NextGen

The Trusted Leader in NextGen Bar Preparation

As the NextGen Bar Exam begins to roll out state by state, Aspen Publishing remains dedicated and steadfast in developing the most up-to-date materials and resources for every student's needs.

What is the NextGen Bar Exam?

Beginning July 2026 in select U.S. jurisdictions, the NextGen Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) will be administered as a successor to the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), Multistate Essay Exam (MEE), and Multistate Performance Test (MPT). The NextGen UBE is designed to better align with the knowledge and skills needed for modern legal practice. The exam emphasizes core lawyering competencies such as legal analysis, writing, issue spotting, and practical problem-solving built around a clearly defined set of fundamental legal concepts.

Balancing both litigation and transactional practice, the NextGen UBE reflects key developments in legal education, including clinical experiences, legal writing instruction, and alternative dispute resolution. For bar candidates preparing to enter a rapidly evolving profession, this new exam format offers a more integrated, practice-oriented, and skills-based approach to demonstrating readiness for licensure.

New Titles from Aspen – Available Now!

Strategies & Tactics for Multiple Choice on the NextGen Bar Exam

Alex Ruskell and Steven L. Emanuel

Based on the bestselling Strategies & Tactics for the MBE, this first edition provides ample strategy and practice for tackling multiple-choice questions written in the style of the NextGen UBE, including those with six answer choices and two correct answers. Chapters focus on outlines and practice in each of the core foundational concept areas to be tested on the NextGen bar exam (Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, Torts, Business Associations)

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Skills for NextGen: Client Scenarios in Torts

Shannon W. Conway and Meijken Westenskow

As law school programs, professors, and students prepare for the NextGen bar exam, many are looking for resources that integrate client-based learning into the traditional classroom. This first edition book will consist of a series of exercises, each of which presents a scenario related to a major legal principle covered in the typical Torts casebook. Each scenario will include a variety of exercises, including exercises that promote issue-spotting, drafting, advocacy, and negotiation. Students will learn about legal principles in practice and ensure that they develop lawyering skills as well as legal doctrines. The exercises can be used as part of a bar preparation course or alongside a casebook in any Torts course.

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Guide to the NextGen Bar Exam

Alex Ruskell

This first edition offers comprehensive strategy and practice for all question types on the NextGen bar exam. It features concise overviews and outlines of tested topics, numerous practice NextGen-style questions, and a structured approach that begins by explaining how questions are constructed and concludes with guidance on how to effectively answer them. The book includes sample question sets to demonstrate different strategies for reaching the correct answer, tailored to students’ varying levels of comfort with specific tasks or issues. Additionally, it provides practical advice on effective study techniques and opens with an introduction that addresses common student concerns and mistakes. Chapters cover each foundational concept, fundamental skill, and major question type featured on the exam.

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Introducing Connected Quizzing for NextGen!

This innovative platform offers a comprehensive suite of pre-built, high-quality assessment questions designed to enhance your teaching experience and to help students prepare for the new NextGen UBE.

Over 375 multiple-choice questions are included across all content scope areas: Civil Procedure, Torts, Real Property, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Business Associations, Constitutional Law, and Contracts.

It includes 4- and 6-part multiple-choice questions for each course area, as well as three comprehensive simulation quizzes with 40 questions each, matching the format, length, and timing of the NextGen UBE’s multiple-choice section.

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Coming Soon

Clearing the Last Hurdle: Mapping Success on the NextGen UBE

August 2026

Wanda Temm

Building on the success of Clearing the Last Hurdle: Mapping Success on the Bar Exam, 4e, this first edition will retain many of the signature strengths of the fourth edition including memory and mind maps and strategy for developing your game plan while adding chapters on the NextGen UBE’s Integrated Question Sets, Performance Tasks, and multiple-choice questions. The NextGen content scope that includes Business Associations will also be addressed, and the robust Teacher’s Manual will offer guidance for any instructors working with students as they prepare for the NextGen Uniform Bar Exam. This title will include licensed NextGen UBE questions.

Practice and Strategy on the NextGen UBE

January 2027

Lauren Knight

Author Lauren Knight is the Associate Dean for Student Success & Bar Prep at Jacksonville University College of Law. She brings her wealth of experience with developing bar review materials to address the challenges of taking the NextGen Uniform Bar Exam. Part I introduces students to the format of the three question type categories: multiple choice, Integrated Question Sets, and Performance Task. Along with practice, there will be ample strategy presented to guide students on how to approach the questions. Part II focuses on the foundational skills and offers opportunities to understand how the NextGen questions will test these skills. Part III will present an abbreviated version of a full NextGen UBE with sample answers and explanations provided in Part IV. This title will include licensed NextGen UBE questions.