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With a target implementation year of 2026 for a redesigned bar exam, the National Conference of Bar Examiners expects to start pilot testing this year.

Michigan will start using the Uniform Bar Exam in July 2022, making it the 41st jurisdiction to adopt the universal test.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Delaware Bar Examination will be administered remotely online, according to the Delaware Board of Bar Examiners.  The Delaware bar examination, which will take place over three days on July 26-28, 2021, will use the remote (online) format offered by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE).  The exam will retain the traditional format of eight Delaware essay questions, two Multistate  Performance Test (MPT) questions, and 200 Multistate...

developing content specifications identifying scope of coverage; drafting new types of questions for integrated testing of knowledge and skills; ensuring accessibility for candidates with disabilities; field-testing new item formats and new exam content; conducting analyses and review to ensure fairness for diverse populations of candidates; evaluating options for in-person computer delivery of the exam; establishing scoring processes and psychometric methods for equating/scaling scores; develo...