MADISON, WISCONSIN, November 20, 2024—The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) has published the family law subject matter outline for the NextGen bar exam. The outline is intended to inform stakeholders of the specific topics within family law to be assessed on the new exam starting in July 2028. These topics have been identified as those that […]

Media contact: communications@ncbex.org  Fact sheet and image: https://www.ncbex.org/media-resources  MADISON, WISCONSIN, November 20, 2024—The Alaska Supreme Court has announced that it intends to administer the NextGen bar exam beginning in July 2028. Twenty-seven jurisdictions have now announced plans to adopt the NextGen exam. The NextGen bar exam is being developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), which currently develops bar […]

Media contact: communications@ncbex.org  Fact sheet and image: https://www.ncbex.org/media-resources  MADISON, WISCONSIN, October 28, 2024—The Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has announced that it will administer the NextGen bar exam beginning in July 2026. The Court will continue to administer local content essays alongside the new exam. Twenty-six jurisdictions in total have now announced plans to adopt the […]

Media contact: communications@ncbex.org  MADISON, WISCONSIN, October 16, 2024—The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) has published a research brief summarizing the results of field testing conducted in January 2024, part of ongoing implementation research for the NextGen bar exam. The new exam will have its first administration in July 2026. Results of the first stage of NextGen implementation […]

MADISON, WISCONSIN, September 20, 2024—The national mean scaled score for the August 2024 MPRE was 97.0, 0.1 points higher than the August 2023 mean of 96.9. The August 2024 mean reflects the performance of 18,094 examinees, 911 fewer than the August 2023 examinee count of 19,005. The MPRE is a two-hour, 60-question multiple-choice examination administered […]

Media contact: communications@ncbex.org  Fact sheet and image: https://www.ncbex.org/media-resources  MADISON, WISCONSIN, September 17, 2024—West Virginia and North Dakota have announced that they will administer the NextGen bar exam beginning in July 2027. Twenty-five jurisdictions in total have now announced plans to adopt the new exam. The NextGen bar exam is being developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), which currently develops […]