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Ninety-nine percent of Cornell Law School graduates passed the New York Bar exam in July, an all-time record for the school and the highest pass rate of any law school in New York State. "We are proud that our students performed so well," said Stewart J. Schwab, the Allan R. Tessler Dean and Professor of Law. "It reflects their collective talent and diligence, traits that we saw daily during their time at Cornell and traits that will serve them well as members of the bar."

Law School faculty do not "teach to the bar," Schwab said, "but our faculty are superb teachers and mentors and our students hard-working and inquisitive. The combination leads to great results."

Over 130 students took the New York exam, the majority of them recent graduates from the class of 2008. New York welcomed the most Cornell graduates to the bar.

Cornell Law students also sat for bar exams in 21 other states, including Massachusetts where the Cornell pass rate for first time takers was 100%.