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BarExam Complete is a free bar review course for UBE and NextGen candidates: outlines for every tested subject, MBE, MEE and MPT practice, and each state's dates, fees and scores. Legacy UBE and NextGen UBE run side by side now, so the course starts by matching you to the right exam by jurisdiction, administration and attempt history.

✓ 100% free✓ Legacy UBE through 2028✓ NextGen UBE✓ 56 jurisdictions
Your progress

Progress appears here after your diagnostic

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NEXT UP · SAMPLEPersonal jurisdiction & venue
Retrieval prompts start after the diagnostic

Mixed question set12 questions · Evidence + Torts

28m

Constructed responseClient advice · Contracts

24m

State requirementVerify filing milestone

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238interactive lessons
5837practice questions and drills
213essay drills and models
28extended doctrine modules
56jurisdictions verified

Do not prepare for the wrong exam

Start with your state and exam date

The legacy UBE and NextGen UBE now operate side by side. The diagnostic routes you by jurisdiction, administration, education path and attempt history before it assigns a lesson.

Your likely course trackNextGen UBE

Vermont begins NextGen in July 2027. Local component: None reported. Your plan begins with a baseline diagnostic and jurisdiction checklist.

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Everything in one place

What the course includes

Every lesson, question, writing task, simulation, and state requirement works together in a single plan built around you. It's all here, and it's all free.

01

Know the law

Layered outlines, rule maps, short lessons, worked examples, retrieval cards, and precise exception training.

02

Apply under pressure

Focused drills become mixed timed sets, integrated files, full tasks, and realistic simulations.

03

Write for points

Issue checklists, analytic rubrics, complete model answers, self-grading, and timed rewrite workflows.

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Finish every requirement

Your jurisdiction, exam date, MPRE, local component, portability rules, and application milestones in one plan.

How it works

Learn it. Drill it. Prove it. Fix what's weak.

Every practice session shows you exactly why you missed a question, a rule you didn't know, a fact you overlooked, or just running out of time, and sends you straight to the right fix.

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01Diagnostic
02Foundation
03Focused practice
04Mixed practice
05Writing & tasks
06Simulation
07Repair

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How the course works

Every doctrinal module connects to instruction, practice, writing, integrated work, review, and an administration-specific candidate plan.

01

213-topic law encyclopedia

Direct rules, complete frameworks, boundaries, attack sequences, applications, essay language, and retrieval drills.

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213-lesson core course

Teach, retrieve, attack, avoid traps, apply, self-grade, and save progress.

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question bank

Focused and mixed coached or exam sessions with saved analytics.

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213-drill essay bank

Issue maps, focused responses, thirty-minute essays, point sheets, and models.

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213-set integrated bank

Issue analysis, rule selection, writing, investigation, and client advice with saved task progress.

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14-format MPT library

Objective, persuasive, client, transactional, and judicial work products with rubrics.

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25-lesson MPRE course

All 12 official categories, 125 checks, study plan, and every jurisdiction score.

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Extended doctrine library

Conflict of Laws, Secured Transactions, and Trusts & Estates with each subject's scope stated.

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State writing center

Exact current paths for uniform, NextGen, and major state-drafted examinations.

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Deadlines and fees desk

Published July 2026/February 2027 filing, fee, laptop, and MPRE snapshot for all 56.

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Accuracy ledger

Module-by-module official scope, authority family, boundary, and source audit.

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158 complete answers

Dedicated query guides with direct answers, action checklists, accuracy boundaries, and official sources.

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Complete syllabus builder

Every lesson, question block, writing assignment, simulation, and admission task scheduled.

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Official practice center

Authentic NCBE questions, scoring guides, sourcebooks, and exam software.

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Complete LSAT guide

Format, Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension strategy, scoring, retakes, and a study-plan framework.

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Law school admissions guide

The LSAC application, personal statement, letters, choosing a school with real ABA data, and paying for it.

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Law school journey guide

1L academics, exams and the curve, law review, moot court, clerkships, OCI, and the handoff into bar prep.

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Full doctrinal curriculum

Subject outlines

Each subject now combines a long-form outline, black-letter propositions, issue order, traps, original applications, a compact rule bank, and retrieval practice.

01

Civil Procedure

Federal jurisdiction, pleadings, joinder, discovery, trials, judgments, and preclusion: organized around the decisions an examinee must make under time pressure.

25 deep modules175 propositions
02

Constitutional Law

Government powers, federalism, separation of powers, individual rights, equal protection, due process, and the First Amendment.

21 deep modules145 propositions
03

Contracts

Common-law and UCC formation, interpretation, defenses, performance, breach, remedies, third parties, and assignment.

24 deep modules178 propositions
04

Criminal Law & Procedure

Substantive offenses and defenses plus constitutional protections governing investigation, prosecution, trial, and punishment.

