To provide needed flexibility for jurisdictions and candidates in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to preparing materials for a July bar exam, NCBE will make bar exam materials available for two fall administrations in 2020: September 9-10 and September 30-October 1. Each jurisdiction will determine whether to offer the exam in July, in early September, or in late September. See NCBE COVID-19 Updates for more information.
In This Issue
Winter 2025-2026 (Vol. 94, No. 4)

- Transforming Legal Licensure: The NextGen Uniform Bar Exam
- From Inception to Launch: A NextGen UBE Timeline
- Genesis of the NextGen UBE
- How It All Began: A Shifting Legal Landscape Sparks the NextGen UBE
- A Jurisdiction’s Path to the NextGen UBE
- Exam Security Advantages of Moving from Paper and Pencil to Computer Delivery
- Building a Better Process: The Journey of Grading and Training in the NextGen UBE Era
- Letter from the Chair
- President’s Page
- Facts & Figures
- The Testing Column: Guidance Brief on the Recommended NextGen UBE Passing Score Range
- The NextGen UBE: The Future of Legal Licensure: What the NextGen UBE Signals for the Profession
- FAQs About Bar Admissions: Answering Questions About: Score Portability and the NextGen UBE in 2026
- From the Archives: A Selection of Previous Bar Examiner Articles on the NextGen UBE
- News & Events





