ASU's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Records State's Highest Bar Exam Passage Rate

TEMPE, Ariz., Oct. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The No. 1 bar exam passage rate among Arizona law schools once again belongs to ASU's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.

Results of the July Arizona bar exam show ASU Law graduates with an 89.1 percent passage rate. The state's overall bar exam passage rate was 74.6 percent.

"The results confirm what we have known for years, our students are the best and the brightest and we couldn't be more proud," College of Law Dean Doug Sylvester said.

Arizona's two other law schools, the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona and Arizona Summit Law School, posted bar passage rates of 88.6 percent and 54.4 percent, respectively.

On Oct. 31, ASU Law will host a swearing-in ceremony for alumni being admitted to the State Bar. Arizona Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Berch will administer the oath.

In an economy in which law school graduates are having a difficult time getting real lawyer jobs, ASU Law is recording success in postgraduate job placements.

According to data collected by the American Bar Association in the spring of 2014, ASU Law was No. 19 in the nation for job placement in real lawyer jobs for its 2013 graduates. Among public law schools, the ABA statistics placed ASU Law at No. 5.

About the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law is one of the leading public law schools in the country. Currently ranked No. 31 nationally by U.S. News & World Report, the College has moved up further and faster in national rankings than nearly any other law school. The College is the preeminent law school in metropolitan Phoenix, the nation's sixth-largest city. In addition to its renowned faculty, the College is home to several leading centers and programs recognized for excellence, including the Center for Law, Science & Innovation, the Center for Law and Global Affairs and the Indian Legal Program. Its students choose and benefit from numerous opportunities for experiential and practical-skills training as well as an array of theoretical courses. With a writing program that is ranked No. 8 nationally by U.S. News, a wide range of clinical opportunities, a breadth of externship offerings, and a pro bono program that annually contributes more than 100,000 hours of legal and law-related services to the community, the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law is pursuing a path of boundless impact, excellence, engagement and opportunity. For more information, visit law.asu.edu.

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