TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 31, 2022

Earlier this month, the National Conference of Bar Examiners announced that pilot testing for the “Next Gen Bar Exam” will begin sometime in 2026. The revised test will do away with the Multistate Bar Exam, the Multistate Essay Exam and the Multistate Performance Test to focus on knowledge and skills rather than rote memorization, according to Above the Law. The new exam also will be taken entirely on a computer. “Computer-based testing is more flexible than paper-based testing, and is more in line with the integrated assessment of knowledge and skills we will use for the new exam,” conference president Judith Gundersen said in announcing the news.