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johndiu

I haven't seen anyone do that. I can only speak for firms in my (smallish) city. Neither my firm nor any of the ones I know about firing people for failing the bar. At my firm, and I think at the others, they don't even reduce your salary. You do everything the other first years do except appear in court and on the letterhead. If someone fails on his/her second try, then I think our policy is to let the person go. But that has never happened here as far as I know.

Source: han sachs

adgo

I think firms are pretty good about that
I haven't a clue about my own firm's policy, since I came here as a lateral. If you forced me to generalize, I'd say that "most" firms are pretty good about letting failed exam-takers stay on until the next results, out of a sense of fairness (e.g., if your hiring was contingent on passing, they could have easily stated so when they brought you on). In fact the county prosecutor in my city hired new grads with that specific condition, and they did in fact withdraw job offers for those individuals who failed. (I know one such person who reapplied after passing, and she was rehired).

Source: Uncivil Litigator

cglaw

Most firms will give you a second try, but usually you have to pass the second time or they will have to let you go. This is not to be mean, but it violates ethical rules I believe. Technically, you are not an attorney, so they can’t allow you to sign documents as such, and you are no longer in law school, so you are not protected under the Ethics rules allowing law students to do supervised attorney work (i.e. what summer associates do)! Most government agencies (if you are hired as a government attorney) let people go if they fail after the first try (i.e. the Public Defender’s office).