HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A law school graduate collapsed while taking the bar exam in a New York City suburb this week, prompting an emergency response as other aspiring lawyers worked on their exams.

Cesar Vargas wants to practice law. Oct. 22, 2012 — -- When Cesar Vargas was brought to the United States from Mexico by his parents he was just 5 years old. Now, at 29, the law school graduate ...

New York's Assembly Judiciary chairman is seeking answers after proctors didn't stop a state bar exam while a woman collapsed from her chair from a cardiac episode. New York bar exam administrators ...

It's hard to avoid the suspicion that the state's bar examiners failed a test last week. A woman taking the two-day, 12-hour exam required for admission to practice law in New York suffered an ...

A Fordham graduate taking the New York State Bar exam went into cardiac arrest at Hofstra University, and according to witnesses who posted online, the proctor in the room did not stop the exam. The ...

Let’s be real—you’ve survived casebooks, late nights, and maybe a few too many cups of coffee. Now comes the final hurdle: meeting your state’s rules for sitting the bar. You might be asking, “Do I ...

A test taker suffered a cardiac arrest while taking the bar exam — and proctors administering the evaluation allegedly did not stop in order to provide an assist. The incident occurred on July 30, as ...

The New York State Board of Law Examiners announced today that the passing rate for graduates of New York's 15 law schools taking the bar examination for the first time in July 2007 was 88.2%. This is ...

If you’re preparing for the bar exam, you know you must pass to earn the right to practice law in your state, but how long will that take? The short answer is that the exam itself spans two full days ...