Some big bar exam news out of Florida.
Florida has adopted the NextGen Exam, and will begin testing it in July 2028. At first, this seems significant. If I'm thinking about this correctly, it's the first state that had not adopted the UBE and has now signed on to this new NCBE exam.
But I find Florida's wording of this announcement interesting. They're referring to the NextGen exam as "a component of the Florida bar exam." In other words, just as the MBE was a component of the Florida exam, the NextGen will replace the MBE as that component.
But, unlike the MBE, the NextGen is a full bar exam! Depending upon how much of the Florida portion the Florida Board ends up retaining, this new Florida exam might end up as daunting. All those subjects covered on NextGen + all the subjects already covered on the Florida portion of the exam will be..a lot.
Florida might cut some subjects from the Florida portion of the exam. It should do that. The NextGen is already, apparently, intended to test for minimum competence. But it's Florida, so I wouldn't hold your breath.
More on this news is @ https://www.floridabarexam.org/static/20240718_Press_Release_re_Florida_Bar_Examination.pdf
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