Bar Exam Takers Show Little Covid Drag in July Multistate Test

Multistate bar exam takers across the country performed about as well on the July edition of the test as those who sat for it the summer before the pandemic started, according to new data.

Lawyers in training scored an average 140.4 on the July MBE, according to the National Conference of Bar Examiners. That’s down slightly from 141.1 in July 2019, the most recent instance when a full national group was tested.

The numbers were released in the wake of remote-proctored bar exams administered during the pandemic that repeatedly were marred by accounts of tech glitches and spurred a sense ...