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Future attorneys have a new tool as they prepare to take the bar exam.

The Michigan Supreme Court last week entered an order adopting the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) in Michigan.

The National Conference of Bar Examiners today released national mean results for the July Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) and the August Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE).

The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) is pleased to welcome three new members to its Testing and Research Department.

Sophie S. Martin has been named Director of Communications, Education, and Outreach at the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE).

The exam will be administered July 27–28; 29 jurisdictions plan to administer the exam remotely, while 24 will administer it in person.

The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) announced today that February 2022 bar exam materials will be made available to jurisdictions for paper-based in-person testing only, unless restrictions by a public health authority prohibit a jurisdiction from administering the February exam in person.

The national Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) mean scaled score for March 2021 was 99.0.

NCBE will offer a limited number of international site testing opportunities to take the MPRE in August 2021 for candidates who are unable to travel to the United States.

The national Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) mean scaled score for February 2021 was 134.0.

New NCBE study aids are available on BarNow, including Simulated MPRE 2, and the MEE and MPT Bar Exam Value Packs.

The Texas Board of Law Examiners announced on February 17 that the Uniform Bar Exam will be administered in Texas as scheduled on February 23-24, with provisions available for candidates affected by this week’s severe weather.

NCBE today announced that it will again offer jurisdictions the option to administer the bar exam remotely in July 2021 to help address health concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and provide support for future legal professionals.

The Board of Trustees of the National Conference of Bar Examiners voted today to approve the NCBE Testing Task Force’s recommendations for the next generation of the bar exam.

The national Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) mean scaled score for October 2020 was 98.8.

NCBE’s Testing Task Force has released its preliminary recommendations for the next generation of the bar exam.

417 examinees in five jurisdictions sat for the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) on October 1, 2020.

NCBE is in the process of surveying test takers who took a remote exam using NCBE materials in October in order to learn more about their experience.

The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) today announced initial plans that will allow jurisdictions the option to provide the bar exam remotely in February 2021, since challenges related to COVID-19 will likely still be present next year.

1,811 examinees sat for the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) in eight jurisdictions on September 9–10, 2020.