NCBE Announces National Mean for July 2024 MBE

MADISON, WISCONSIN, August 29, 2024—The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) announced today that the national mean scaled score for the July 2024 Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) was 141.8, an increase of about 1.3 points compared to the July 2023 mean of 140.5 and the highest July MBE mean since 2013, excluding the summer and […]

Indiana to Administer NextGen Bar Exam; First Administration Scheduled for July 2028

Media contact: NCBE: communications@ncbex.org  Fact sheet and image: https://www.ncbex.org/media-resources  MADISON, WISCONSIN, August 1, 2024—The Indiana Supreme Court will implement the NextGen bar exam beginning in July 2028. 23 jurisdictions in total have now announced plans to adopt the new exam. The new exam is being developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), which currently develops bar exam content […]

Georgia Adopts NextGen Bar Exam Starting in July 2028, Will Include a Georgia Law Component

Media contact: communications@ncbex.org   Media resources: https://www.ncbex.org/media-resources   MADISON, WISCONSIN, July 31, 2024—Georgia law school graduates are busy taking the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) today, but four years from now, candidates for admission to the bar in Georgia will sit for a new exam: Georgia has announced that it will administer the NextGen bar exam beginning in July 2028. A total of 22 […]

Florida Adopts NextGen Bar Exam Starting in July 2028, Will Include a Florida Law Component

Media contact: communications@ncbex.org Media resources: https://www.ncbex.org/media-resources MADISON, WISCONSIN, July 18, 2024—The Florida Supreme Court has approved a recommendation from the Florida Board of Bar Examiners to adopt the NextGen bar exam starting in July 2028. Florida currently administers a two-day bar exam to aspiring attorneys, with day one dedicated to Florida law and day two consisting of […]

Oklahoma to Administer NextGen Bar Exam Starting in July 2027

Media contact: NCBE: communications@ncbex.org  Media resources: https://www.ncbex.org/media-resources  MADISON, WISCONSIN, June 12, 2024—The Oklahoma Supreme Court has issued an order establishing that it will administer the NextGen bar exam beginning in July 2027; 20 jurisdictions in total have now announced plans to adopt the new exam. The new exam is being developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), which […]

NCBE Publishes Results of NextGen Pilot Test Research

Media contact: NCBE: communications@ncbex.org  MADISON, WISCONSIN, June 3, 2024—The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) has published its first analysis of NextGen bar exam performance data, focused on the pilot testing phase, one of three stages of implementation research being conducted in preparation for the launch of the NextGen bar exam. Insights gained through pilot testing have already […]