State Bar Diversity Committee Scholarship Deadline Approaching

The deadline for the State Bar of Nevada's Diversity Committee 2012 scholarships is approaching. Applications for the two $5,000 Diversity Scholarships are due on April 5, 2012, in just under two weeks.  

These scholarships are given to two UNLV Boyd Law students "who embrace the Committee's mission to increase diversity within the membership and leadership of the State Bar of Nevada and the profession and to promote cultural competence." For more information, go to the Diversity Scholarships page on the state bar website.

Funding is provided by the Lawyer Referral and Information Service Committee.

July 2011 Bar Results

The results of the July 2011 Nevada Bar Examination are in. Congratulations to all of the new members of the State Bar of Nevada who were sworn in at the October 19, 2011 ceremony in Reno and the October 21, 2011 ceremony in Las Vegas and to everyone who passed the bar exam!

Here are some of statistics:

Overall Pass Rate*

*This includes first-time student takers, repeat student takers, and attorneys licensed in other jurisdictions.

Overall: 66%

Boyd Alum: 81% - a new record for the law school!

First-time Student Takers

Overall: 79%

Boyd Alum: 87% - a new record for the law school!

Repeat Student Takers

Overall: 26%

Boyd Alum: 50% 

Thanks to Jennifer Carr (Boyd '06), Director of the Academic Success Program at the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for making this information available.