TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Feb 26, 2024

According to a press release from the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), 4,124 participants from 88 law schools in 41 jurisdictions recently participated in a nationwide field test for the NextGen bar exam. The data gathered from the field test will help NCBE ensure that the NextGen bar exam fairly and accurately assesses the knowledge and skills needed by new lawyers, as well as confirm timing estimates, provide an opportunity to test computerized exam delivery and scoring systems, and give jurisdiction graders an opportunity to practice grading new types of questions. Belmont College of Law and the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law were the two participating Tennessee law schools in the field test. The NextGen exam will have its first administration in July 2026.