Hayley Masching Addresses Bar Passage Concerns in The Iowa Lawyer Magazine
Attorney Hayley Masching calls for action from the legal community after Iowa has grappled with historically low bar passage rates. With only 34% overall and a 44% passage rate for first time takers in February 2025, Hayley has called upon the legal community to support future legal professionals in their development prior to the bar exam. In her article published in the June issue of The Iowa Lawyer Magazine, Hayley outlines how practicing attorneys can reverse this trend by investing in mentorship and legal education.
In the article, Hayley urges attorneys to engage earlier in the pipeline, from high school outreach to law school mentorship. She provides practical strategies, including offering internships, judging mock trials, and partnering with law schools to promote practice-ready education.
Hayley is a litigation attorney at Simmson Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC with a general practice including banking and finance litigation and business and commercial litigation.
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