NCBE Announces National Mean for July 2023 MBE
MADISON, WISCONSIN, August 31, 2023—The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) announced today that the national mean scaled score for the July 2023 Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) was 140.5, an increase of about 0.2 points compared to the July 2022 mean of 140.3. The MBE, one of three sections that make up the bar exam […]
NCBE Announces NextGen Exam Structure, Sunset of Current Bar Exam
MADISON, WISCONSIN, August 28, 2023 — The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) announced today the planned duration and structure of the NextGen bar exam and the date by which the current bar exam will officially sunset. The NextGen exam is currently under development and will launch in July 2026. The NextGen bar exam will be […]
Some Subjects to Be Removed from MEE in 2026
Effective with the July 2026 bar exam, the following subjects will no longer be tested on the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE): Conflict of Laws, Family Law, Trusts and Estates, and Secured Transactions. This change will align MEE subjects with the subject matter for the NextGen bar exam, which will be administered by some jurisdictions beginning […]
NCBE Publishes First Samples of New Question Types for NextGen Bar Exam
MADISON, WISCONSIN, July 11, 2023—The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), which develops bar exam content for 54 US jurisdictions, has published the first publicly available samples of two new question types that will be featured on the NextGen bar exam, which is set to launch in 2026. These new question types will be among […]
NCBE’s Wellington Receives Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree
MADISON, WISCONSIN, JUNE 1, 2023—Marilyn Wellington, Chief Strategy and Operations Officer for the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from New England Law | Boston during its May 19, 2023, commencement ceremony. Wellington, who graduated from New England Law | Boston in 1991, was honored alongside retired Massachusetts […]
NCBE Publishes Content Scope for NextGen Bar Exam
MADISON, WISCONSIN, May 25, 2023—The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), which develops bar exam content for 54 US jurisdictions, has published the content scope for the NextGen bar exam, which is set to launch in 2026. The content scope document outlines the breadth of material to be covered on the new exam in eight areas […]
