Thomas Jefferson School of Law Believes Its 2011 Graduates To Be Kind of Stupid

13 Jan 2012 at 5:39 PMPosted in:


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Thomas Jefferson School of Law Believes Its 2011 Graduates To Be Kind of Stupid

By Elie Mystal

When I saw the abysmal bar passage rate posted by the Thomas Jefferson School of Law on the July 2011 administration of the California bar exam, I opined that TJSL should lose its American Bar Association accreditation. Of course, that won’t happen. The ABA standards on accreditation are so lax that law schools can lie to the ABA and still not get kicked out.

Much to the ABA’s embarrassment, TJSL released some papers to reassure students that even with a 33% first time bar passage rate (and an incomprehensible 13% pass rate for returning test takers), Thomas Jefferson Law was still well within ABA parameters. TJSL sent out an email that reiterated ABA Standard 301, which sets forth bar passage requirements for accredited schools:

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