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of the caliber of students Admissions has recruited, the hard work and dedication of the faculty and staff, and the expertise and availability of the Office of Academic Achievement and Bar Success!
Per the AABS Team, Atlanta’ s John Marshall Law School( AJMLS) continues its upward momentum in bar exam performance, building on the historic success reported in recent years.
In recent history, the Bar Passage Rate for AJMLS has reflected a strong and consistent trajectory of improvement. Following a historic high in ultimate bar passage for the Class of 2022, Atlanta’ s John Marshall Law School is proud to announce that it has already achieved ABA Standard 316 compliance for the graduating classes of 2023 and 2024— well ahead of final reporting deadlines.
Notably, for the February 2025 bar exam, AJMLS first-time passers posted a mean MBE score of 143.67, significantly surpassing the national average of 130.8— a strong indicator of the school’ s continued academic momentum and effective preparation strategies.
Under ABA accreditation guidelines, law schools must demonstrate that at least 75 % of their graduates pass a bar exam within two years of graduation. AJMLS has not only consistently met this benchmark but has done so with increasing margins, underscoring the long-term effectiveness of its comprehensive bar support programs.
These sustained results are no coincidence. They are the outcome of the school’ s dedicated faculty and Academic Achievement and Bar Success team, whose personalized mentoring, strategic training, and data-driven programming have become cornerstones of AJMLS’ s student success model.
Finalized bar passage data for the Class of 2023 will be available following the release of July 2025 exam results. However, early indicators suggest another strong year for AJMLS graduates. This reaffirms the school’ s place among institutions delivering tangible outcomes for its students.
Even more striking data shows AJMLS ranked 83rd in Ultimate Bar Passage Rate for 2022, based on the most recent two-year data available, the largest two-year bar passage increase in the last five years of any school in the nation.
Exciting new programming for bar takers, including Score More Saturdays and Work-on-it- Wednesday are indicative of the caliber of students Admissions has recruited, the hard work and dedication of the faculty and staff, and the expertise and availability of the Office of Academic Achievement and Bar Success.
The Score More Saturday Workshop experienced its highest attendance ever on May 24th with( 68) students participating.
TAL: Finally, do you have any parting words of wisdom for either succeeding in law school or in the legal profession?
ME: You know, Terry, I have been having a most interesting time planning to speak to just that at the Student Orientation session in August. It is harder than I initially thought it would be to distill more than four decades of active legal practice in so many disparate settings into a few moments of why it is such an honor to be a lawyer, and how to find meaning and success in that experience. Perhaps unsurprisingly, almost every peer I have talked with about becoming the AJMLS Dean has offered to help, and most of them would welcome the chance to speak on this topic. Later this school year, we will be asking any number of those good people to come to John Marshall to share their sentiments in panel presentations about What it Takes to know success as a lawyer it will be inspiring, and no doubt entertaining, to hear how many different approaches got my friends to be proud to be a member of our profession.
Please check back with me. I will be happy to share every part of my presentation to the Classes of 2028 and 2029.
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