24 deep modules183 propositions
05

Evidence

Relevance, character, impeachment, hearsay, privileges, expert testimony, authentication, and the presentation of proof.

22 deep modules164 propositions
06

Real Property

Present and future estates, co-ownership, landlord–tenant law, conveyancing, mortgages, recording, easements, and land-use controls.

31 deep modules211 propositions
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Torts

Intentional torts, negligence, strict and products liability, defamation, privacy, nuisance, and allocation of responsibility.

28 deep modules170 propositions
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Business Associations

Agency, partnerships, corporations, fiduciary duties, governance, authority, liability, and closely held business relationships.

22 deep modules175 propositions
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Family Law

Marriage, divorce, property division, support, parentage, custody, adoption, and interstate family-law issues.

16 deep modules108 propositions

Writing is trained, not assigned

Practice questions and feedback

Practice short answers, medium responses, legal-research tasks, memoranda, client communications, and full performance tasks with analytic rubrics.

  • Issue and element checklist
  • Rule precision and authority use
  • Fact-to-rule analysis depth
  • Organization, judgment, and completion
  • Timed rewrite and targeted repair
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PERFORMANCE TASK · FEEDBACKClient advisory email
Issue coverage8 / 10
Rule accuracy9 / 10
Analysis7 / 10
Organization8 / 10

Built for NextGen

NextGen lawyering skills

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Issue Spotting & Analysis

Identify governing issues from facts, select the right legal framework, and explain how legally significant facts affect each element and conclusion: the same three moves a real client file demands before anyone can offer a defensible answer, whether the format is a bar exam item, a closed-universe performance test, or an actual matter that walks into an office with no labeled issue attached to it at all.

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Legal Research

Formulate answerable questions, find and evaluate authority, update the law, synthesize sources, and communicate a supported answer: treated on the exam as a discrete, testable skill rather than something that only happens with a paid database and unlimited billable hours, which is exactly why the drills below isolate each step instead of assuming it will simply come together on its own.

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Legal Writing & Drafting

Produce accurate, organized, concise, audience-appropriate legal work that completes the requested task.

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Investigation & Evaluation

Identify material unknowns, select lawful and proportionate ways to obtain information, preserve evidence, and evaluate proof quality.

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Client Counseling & Advising

Translate law and uncertainty into understandable options, consequences, recommendations, and decisions aligned with the client’s objectives.

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Negotiation & Dispute Resolution

Prepare and execute an ethical strategy using interests, alternatives, authority, information, proposals, and implementation terms: a sequence that rewards preparation done well before anyone sits down at the table, since a negotiator who walks in without a clear reservation point, a real sense of the other side's constraints, and actual settlement authority is negotiating against themselves before the other side says a word.

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Client Relationships & Management

Form and manage a professional relationship through competence, communication, confidentiality, conflicts control, scope, documentation, and dependable execution.

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National jurisdiction atlas

State admission requirements

Track adoption dates, passing scores, score transfers, local-law components, MPRE rules, eligibility, accommodations, fees, filing dates, character and fitness, and admission after passage.

JurisdictionFirst NextGenScoreLocal component
CACaliforniaJuly 2028TBATBAView plan →
DCDistrict of ColumbiaFebruary 2028616None reportedView plan →
FLFloridaJuly 2028TBARequiredView plan →
NYNew YorkJuly 2028TBANYLC and NYLEView plan →
TXTexasJuly 2028TBARequiredView plan →
VTVermontJuly 2027620None reportedView plan →

Always current

Deadlines and fees for every jurisdiction

Every fee, deadline, and eligibility rule links straight to its official source and shows exactly when it was last checked, so you can verify it yourself in one click.

Start with the right question

Bar exam questions

These answers separate the exam, the score, and the admission process: three layers candidates often encounter as one confusing problem.

Is the UBE the same as the MBE?+

No. The MBE is the multiple-choice component of the legacy UBE. The UBE combines the MBE, MEE, and MPT. The NextGen UBE is a separate successor examination with stand-alone multiple choice, integrated question sets, and performance tasks.

Which bar exam should I study for?+

Your jurisdiction and exact administration date determine whether you need the legacy UBE, NextGen UBE, or a jurisdiction-drafted examination. Confirm the path before choosing a course track.

Does one passing score work in every state?+

No. Portability depends on the examination version, the receiving jurisdiction’s policy, minimum score, score age, education eligibility, character and fitness, MPRE, local components, and filing rules.

What does the complete course include?+

Diagnostic routing, layered doctrine, retrieval, original multiple choice, integrated sets, writing and performance tasks, simulations, remediation, a saved daily plan, and jurisdiction-specific admission checklists.

Are the practice questions official NCBE questions?+

The public practice items are original and clearly labeled. Any licensed official content must remain identified and used only under the applicable permission and terms.

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