The 12th Bar Exam Sees 3,255 Candidates... Approximately 1,700 Passers Decided

[Asia Economy Choi Seok-jin, Legal Affairs Specialist Reporter] The number of successful candidates for the 12th Bar Examination, which was taken by a total of 3,255 examinees, is expected to be decided at around 1,700.

The Ministry of Justice announced on the 18th that out of 3,644 applicants for the 12th Bar Examination held from the 10th to the 14th of this month at 25 law school test centers nationwide, 3,255 actually took the exam, recording an attendance rate of 89.3%.

Candidates for the bar exam heading to the test site.

Additionally, the Ministry of Justice stated that at the 24th Bar Examination Management Committee held on December 27 last year, the criteria of "setting the number of successful candidates for this bar exam at around 1,200, considering ties and other factors" were deliberated and resolved.

Until the 11th Bar Examination, the number of successful candidates was decided at the Bar Examination Management Committee held after grading was completed, which raised concerns that examinees' ability to predict results and their right to know were not properly guaranteed.

To improve this, the Ministry of Justice formed the "Legal Professional Selection and Training Improvement TF" under the Bar Examination Management Committee in July last year, discussed the matter, and based on the results, decided to determine the scale of successful candidates before the exam and announce it immediately after the exam.

Meanwhile, in this exam, the Ministry of Justice assigned all 25 disabled examinees, including 7 with severe disabilities, to their preferred test centers.

They also provided necessary accommodations according to the type and degree of disability, such as extended exam time, provision of computers for disabled persons, assistant personnel, and approval for the use of assistive technology devices.

The Ministry of Justice stated, "We will continue to do our best to guarantee fair exam opportunities for disabled examinees and to enhance public trust in the Bar Examination."

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