In May, they became the first Purdue Global students admitted to the bar in Indiana, a big first for the online school.
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The Indiana Supreme Court is considering a proposal that would bring graduates of law schools outside the United States and non-American Bar Association-accredited schools one step closer to being able to sit for the state bar exam.
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Two years into the implementation of the Uniform Bar Exam, those who helped shepherd the test into Indiana and are responsible for helping students prepare say it’s probably too early to pin down what the exact impact has been.
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In Indiana, law school graduates have to graduate from American Bar Association-accredited law schools to take the state bar exam. But a proposed rule change, if approved, could open the bar exam to additional law school grads.
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In February 2024, the Indiana Supreme Court made a significant change to the state’s existing legal landscape by allowing Purdue Global students to sit for its bar exam as part of a change to the court’s admission and discipline rules.
One proposal suggests the state supreme court pilot an additional pathway to bar licensure that includes existing law school and practice requirements but ends in an exam that resembles the Multistate Performance Test section of the bar exam focused just on Indiana law.
Even without Indiana-specific questions on the bar exam, the fear of making a mistake is more than enough motivation to thoroughly familiarize ourselves with the local nuances.
Of the 290 new lawyers admitted this month, 289 passed the bar exam in July and one passed in February.
A new bar exam will launch across 20 states in the United States beginning in 2026, the National Conference of Bar Examiners announced.
The Indiana Supreme Court amended its admission and discipline rules Friday, opening a path for military spouses and attorneys licensed in other states as the court continues to look at ways to address the state’s attorney shortage.
IndyBar provides access to three necessary services to complete a bar exam application: obtaining certified copies of BMV records, an updated passport photo for identification, and fingerprinting.
Graduates of non-American Bar Association-accredited law schools will soon be able to take the Indiana bar exam under rule amendments approved this month by the Indiana Supreme Court.
The Indiana Supreme Court will allow graduates of non-American Bar Association-accredited law schools to sit for the Indiana bar exam under waiver provisions approved Thursday.
The Indianapolis Bar Association has registered some concerns with proposed changes that would allow a graduate of a non-American Bar Association-accredited law school to petition to take the Indiana bar exam.
The Indiana State Bar Association is supporting the Indiana Supreme Court’s proposal to allow graduates of non-American Bar Association-accredited law schools to sit for the Indiana bar.
National judicial leaders including Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush have formed a task force to study the state of legal education, bar admissions processes and the decline of public interest attorneys.
The Indiana Supreme Court is seeking public comment on a proposed rule change that would allow graduates of non-American Bar Association-accredited law schools to sit for the Indiana bar exam.
The following new lawyers were admitted to practice law in Indiana during an Oct. 11 ceremony in Indianapolis.
Indiana’s newest lawyers took their oaths of admission Wednesday as the state’s jurists showered them with praise for their accomplishments and offered advice about moving forward into the legal community.
The overall pass rate for the July 2023 bar exam in Indiana jumped to 70%, up two percentage points from last year’s July exam and marking the highest non-pandemic pass rate since 2015.
IndyBar Review is now APEX, powered by IndyBar — the official Uniform Bar Exam review course of the Indianapolis Bar Association.
A total of 75 new lawyers participated in an in-person admission ceremony on May 9. Here are Indiana’s newest lawyers:
The Indiana State Bar Association is opposing proposed rule changes that would allow graduates of certain non-American Bar Association accredited law schools to sit for the Indiana bar exam.
First-time Indiana bar exam takers posted a pass rate of 62% in February 2023 — down nine percentage points from February 2022.