Academic and Bar Success

Through our academic and bar success programming, outreach, publications, research, and grantmaking, we seek to materially and measurably increase levels of student success in and beyond law school — and improve first-time bar exam passage nationwide.

A quarterly newsletter dedicated to the exchange of evidence-based ideas about the bar exam.

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Preparing AccessLex member law schools for the NextGen Uniform Bar Exam.

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A collaborative program of AccessLex Institute and the Association of Academic Support Educators (AASE).

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NCBE select AccessLex to assist with NextGen UBE study aids. Learn More.

NCBE selects AccessLex to assist with NextGen UBE study aids. Learn More.

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Five Easy Ways to Introduce NextGen UBE Skills into Your Course

With the NextGen Uniform Bar Exam (NextGen UBE) on the horizon, licensure assessment will rely more heavily on performance tasks. Add the rising expectations in accreditors, deans, and employers, and the demand for meaningful, skill-focused student feedback has never been higher. But delivering individualized feedback to every student is nearly impossible. AccessLex Institute’s Building Bar Skills Modules are designed to provide impactful learning experiences without increasing workload. Explore five practical approaches to integrate these Modules and enhance student learning.

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The ARC is a digital repository of the leading research and resources in legal education today. In the Bar Success Collection, you'll find research relevant to bar exam-related issues, including how to best prepare graduates to take and pass the test.

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Learn about our Bar Success Research Grant Program and new Bar Success Intervention Grant Program.

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Literature Review of Academic and Bar Success Interventions

Our report summarizes findings from recent law school academic and bar success programs, including those funded by AccessLex. It is also intended to assist researchers and support academic success and bar preparation professionals in their own interventions.

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Meet the Senior Director

Joel Chanvisanuruk

Senior Director, Programs for Academic and Bar Success

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Programs for Academic and Bar Success

Joel directs the Company’s academic and bar success initiatives, including grantmaking and research related to bar success and other legal education matters. Joel is also the Managing Director of Raising the Bar, our quarterly publication dedicated to the exchange of evidence-based ideas about the bar exam and licensing reform. For more information on our Academic and Bar Success initiatives, contact Joel at [email protected].