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 […]

Media contact: communications@ncbex.org MADISON, WISCONSIN, February 2, 2024—Guam has announced that it plans to administer the NextGen bar exam beginning in July 2026. It joins 11 other jurisdictions that have announced their intent to adopt the new exam, which is set to launch in July 2026.  The new exam is being developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), […]

Media contact: communications@ncbex.org MADISON, WISCONSIN, January 31, 2024 —Utah has announced that it plans to administer the NextGen bar exam beginning in July 2028. It joins ten other jurisdictions that have announced their intent to adopt the new exam, which is set to launch in July 2026. Three jurisdictions plan to begin administering the NextGen exam in July 2026, six […]

Media contacts: NCBE: communications@ncbex.org, Surpass Assessment: pr@surpass.com   MADISON, WISCONSIN, January 30, 2024—The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) has announced that Surpass Assessment (https://surpass.com/) will provide the testing software for the NextGen bar exam, set to launch in July 2026. The new bar exam will be delivered via examinees’ laptops through a secure, computer-based system already in […]