Safeguard or Barrier: An Empirical Examination of Bar Exam Cut Scores
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چکیده
In 2019 more than forty percent of aspiring law school graduates failed the bar exam. Nearly thirty thousand test-takers otherwise qualified to practice were, given score threshold required pass exam (the “cut score”), lost profession. Had cut been lower, many would now be lawyers. This exclusion disproportionately affects members underrepresented and disadvantaged groups who stand benefit most from entry into legal A common defense for retaining or raising scores is that doing so prevents lawyer malfeasance. But not designed these purposes. paper enters this scholarly regulatory conversation by testing whether states’ predict misconduct. If they do not, it remove one argument against lowering promote diversity growth Using data comprising disciplinary records American Bar Association between 2013 2018, we employ statistical modeling evaluate relationship attorney discipline. We find no evidence higher produce fewer complaints, charges, actions.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Social Science Research Network
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1556-5068']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3793272