates that the biggest issue in the criminal law world is the role of the prosecutor, not just as an advocate, but as a “minister of justice”. ...
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