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Bar Review + SQE Prep

One platform across NY, CA, DC, TX, IL — and London.

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Built for the way Kirkland qualifies talent.

1.43 million+ legal professionals prepared. 530+ firms partner with BARBRI. 250+ associates per Kirkland incoming class.

Online & On-Demand

Self-paced study around summer-associate travel and Kirkland orientation. Lectures stream to any device on the associates' schedule, not BARBRI's.

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Adaptive Schedules

Aligned to the NY July sitting, CA July sitting, DC February sitting, TX, and IL. One curriculum, jurisdiction-aware.

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Personal Coaching

A dedicated BARBRI success manager assigned to every Kirkland cohort. Weekly office hours, individual progress flags, on-call before exam dates.

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Talent Development Reporting, built in.

A single Talent Development dashboard with cohort-level pass projections, by jurisdiction. Every Kirkland incoming class. Every sitting. Real time.

  • Cohort-level pass projections by jurisdiction
  • Weekly engagement and study-hour reporting
  • Audit-ready exports for partner reviews
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  • 250+

    Incoming associates per Kirkland class — one license covers every one of them

  • 5
    States

    NY, CA, DC, TX, IL — every Kirkland hiring jurisdiction, one Firm Pass license

  • 91.3%
    Pass Rate

    Bar pass rate across AmLaw 100 Firm Pass cohorts

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"Before Firm Pass we were chasing reimbursement receipts from 200 associates across four jurisdictions. Now we get a single weekly report showing exactly where each cohort sits versus historical pass rates. Our partners ask better questions because the data is finally good."
— Director of Talent Development, AmLaw 5 firm
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Kirkland London: included in Firm Pass.

SQE1 + SQE2 prep for Kirkland's London trainees

For dual-qualifying trainees, BARBRI bridges SQE and the NY Bar inside a single Firm Pass contract. Same dashboard, same success manager. 73% SQE1 first-time pass rate across BARBRI cohorts.

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"Our trainees in London needed to clear SQE1 and SQE2 on a partner-track timeline. BARBRI's structured Personal Study Plan turned a chaotic qualification into a known-quantity cohort exercise. Trainees passed, and our Learning team got real reporting for the first time."
— Head of Early Careers, Global Law Firm (UK)
"Firm Pass removed every operational excuse we had for inconsistent bar-prep outcomes. One license, one dashboard, one BARBRI success manager owning the cohort. Talent Development now spends time on associates, not procurement."
— Chief Talent Officer, AmLaw 25 firm
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Track 1 · NY/CA/DC/TX/IL Bar

Multi-state coverage in a single Firm Pass license. Auto-enroll incoming associates by jurisdiction. 91.3% pass rate across AmLaw 100 cohorts. One success manager, one report.

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Track 2 · London SQE + NY Bridge

For Kirkland's London trainees and US-bound dual-qualifying solicitors. SQE1, SQE2, and an optional NY Bar bridge — all inside Firm Pass. 73% SQE1 first-time pass rate.

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BARBRI LSAT Prep Courses

800,000+ test takers have prepared for the LSAT® using BARBRI’s PowerScore courses and study materials

BARBRI’s LSAT Preparation Course curriculum — designed and taught by legendary LSAT experts Dave Killoran and Jon Denning — is flexible, affordable, and geared towards the new LSAT format.

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I am particularly grateful for 1. PowerScore’s focus on positivity and improvement by placing importance on the task at hand and getting better each time rather than a numerical result, and 2. teaching us ways to enjoy the test. I am a firm believer in the PowerScore approach to the LSAT and the impact it has on my future.
— Declan K. | LSAT Score: 175 | Yale Law
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LSAT Self-Study Books

PowerScore’s best-selling LSAT publications provide everything you need to prepare and practice for the LSAT on your own.

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LSAT Private Tutoring

Private one-on-one tutoring lets you quickly identify and eliminate your LSAT weaknesses. Available in person or live online. 

