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As one can imagine, responses to the first three catalysts listed above have varied from school to school, which is understandable given the diversity one finds in the law school community in terms of mission, academic program, student body, and the employment market traditionally served. However, with respect to the fourth catalyst—NCBE’s concept and promotion of the Uniform Bar Examination—there has been general interest and support.  \nIn each presentation, I have identified myself as having a dual interest in the promotion of the UBE. The first reason for my interest is my service on the NCBE Special Committee on the Uniform Bar Exam and my belief that a uniform examination used by all jurisdictions is a very pragmatic way to address the increasingly multijurisdictional nature of law practice.  \nThe second reason for my interest in the adoption of the UBE is that I am dean of a law school (The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law) whose students represent close to 40 different states and bar licensing jurisdictions in any given graduating class year. These graduates will ultimately sit for the bar examination in as many as 25 to 30 different jurisdictions, making the UBEvery appealing in meeting the broad bar admissions aspirations of our graduates, while also enhancing  \n6 The Bar Examiner, August 2010  \ntheir professional mobility in a fluid legal employment market.  \nMy goal for each presentation has been to provide background information about the UBE, explain the characteristics of the UBE, explore the benefits of the UBE, and inform the audience of concerns raised by interested parties.3 In this article I summarize the information I have provided in these presentations, include some of the reactions to the UBE, and share my thoughts about how the UBE can benefit recent law school graduates, based on experiences at my own institution and commonly  \nthe American Bar Association, and the Association of American Law Schools.  \nIn January 2008, NCBE held a conference to explore the feasibility and desirability of a uniform bar examination with state supreme court justices, bar examiners, and bar admission administrators from jurisdictions that were using the three NCBE tests recommended as the testing components of the UBE. This conference resulted in significant interest in the idea of a uniform bar examination. Asa result of the discussions that  \nfollowed that conference, a pro-  \nshared experiences with law schools in general.  \nThe idea of a Uniform Bar examinaTion, howeVer, haS Been diScUSSed By VarioUS GroUpS wiThin  \nposal for the UBE was drafted by the NCBE Special Committee on the Uniform Bar Exam.  \nThe Uniform Bar The LeGaL commUniTy oVer The  \nexaminaTion: paST 20 yearS. demySTifyinG  \na ripeninG concepT The Uniform Bar  \nfor Bar LicenSUre examinaTion  \nOne of the observations that I have come away with A lawyer’s understanding of the bar examination from each presentation about the UBE is the audi- process is often reflective of what he or she took ence’s sense of the UBE as a novel concept for lawyer away from the experience of taking the exam. For  \nlicensure. The idea of a uniform bar examination, most of us, mention of the bar exam reminds us of however, has been discussed by various groups an extremely stressful time and an intense focus on  \nwithin the legal community over the past 20 years. learning “how to take the test” in order to get on That this has occurred without garnering much trac- with the business of being able to practice law. Intion beyond the discussant groups is revealing in spite of the memories many may have of the testing  \nterms of the importance of timing as the key to intro- experience, the purpose of the examination itself ducing the UBE throughout the states and e","cbCaiuNoYSCwttfR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuNoYSCwttfR","pdf",180969,"English","# The UBE and its development\n## Author perspective and motivations\n## NCBE tests and UBE composition\n# Benefits of the UBE\n## Uniformity, consistency, and comparability","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE)?\",\"answer\":\"The UBE is designed to ensure that new law graduates possess basic competencies for effective practice of law across jurisdictions.\"},{\"question\":\"Which NCBE tests make up the UBE?\",\"answer\":\"The UBE is composed of the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), the Multistate Essay Examination (MEE), and the Multistate Performance Test (MPT). The MPRE is not part of the UBE.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the article argue the UBE benefits law school graduates?\",\"answer\":\"It helps graduates meet broad bar admissions goals while enhancing professional mobility in a fluid legal employment market.\"}]","The Uniform Bar Examination: A Benefit to Law School Graduates | PDF",1789961595,18]