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New York Considering Switching to UBE
New York is considering replacing its current bar exam and in its place use the Uniform Bar Exam.
The current bar exam consists of 5 state-specific essays, a 50 state-specific MCQ, the MBE, and 1 MPT.
The Uniform Bar Exam consists 6 essays, the MBE, and 2 MPTs. Nothing on the UBE is specific to any jurisdiction.
For more information, see the page for the Advisory Committee on the Uniform Bar Examination:
http://nycourts.gov/ip/bar-exam/resources.shtml
What do you believe New York should do?
The current bar exam consists of 5 state-specific essays, a 50 state-specific MCQ, the MBE, and 1 MPT.
The Uniform Bar Exam consists 6 essays, the MBE, and 2 MPTs. Nothing on the UBE is specific to any jurisdiction.
For more information, see the page for the Advisory Committee on the Uniform Bar Examination:
http://nycourts.gov/ip/bar-exam/resources.shtml
What do you believe New York should do?
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Re: New York Considering Switching to UBE
As a law student, I don't see how we wouldn't benefit from a switch to the UBE. Are there any reasons to be against it?NY Lawyer wrote:New York is considering replacing its current bar exam and in its place use the Uniform Bar Exam.
The current bar exam consists of 5 state-specific essays, a 50 state-specific MCQ, the MBE, and 1 MPT.
The Uniform Bar Exam consists 6 essays, the MBE, and 2 MPTs. Nothing on the UBE is specific to any jurisdiction.
For more information, see the page for the Advisory Committee on the Uniform Bar Examination:
http://nycourts.gov/ip/bar-exam/resources.shtml
What do you believe New York should do?
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Re: New York Considering Switching to UBE
Here's an article opposing New York switching to the UBE:
https://www.nysba.org/WorkArea/Download ... x?id=54859
Here's an article supporting such a switch:
https://www.nysba.org/WorkArea/Download ... x?id=54860
https://www.nysba.org/WorkArea/Download ... x?id=54859
Here's an article supporting such a switch:
https://www.nysba.org/WorkArea/Download ... x?id=54860
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Re: New York Considering Switching to UBE
I don't support the change. Under the proposal, you essentially have to pass two exams: the UBE and the New York Law Exam (NYLE). Sounds more stressful and doesn't bode well for people who are not great at multiple choice questions.
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Re: New York Considering Switching to UBE
This format is a pretty dumb concession to the GOTTA BE PRACTICE READY FOR NY crowd, true. Amazingly, they're still arguing that's a reason against this proposal and I bet that bar class shill will be back to pump that angle again. But functionally you're trading the NY state essays for the UBE essays (who cares), and making that an independent requirement. It says its a 60% requirement, which doesn't seem that hard to me, but I have no idea what that section is like.bklynattorney wrote:I don't support the change. Under the proposal, you essentially have to pass two exams: the UBE and the New York Law Exam (NYLE). Sounds more stressful and doesn't bode well for people who are not great at multiple choice questions.
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Re: New York Considering Switching to UBE
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Re: New York Considering Switching to UBE
"It is the mobile nature of our society and the ongoing dramatic transformation of legal education and our profession that compels the conclusion
that the time has come in this country for a common licensing test." -Diane Bosse
that the time has come in this country for a common licensing test." -Diane Bosse
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Re: New York Considering Switching to UBE
The current NY state-specific multiple choice test is pretty brutal. It is by far the hardest part of the current exam. Hopefully, they'd ease that up.