NCBE Issues Additional Guidance on Family Law and Trusts and Estates Media contact: NCBE: communications@ncbex.org  MADISON, WISCONSIN, May 29, 2024—Illinois has announced that it will administer the NextGen bar exam beginning in 2028; 19 jurisdictions in total have now announced plans to adopt the new exam. Illinois has not yet finalized whether its first administration will be in February or July of […]

MADISON, WISCONSIN, April 29, 2024—The national mean scaled score for the March 2024 MPRE was 97.1, 2.2 points higher than the March 2023 mean of 94.9. The March 2024 mean reflects the performance of 21,029 examinees, 845 more than the March 2023 examinee count of 20,184. The MPRE is a two-hour, 60-question multiple-choice examination administered […]

Media contact: NCBE: communications@ncbex.org  MADISON, WISCONSIN, April 22, 2024—Tennessee has announced that it will administer the NextGen bar exam beginning in July 2027, bringing the total number of jurisdictions that have announced their intent to adopt the new exam to eighteen.  “Adopting the NextGen bar exam will enable Tennessee to continue offering a reliable licensing exam, which will ensure competency and continue […]

MADISON, WISCONSIN, April 2, 2024— The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) announced today that the national mean scaled score for the February 2024 Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) was 131.8, an increase of more than 0.6 points compared to the February 2023 mean of 131.1. The MBE, one of three sections that make up the […]

Media contact: NCBE: communications@ncbex.org  MADISON, WISCONSIN, March 15, 2024 — The Supreme Court of Washington announced plans to adopt the NextGen bar exam, bringing the total number of jurisdictions that have announced their intent to adopt the new exam to seventeen. Washington will first administer the NextGen exam in July 2026. The Supreme Court of Washington has also modified its rules to […]

Media contact: NCBE: communications@ncbex.org  MADISON, WISCONSIN, March 14, 2024 — Two states announced plans this week to adopt the NextGen bar exam, bringing the total number of jurisdictions that have announced their intent to adopt the new exam to sixteen. Minnesota intends to first administer the exam in July 2027, and Colorado will hold its first administration in July 2028. “The NextGen exam furthers our […]