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All rights reserved.  \nGreetings from the NCBE President  \nEducating and licensing lawyers to provide competent legal assistance to those who need it is vitally important work. At the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), we are proud to partner with law schools and jurisdiction bar admission agencies to help ensure that the public will be served by qualified attorneys, and we are committed to supporting the legal education community as you work to prepare the next generation of lawyers.  \nThe questions we address in this publication are drawn from conversations we’ve had with legal educators across the country; we hope the answers we provide will be valuable for you. We believe that the more information you and your students have about how the bar exam is developed, administered, and scored, the better prepared your students will be to take and pass the bar exam.  \nSincerely,  \nJudith A. Gundersen  \nNCBE President and CEO  \nWhat is NCBE?  \nThe National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) is a not-for-profit organization that develops the licensing and professional responsibility exams used by most US jurisdictions for admission to the bar. We develop the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), the Multistate Essay Examination (MEE), the Multistate Performance Test (MPT), and the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) . The bar admission agency in each jurisdiction is responsible for administering the bar exam in that jurisdiction.  \nWe also provide education and support to bar admission agencies and legal educators, perform character and fitness investigations on behalf of some jurisdictions, provide score services to candidates, and conduct research on topics relevant to bar admissions and high-stakes testing. Additionally, our websites and Bar Examiner magazine serve as authoritative sources for bar admissions news and information.  \nOur Mission  \nNCBE promotes fairness, integrity, and best practices in admission to the legal profession for the benefit and protection of the public. We serve admission authorities, courts, the legal education community, and candidates by providing high-quality  \nQ assessment products, services, and research Q character investigations  \nQ informational and educational resources and programs  \nOur Vision  \nA competent, ethical, and diverse legal profession.  \nHow does NCBE partner with law schools?  \nSupport for Your  \nProfessional Development  \nWe regularly offer educational workshops and conferences for law school faculty and staff. Some recent offerings:  \nMultiple-Choice Question Writing Workshop. This workshop for tenured law school faculty members who teach core subjects represented on the MBE featured training sessions led bylaw school faculty with experience writing MBE questions.  \nUnpacking the Bar Exam: A Conference for Academic Support Professionals.  \nAcademic support educators from law schools across the country attended this two-day conference, which provided an in-depth look at many aspects of the bar exam and bar performance, as well asthe opportunity for educatorsand NCBE staff to e","cbCaihKNsX8tCkKh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihKNsX8tCkKh","pdf",2967320,"English","# Contents\n## Greetings from the NCBE President\n## What is NCBE?\n## How does NCBE partner with law schools?\n## How is the bar exam developed?\n## How does NCBE know the bar exam tests relevant knowledge and skills?\n## How does NCBE ensure fairness for everyone?\n## How is the bar exam scored?\n## Why aren’t bar exam results available immediately?\n## Why do bar exam scores need to be equated and scaled?\n## What is equating and how does it work?\n## What is scaling and how does it work?\n## What support is available for jurisdiction graders?","[{\"question\":\"What is NCBE and what exams does it develop?\",\"answer\":\"NCBE is a not-for-profit that develops licensing and professional responsibility exams used by most US jurisdictions. 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