Strickland, new law school dean, wants more U of M grads to pass bar
“Ten or 15 years ago, at the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, we would brag we were number one in the state,” new law school dean Jim Strickland said. “We’re not now.” (The Daily Memphian files)
First-time pass rate dipped to 65% in 2022 at Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. Efforts in 2023 brought it up more than 10 percentage points.
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