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Board Announces Essay Format of Virginia Law Component
The Virginia Board of Bar Examiners announced that it will retain an essay format for the Virginia law component of the bar exam when it begins administering the NextGen Bar Exam (now known as the NextGen Uniform Bar Exam) in July 2028. As previously announced, this exam will consist of questions on the following subjects: Domestic Relations, Evidence, Torts, Virginia Civil Procedure, Virginia Criminal Law & Procedure, and Wills, Trusts & Estates. More Information
July 2025 Bar Exam
Results: The July 2025 Bar Exam results will be released on October 10, 2025. Click here for information.
Admission Ceremony: More information will be posted when available.
Change to Military Spouse Provisional Admission Application Requirement
Board Removes Subjects from the Virginia Essay Exam
The Rules of the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners have been amended. See Section I.B. Beginning with the July 2025 Virginia Bar Exam, the Virginia Essay Exam will no longer test an applicant’s knowledge of the following subjects: Business Organizations, Federal Practice and Procedure, Uniform Commercial Code Article 3 (Negotiable Instruments), and Personal Property.
NextGen Bar Exam
The Virginia Board of Bar Examiners (the Board) has announced its decision to adopt a new test format for the bar exam, the NextGen Bar Exam, developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners. The first administration of the NextGen Bar Exam in Virginia will take place in July 2028. More Information