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Posted on 10/3/25 at 4:12 pm to Maynard James Keenan
My son made the list!
Posted on 10/3/25 at 4:13 pm to idlewatcher
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Second time takers failed more than 1st time takers. Make that make sense.
This is true for essentially all major advanced degree standardized tests. For ortho boards first time pass rate is like 97%. Second time pass rate is like 40%. It’s the same for other specialties as well.
Posted on 10/3/25 at 4:15 pm to The Torch
My son passed and has been working since last month. Signed his contract last summer for $150k. Could have made more in a bigger market but chose to stay in BR.
Posted on 10/3/25 at 4:25 pm to Jake88
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Then they get a dose of New Orleans and want to stay. If you didnt take the Code classes you aren't passing the LA Bar.
Do they know that? Wouldn't they review material in order to get up to speed?
I am not a Tulane grad so if one is in here please clarify.
From what I gathered there are two curriculums at Tulane and Loyola. One teaches the Louisiana centric courses including the LA Code courses and one that focuses on the Multi State Bar exam.
With regard to getting up to speed I think you have 2 months? after graduation to bar exam so with no exposure to the Code courses it would tough.
Posted on 10/3/25 at 4:26 pm to go_tigres
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My son passed and has been working since last month. Signed his contract last summer for $150k. Could have made more in a bigger market but chose to stay in BR.
Wait people are starting at $150 in Baton Rouge these days? For a first year?
Posted on 10/3/25 at 4:31 pm to Cold Cous Cous
There are big firms paying a little more than $150k in baton rouge. Even more in Nola. Average is probably right around $100k for baton rouge. About 7-8 big firms in the $120+ range that pull up the numbers though.
Starting Big Law salary is $220+... just don't have that here in Louisiana.
Starting Big Law salary is $220+... just don't have that here in Louisiana.
Posted on 10/3/25 at 4:36 pm to Maynard James Keenan
Too many lawyers in this poor low population State. We have 4 law schools. That’s 3 too many.
Posted on 10/3/25 at 4:44 pm to Melkor
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That is a massive improvement by Southern.
Improvement or DEI adjustment?
A little bit of both. They were fighting an accreditation issue due to a low pass rate so massive resources went to bar prep. Should have been happening before but glad they fixed it and stopped creating as many unemployable bankrupts.
LSU's pass rate rivals top schools in the county and at that price, with most getting at least half scholarship, is very impressive.
Posted on 10/3/25 at 4:50 pm to TBoy
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Some people go to law school in places other than Louisiana.
Build a wall.
Posted on 10/3/25 at 4:53 pm to redstickrick
LSU's pass rate rivals top schools in the county and at that price, with most getting at least half scholarship
And that’s why I turned down the Ivy League and UVa. Great career. Great education. Great practice. Minimal debt.
A colleague did Yale and Harvard and had to slave away in a NYC BigLaw shop for a few years to pay down the loans. It was 365/52/7/24. You’d better be billing when you were on the can.
And that’s why I turned down the Ivy League and UVa. Great career. Great education. Great practice. Minimal debt.
A colleague did Yale and Harvard and had to slave away in a NYC BigLaw shop for a few years to pay down the loans. It was 365/52/7/24. You’d better be billing when you were on the can.
Posted on 10/3/25 at 5:06 pm to Lakeboy7
I went to TLS and think there's a bigger chunk that never really worked hard and never felt pressure until studying for the bar exam.
At least at Tulane there's not a requirement to be on one track or the other so students can take a mix of common law and civil law but it seems silly to split oneself and master neither. Know your strengths. If good at memorizing I think most on the fence would do better studying common law for broader applicability in a bigger job market outside LA. If good at memorizing then LA bar isn't bad with a prep course. If poor at memorizing then take civil law classes for extra civil law exposure and lean on reasoning if taking bar in another state.
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From what I gathered there are two curriculums at Tulane and Loyola. One teaches the Louisiana centric courses including the LA Code courses and one that focuses on the Multi State Bar exam.
At least at Tulane there's not a requirement to be on one track or the other so students can take a mix of common law and civil law but it seems silly to split oneself and master neither. Know your strengths. If good at memorizing I think most on the fence would do better studying common law for broader applicability in a bigger job market outside LA. If good at memorizing then LA bar isn't bad with a prep course. If poor at memorizing then take civil law classes for extra civil law exposure and lean on reasoning if taking bar in another state.
Posted on 10/3/25 at 5:38 pm to Maynard James Keenan
Apparently lawyers aren’t great at math.
If a couple more SULC students failed and a couple more Tulane students passed, the pass rates would flip.
That’s not statistically significant for any test results
If a couple more SULC students failed and a couple more Tulane students passed, the pass rates would flip.
That’s not statistically significant for any test results
Posted on 10/3/25 at 5:52 pm to Maynard James Keenan
I'm old enough that the faculties and administrators of the law schools have all turned over since my day. But the annual bar pass results by school have not changed that much over time. That's interesting to me.
This post was edited on 10/3/25 at 5:53 pm
Posted on 10/3/25 at 5:52 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
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I’ve passed other states’ bar exams. If you can’t do bar review and pass Louisiana, I don’t know what to say.
Took and passed California. Then took Louisiana next cycle. Never even heard of Civil Law before I came here. Didn't take a course. Just studied the bar review materials and passed.
Posted on 10/3/25 at 5:55 pm to Parrish
Thanks
Posted on 10/3/25 at 7:57 pm to redstickrick
There’s at least one firm in Baton Rouge starting at 140
Posted on 10/3/25 at 8:01 pm to Maynard James Keenan
Had I decided to stay in Louisiana after Tulane Law, then I probably would’ve failed too. I didn’t take Civil Law courses.
I do recall our class doing well on the La bar though. I’ll have to check.
(Update and OT: ChatGPT couldn’t find 2001 but said it was 91% sometime around then. Who knows if that’s right. I was trying to find a quick answer on something for a client the other day. I knew the answer but wants a couple cases and didn’t have time for westlaw research. It made up two cases. I called it out on the hallucination. It took three allegations for it to admit they were fake. Then it gave me a real case. I see why lazy people fall for that crap.)
I hardly studied for the Ga bar and passed first time.
Southern and LSU are three-year-long Louisiana bar exam courses.
FTR, I despise most lawyers these days so whatever.
I do recall our class doing well on the La bar though. I’ll have to check.
(Update and OT: ChatGPT couldn’t find 2001 but said it was 91% sometime around then. Who knows if that’s right. I was trying to find a quick answer on something for a client the other day. I knew the answer but wants a couple cases and didn’t have time for westlaw research. It made up two cases. I called it out on the hallucination. It took three allegations for it to admit they were fake. Then it gave me a real case. I see why lazy people fall for that crap.)
I hardly studied for the Ga bar and passed first time.
Southern and LSU are three-year-long Louisiana bar exam courses.
FTR, I despise most lawyers these days so whatever.
This post was edited on 10/4/25 at 6:40 am
Posted on 10/3/25 at 8:25 pm to Romney Wordsworth
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When I took the bar exam there was a dude in there on his SIXTH try. I don’t know if he passed that time or not but, he ended up passing at some point because he is actively practicing law.
Cleo? That you?
Posted on 10/3/25 at 8:48 pm to Maynard James Keenan
I'm surprised to learn that LSU (apparently] has at least a relatively legitimate law school.
Either that or they just do a better job teaching to the test.
Either that or they just do a better job teaching to the test.
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