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Shepard Broad Law Center Induction Into Florida Bar Ceremony
Shepard Broad Law Center Induction Into Florida Bar Ceremony
Graduates of NSU’s Shepard Broad Law Center who recently took the bar examination once again exceeded the statewide pass rate for both the general exam and the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE).
Specifically, NSU graduates passed at 87.4% for the general exam and an 86.9 % for the MPRE exam. In relation to all South Florida law schools, NSU ranked first on the MPRE exam, leading by 6.1 percentage points, and second by a mere 2.2 percentage points on the general exam. This year’s performance of 87.4% was 6.6 percentage points better than the previous year.
Of the total 2,890 students who took the general exam, 2314 passed for an 80.1% pass rate; and of the 1,324 students who took the MPRE exam; 1049 passed for a 79.2% pass rate.
Law Center faculty, staff, students and parents took part in an induction ceremony following the results. Five of the six judges who inducted students into the Bar are NSU alum:
- Chief Judge Melanie May (’81)
- Robert Diaz (’84)
- Thomas Lynch (’77)
- Susan Greehawt (’93)
- Leslie Rothenberg (’86)
- Ilona Holmes
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- Shepard Broad Law Center Induction Into Florida Bar Ceremony