2021
NCBE’s Board of Trustees approves the Testing Task Force’s recommendations for the next generation of the bar examination. Implementation of the new exam will take 4 to 5 years.
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AALS Stakeholder Focus Group Sessions
Hosted concurrently with the 2019 AALS Annual Meeting
UBE Forum Focus Group Sessions
Hosted concurrently with the 2019 UBE Forum
2019 Practice Analysis Survey
Closed September 30, 2019
2018
NCBE appoints a Testing Task Force charged with undertaking a three-year study to ensure that the bar examination continues to test the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for competent entry-level legal practice in the 21st century.
2017
The number of MBE pretest questions is increased from 10 to 25 of the 200 total questions on each form.
2015
Civil Procedure is added as an MBE subject. Negotiable Instruments is removed as an MEE subject.
2014
The number of MEE questions offered is reduced from nine to six.
2013
LSAC replaces ACT as the contractor for registration and administration of the MPRE. NCBE takes over ADA decisions, scoring, and score reporting for the MPRE.
