Bar Examination
Revised bar examination will not use software program that triggered tech issues for some test-takers
“In case you have all of your eggs in a single basket after which it doesn’t work, no person else is able to step in,” mentioned Greg Sarab, the chief working officer of Extegrity. (Picture from Shutterstock)
The revised NextGen bar examination rolling out in some states in July 2026 gained’t be utilizing the ExamSoft software program that led to complaints of crashes, frozen screens and faulty facial recognition by some test-takers.
The Nationwide Convention of Bar Examiners shall be utilizing a software program known as Surpass Evaluation for the brand new examination, based on a Jan. 30 press release, Reuters and Law.com.
Surpass Evaluation software program is at present utilized by the Nationwide Board of Medical Examiners and different skilled licensing boards.
States at present can select from ExamSoft and two different platforms for the examination. The chief working officer of one of many different software program firms, Extegrity, criticized the choice to make use of just one firm in an interview with Reuters.
“In case you have all of your eggs in a single basket after which it doesn’t work, no person else is able to step in,” mentioned Extegrity COO Greg Sarab.
The NextGen bar examination shall be extra centered on authorized expertise wanted by newly licensed legal professionals. Will probably be accessible, together with the present examination, by means of February 2028. After that, the outdated bar examination will fall by the wayside.
ExamSoft has mentioned previous issues gave the impression to be associated to reminiscence points on some units. A spokesperson for ExamSoft’s dad or mum firm instructed Reuters that it “continues to supply bar examination companies” to states however didn’t provide additional remark.
