Campbell Law graduates achieved a passage rate of 91 percent, according to the N.C. Board of Law Examiners. Graduates of Wake Forest School of Law also scored 91 percent. Among first-time exam takers, Campbell Law came in a close second in the state with a pass rate of 90 percent. Graduates from all other N.C. law schools scored under 90 percent.

 

“Campbell Law School’s commitment to its students and their success continues to produce exceptional results,” said Dean Melissa Essary. “Our curriculum challenges our students from their first day until they graduate. They know our expectations are high, and they continue to respond with success on the bar exam and leadership within the legal profession. We are proud to continue our tradition of developing prepared, thoughtful, practice-ready attorneys.”

 

Over the past 21 years, Campbell Law’s record of success on the North Carolina Bar Exam is unsurpassed by any other North Carolina law school

 

Under the direction of the state Board of Law Examiners, the N.C. Bar Exam contains two sections, including 12 essay questions designed to test knowledge of North Carolina law and 200 multiple-choice questions that test general knowledge of U.S. law.

 

About Campbell Law School: Since its founding in 1976, the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University has developed lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion and professional competence, and who view the law as a calling to serve others. The School has been recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA) as having the nation’s top Professionalism Program and by the American Academy of Trial Lawyers for having the nation’s best Trial Advocacy Program. Campbell Law boasts more than 3,200 alumni, including 2,200 who reside and work in North Carolina. For 21 years, Campbell Law’s record of success on the North Carolina Bar Exam has been unsurpassed by any other North Carolina law school. In September 2009, Campbell Law relocated in a new state-of-the-art building in downtown Raleigh. For more information, visit law.campbell.edu. 

 

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