Record number sit for bar exam.

Regardless of what other trends are affecting the legal profession, The Florida Bar is getting bigger at a faster rate.

Executive Director John F. Harkness, Jr., reported at the Board of Governors' recent meeting that almost 3,500 people--the most ever--sat for the July bar exam.

That's about 500 more than what had been the average number.

Harkness said typically 70 to 80 percent of those taking the exam for the first time pass and become Bar members. While roughly 2,000...