This week, we're examining bar application character and fitness questions regarding mental health and their potential impact on law students. I have written a lot about law students' mental health ...

Eugene and David have blogged about a recent fiasco at Yale Law School. Here, I will focus on one of the most disconcerting elements of the incident. An administrator told the student: "You're a law ...

Many prospective law school students intend to earn a J.D. so that they can become practicing attorneys. In addition to earning the degree, they must pass the bar exam to practice law in any of the 50 ...

In order to become practicing lawyers, students must first pass the bar exam. They also have to submit to a character and fitness evaluation, which digs into criminal history. That evaluation has ...

The standard for denying admission to the Maryland Bar has changed dramatically since 1901, when Etta Maddox was deemed ineligible because she was a woman — but the matter of proving one’s character ...

Last week, I told you about one of the speed bumps in the path of getting a license to practice law in Colorado — the bar examination. The bar examination is an intense, two-day, three-part test, ...

Each state office of attorney admissions considers an applicant’s moral character and fitness to practice law before granting admission to practice law. Bar applicants are required to answer questions ...

Approximately 243 applicants for the bar will be interviewed on Tuesday, June 13 by the Character and Fitness Committee of the Appellate Division, First Department. The names of the candidates appear ...