Study guides, exam tips, pass-rate analysis, and study strategies — written by people who sat the exam.
What to bring to the NextGen bar exam, the July 22 readiness deadline, laptop and secure-browser rules, prohibited items, and how the 1.5 days run.
Read articleWhen July 2026 NextGen bar exam results come out state by state, how scores arrive through NCBE, and what the first-ever pass rates are likely to show.
Read articleHow many hours to study for the bar exam — the 400-hour norm, rebuilt for the NextGen format: 10-, 8-, and 16-week schedules and where the hours go.
Read articleStarred vs unstarred topics on the NextGen bar exam: what each testing mode means, subject-by-subject recall counts, and what you actually memorize.
Read articleEvery free source of NextGen bar exam practice questions — NCBE official samples, library guides, prep-company freebies, and playable no-signup options.
Read articleBest NextGen bar exam prep, compared honestly: Barbri, Themis, Kaplan, Helix, UWorld, and question-bank tools — 2026 prices and who each one fits.
Read articleWhether you can pass the NextGen bar without a $3,000 course: the free-materials stack, an under-$150 blueprint, and the three conditions that decide it.
Read articleHow to study for the NextGen bar exam while working full-time: the 4–6 month runway math, a weekly template that survives a job, and what to skip.
Read articleWhether the NextGen bar exam is harder than the UBE, graded across five dimensions — memorization, formats, writing weight, pacing — and who each favors.
Read articleFailed the bar exam? Whether to retake on the legacy UBE or switch to NextGen for February 2027 — the state map, the decision rule, and what carries over.
Read articleThe NextGen bar exam in one guide: the 1.5-day format, three item types, 8 subjects, the 500–750 score, adoption waves, and how to prep without past papers.
Read articleEvery US jurisdiction’s first NextGen bar exam date, wave by wave: the July 2026 first ten, the 2027–2028 waves, and states with no announced date.
Read articleSingle-answer MCQs, select-two questions, integrated question sets, and performance tasks — how each NextGen format is scored and how to attack it.
Read articleEvery announced NextGen bar exam passing score by state — who set 610, 616, or 620 on the 500–750 scale, and how they map to legacy UBE cut scores.
Read articleThe 8 subjects tested on the NextGen bar exam, how Family Law and Trusts & Estates work as provided-resource subjects until 2028, and the 7 skills.
Read articleNextGen bar exam vs the legacy UBE: structure, timing, question types, subjects, the 500–750 vs 400 scales, and score portability between states.
Read articleHow the NextGen bar exam’s 500–750 scale works, what MCQs vs written work contribute, NCBE’s 610–620 recommended pass range, and announced state scores.
Read articleA minute-by-minute method for NextGen bar exam performance tasks: read the File and Library in the right order, budget 60 minutes, draft to the rubric.
Read articleInside a NextGen bar exam integrated question set: the scenario, provided materials, mixed MCQ and written items, and a ~24-minute pacing strategy.
Read articleFamily Law and Trusts & Estates appear on every NextGen bar exam through February 2028 — only with provided legal resources. How to practice for them.
Read articleEvery NextGen bar exam date from July 2026 through July 2028, which states offer each administration, and how registration and deadlines work.
Read articleNCBE’s free NextGen bar exam materials — the Content Scope Outline, official sample questions, and the exam-software preview — and how to use each one.
Read articleOne-time payment. Pick the plan that fits your timeline. Start with the free readiness quiz.