Bloomberg Law
July 20, 2016, 7:35 PM UTC

Big Law Associates Who Fail the Bar. What Happens to Them?

Casey Sullivan

Law graduates who have accepted Big Law positions will take one of the biggest tests of their life next week — the bar exam, beginning July 26. But what happens if they fail?

Do they still keep their jobs?

We found that it wouldn’t be the end of the world: Several firm leaders and communications people at large U.S. law firms said they have policies allowing first-years a second chance at passing the bar. So it’s not a hard up-or-out policy, although many said it is rare for one of their associates to fail the bar at all.

Contacted by Big Law Business on Wednesday, ...

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