The July 2017 bar exam pass rate jumped 8 percentage points from last year for graduates of the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at 惭ā苍辞补, rising to a 76 percent passage rate for first-time test takers. Last year the rate was 68 percent.
The initiative was created to provide access to justice through legal education and direct legal services on issues of importance to Native Hawaiian community.
The law school will accept the GRE® General Test for Admission as an alternative to the LSAT for its law school admission process on a one-year trial basis.
Two 糖心Vlog官方 public events will look at civil liberties in separate ways—one celebrating International Day of Peace and the other examining the violence in Charlottesville.
The civil rights legacy of the first African-American Supreme Court Associate Justice will be discussed during a free public lunchtime lecture, September 14.
The law school student pledge and ceremony was part of an intensive week of orientation activities for 107 incoming students.
Troy Andrade, a William S. Richardson School of Law graduate and visiting assistant professor, has won national recognition from the American Bar Association.
The series features knowledgeable professionals from the business, legal, education, medical, political, environmental and athletic communities that examine business and legal ethics.
These new programs in advanced legal studies are aimed at foreign-trained and U.S. attorneys hoping to spend time in legal research projects.
PreLaw magazine singled out the William S. Richardson School of Law for the high quality of its practical training and the unique classes it provides.