{"meta":{"dataset":"bar-pipeline","title":"The new-lawyer pipeline by jurisdiction: bar exam pass rates and new admissions, 2025","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23721443","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23721443","conceptDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23721442","license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Source: Probative, The new-lawyer pipeline by jurisdiction: bar exam pass rates and new admissions, 2025, version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23721443, licensed CC BY 4.0.","citation":"Probative. (2026). The new-lawyer pipeline by jurisdiction: bar exam pass rates and new admissions, 2025 (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23721443","disclaimer":"Not legal advice. This is a plain-English summary of public sources, kept for marketing and recruiting planning. The figures are derived from the National Conference of Bar Examiners' published statistics, not copied from them; for the original tables, go to NCBE.","notice":"Probative is a marketing firm, not a law firm; not legal advice.","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/bar-pipeline/jurisdictions/AK.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/bar-pipeline/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source","D":"ABA model default","U":"open question"}},"key":"AK","records":[{"id":"ak-bar-pipeline","dataset":"bar-pipeline","jurisdiction":"AK","jurisdictionName":"Alaska","status":"P","text":"Alaska: 154 new lawyers were admitted in 2025 (by exam, transferred UBE score and motion); the overall 2025 bar exam pass rate was 63.6%; admissions by exam or transferred score fell 6.2% from 2021 to 2025.","value":154,"unit":"new lawyers admitted in 2025","year":2025,"pass_rate_pct":63.6,"admitted":154,"admitted_pathways_reported":"exam, transferred UBE score, motion","admitted_change_2021_2025_pct":-6.2,"transfer_share_pct":29.2,"motion_share_pct":31.8,"sources":[{"label":"NCBE, Persons Taking and Passing the 2025 Bar Examination (The Bar Examiner, Spring 2026 (Vol. 95, No. 1))","url":"https://thebarexaminer.ncbex.org/2025-statistics/persons-taking-and-passing-the-2025-bar-examination/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"NCBE, Admissions to the Bar by Examination and by Transferred UBE Score, 2021-2025 (The Bar Examiner, Spring 2026 (Vol. 95, No. 1))","url":"https://thebarexaminer.ncbex.org/2025-statistics/admissions-to-the-bar-by-examination-and-by-transferred-ube-score-2021-2025/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"NCBE, Admissions to the Bar on Motion, 2021-2025 (The Bar Examiner, Spring 2026 (Vol. 95, No. 1))","url":"https://thebarexaminer.ncbex.org/2025-statistics/admissions-to-the-bar-on-motion-2021-2025/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"}],"source":{"agency":"National Conference of Bar Examiners","table":"Persons Taking and Passing the 2025 Bar Examination; Admissions to the Bar by Examination and by Transferred UBE Score, 2021-2025; Admissions to the Bar on Motion, 2021-2025","release":"The Bar Examiner, Spring 2026 (Vol. 95, No. 1)","vintage":"2025","url":"https://thebarexaminer.ncbex.org/2025-statistics/","accessed":"2026-10-28","table_sha256":{"exam":"1a491a0558b52de5","adm":"1991483394d2ad8d","motion":"beeb9c35e1520815"}},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null,"partial":false},"lastChecked":"2026-10-28","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 400 days; totals tie to the official file"}]}