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Lawyers in Korea clash over bar pass rates amid glut and AI threat
Lawyers in Korea clash over bar pass rates amid glut and AI threat SEOUL, April 08 (AJP) - Lawyers usually fight for others, but in South Korea these days, they are fighting for themselves. The Korean Law School Student Association on Wednesday issued a statement signed by 1,024 students from 25 law schools, calling on the government to ease entry barriers by raising the bar exam pass rate to 75 percent from the current median of around 50 percent. Just days earlier, on Monday, an unseasonably chilly spring drizzle did not deter about 200 lawy April 8, 2026