I took the bar exam. I passed, but it was Illinois, which has low standards and high passage rates. Take that for what it is. On the essay portion, the scoring

I took the bar exam. I passed, but it was Illinois, which has low standards and high passage rates. Take that for what it is. On the essay portion, the scoring is about 1/3 focused on knowing the legal doctrine that is being tested, and 2/3 on the structure, clarity, and style of the response. (State the law, analyze how the law applies to the facts presented, assess the strength of the counterargument, come to the conclusion, go back and state the conclusion at the beginning.). In Illinois, the passing score is about 65%, so in theory you could pass the essay part while knowing no law at all. Of course, you will not do so well on the multiple choice. I believe a skilled test taker with no law knowledge could triangulate answers to get to around ... 33%? Of course, with statistical learning, and enough data, you could train an LLM to pass the bar. Honestly, given how robotic studying for the bar exam was, I am only surprised it took until 2022-3