Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination Now Available in Puerto Rico Test Location
MADISON, WISCONSIN, April 13, 2022—The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE), a key admission requirement for most new US attorneys, will be offered at a testing site in Puerto Rico at each administration of the MPRE starting with the August 2022 exam. The MPRE, developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), is a two-hour, […]
National Mean of 132.6 for February 2022 MBE
Average Scores on Multistate Bar Exam Return to February 2020 Levels MADISON, WISCONSIN, April 8, 2022—The national Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) mean scaled score for February 2022 was 132.6, a return to the February 2020 mean after an increase to a mean of 134.0 last February. This February’s MBE was administered exclusively via paper-based, in-person […]
NCBE Publishes 2021 Year in Review
MADISON, WISCONSIN, April 1, 2022—The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) has published its 2021 Year in Review, now available on the NCBE website. The Year in Review highlights the work of NCBE’s volunteers and staff in fulfilling its mission and provides a data-filled snapshot of the work NCBE undertakes in its commitment to serving […]
NCBE Publishes Preliminary Content Scope Outlines for New Bar Exam
Next generation exam, slated for 2026 launch, will place greater emphasis on essential lawyering skills, decrease number of tested legal subjects; legal community encourage to comment on proposed subjects and skills. MADISON, WISCONSIN, March 24, 2022—A new bar exam, slated to debut in 2026, will test more skills and fewer subjects than its current incarnation. […]
NCBE Names New Chief Strategy and Operations Officer
Marilyn Wellington Will Lead Organization’s Development of Next Generation Bar Exam Starting in June MADISON, WISCONSIN, February 8, 2022—The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) announced today that Marilyn Wellington will join NCBE in June as its Chief Strategy and Operations Officer. Wellington, currently the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners, will […]
NCBE Condemns Threats to America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
MADISON, WISCONSIN, February 4, 2022—The National Conference of Bar Examiners condemns the ongoing threats to the students, faculty, and staff of America’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). While no member of our society should ever be subject to such terrorism, these threats to the Black community, rooted as they are in this country’s history […]
