MADISON, WISCONSIN, February 23, 2024—The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) has published its 2023 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 the […]

Connecticut Will Administer NextGen Exam in July 2026 Media contact: NCBE: communications@ncbex.org  MADISON, WISCONSIN, February 22, 2024 — Kansas has announced that it will administer the NextGen bar exam, joining thirteen other jurisdictions that have announced their intent to adopt the new exam. Kansas will first administer the NextGen exam in July 2028. The new exam is being developed by the […]

MADISON, WISCONSIN, February 20, 2024 — 4,124 participants from 88 law schools in 41 jurisdictions recently participated in a nationwide field test for the NextGen bar exam, providing exam developers and psychometric experts at the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) with key data and feedback on new question types that will appear on the exam.  The […]

MADISON, WISCONSIN, February 13, 2024 —The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) has announced the formation of the Family Law Content Scope Panel, which will develop the content outline specifying the breadth and depth of family law material that will be tested on the NextGen bar exam beginning in July 2028. The panel held its […]

MADISON, WISCONSIN, February 6, 2024 —The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) has announced the 2024 recipients of two awards that provide funding for research related to testing and measurement, with a particular focus on research related to high-stakes licensure testing such as the bar exam. NCBE’s Joe E. Covington Award for Research on Testing for Licensure honors […]

Media contact: NCBE: communications@ncbex.org; New Mexico: Barry Massey, bmassey@nmcourts.gov MADISON, WISCONSIN, February 5, 2024—The New Mexico Supreme Court has announced that it will administer the NextGen bar exam, joining twelve other jurisdictions that have announced their intent to adopt the new exam. New Mexico will first administer the NextGen exam in July 2027. “The new bar exam will place a greater emphasis […]