NextGen Symposium 2025: Illinois’ New Bar Exam Focuses on Getting Students “Practice Ready”
Why is Illinois joining 42 other jurisdictions that have chosen to implement NextGen for their bar exam? What effect will this implementation have on the practice of law in this state? How are these changes likely to impact both law school study and the legal community as a whole? Get the answers to these questions and more with these two half-day seminars that explore the various ways Illinois law schools are preparing their students to practice law in the real world. Topics include: an overview of the NextGen Bar Exam; how law school leadership can help students succeed after law school; the historical efforts of the Illinois State Bar Association in helping prepare law students to practice law; understanding what the NextGen Bar Exam means for the future of legal education and the practice of law; and a look at the four new topics on the NextGen Bar Exam.
Thursday, September 11, 2025 – Friday, September 12, 2025
ISBA Regional Office, 20 S. Clark Street, Suite 820, Chicago
Thursday: 1:00 – 4:30 p.m. (complimentary reception to follow - separate registration required)
Friday: 1:00 – 5:30 p.m.
6.0 hours MCLE credit, including 6.0* hours Professionalism, Civility, Legal Ethics, or Sexual Harassment Prevention credit (subject to approval)