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Law School Admissions Consulting

Our expert staff of law school admissions consultants will demystify the process and guide you in crafting a stellar law school application. 

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Law School Prep

Discover the tools you need to become a top law student. Learn core 1L material, exam-taking strategies, academic skills and more, all before your first day of law school. 

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BARBRI Professional Education

Elevate your career as a legal professional

We know that for the 1.5+ million attorneys and solicitors we have helped prep for their qualifying exams (and the firms and organizations that have hired them), the learning doesn’t end there. Explore our training and certification programs and power your career development. Popular subjects include paralegal certificate training, legal nurse consultant training course, negotiation skills training, and intellectual property certification. 

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  • 1.43M+

    Legal professionals prepared by BARBRI to pass the bar

  • 530+

    Law firms, organizations, and law schools partner with BARBRI

  • 91.3%

    Bar pass rate across AmLaw 100 Firm Pass cohorts

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"Firm Pass gave us one operating model across our New York, California, and DC incoming classes. The dashboard pays for itself the first July sitting."
— Director of Talent Development, AmLaw 10 firm
"We stopped reimbursing individual bar-prep subscriptions and moved every incoming associate onto Firm Pass. Cleaner procurement, better outcomes, one point of contact."
— Head of Associate Programs, AmLaw 20 firm
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BARBRI Bar Review

The course used by 1.43M+ legal professionals to pass the U.S. bar exam. Now available to Kirkland incoming associates as a single firm-wide license.

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CLE for Mid-Levels & Partners

Firm Pass extends past the bar exam. CLE / CPE credits in all 50 states, 500+ accredited courses, and bulk reporting for Kirkland's Talent Development team.

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SQE Bridge for London

For Kirkland's London office: SQE1 + SQE2 preparation plus an optional NY Bar bridge for dual-qualifying trainees. One contract, one dashboard.

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How Firm Pass works for Kirkland & Ellis.

Three things change the day you turn on Firm Pass for an incoming class. Auto-enrollment. Multi-state coverage in one license. A single dashboard for Talent Development.

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Cohort onboarding

Every incoming class auto-enrolled. August reminders to associates. Welcome kits routed to Talent Development.

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Multi-state coverage

NY, CA, DC, TX, IL. One license, every jurisdiction Kirkland hires into. No per-associate procurement.

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Talent Development reporting

Real-time pass-rate projections delivered to your team. Audit-ready exports for partner reviews.

Trusted by the firms Kirkland competes with.

BARBRI Firm Pass is the enterprise bar-prep license used by AmLaw 100 firms to qualify 250+ associates per incoming class. 530+ firms partner with BARBRI globally. 91.3% bar pass rate across AmLaw 100 cohorts. 120 years of trusted bar-prep content.

  • Latham & Watkins — multi-jurisdictional Firm Pass cohorts
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
  • Davis Polk & Wardwell
  • Sullivan & Cromwell
  • Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
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For the Kirkland London office: a built-in SQE bridge.

Firm Pass extends to the UK Solicitor Qualifying Exam (SQE) for Kirkland's London trainees. Same dashboard, same success manager, same negotiated firm pricing — across SQE1, SQE2, and the NY Bar bridge for dual-qualifying associates.

  • SQE1 + SQE2 preparation included in Firm Pass
  • NY Bar bridge for dual-qualifying London trainees
  • One Talent Development view across US + UK cohorts
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Open the Kirkland Firm Pass conversation.

Trusted by the firms Kirkland competes with — including 78 of the AmLaw 100. Past Firm Pass clients include Latham & Watkins, Skadden, Davis Polk, Sullivan & Cromwell, and Wachtell.

  • One BARBRI Firm Pass license across NY, CA, DC, TX, IL
  • Dedicated success manager per Kirkland cohort
  • Audit-ready dashboard for Talent Development
  • UK SQE bridge for Kirkland's London office
  • Negotiated firm pricing vs. individual associate reimbursements
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