Bar Squad, UBE
£99per month, cancel any time
- A 90-minute live squad session every week
- One MEE essay a week, graded with comments
- MBE practice sets with written explanations
- An MPT practice task every month
You v. the bar.
New York bar prep in squads of up to six, for the exam you'll actually sit: the UBE today, and the NextGen exam from July 2028.
Which exam are you sitting?
New York is replacing the Uniform Bar Examination with the NCBE's NextGen bar exam, starting with the July 2028 sitting. Your prep depends on your date.
Sitting February 2028 or earlier
UBE track
Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) and Multistate Performance Test (MPT), plus New York's own law course and exam.
Sitting July 2028 or later
NextGen track
A shorter exam built around integrated questions and performance tasks that test skills as well as knowledge, plus New York's state-specific component.
Source: NCBE, January 2025. Confirm the current rules with the New York State Board of Law Examiners before you register.
Who joins a Bar Squad
JD graduates
Add structure and graded essays to a commercial course, or use a squad as your main prep.
LLM students
International students qualifying in New York through a US LLM, who want help with US-style essay writing.
Foreign-qualified lawyers
Solicitors and lawyers from outside the US. Check your eligibility with the Board of Law Examiners first.
Bar prep plans
Bar Squad, NextGen
£99per month, cancel any time
- Weekly live squad session
- Integrated question sets and performance tasks in the NextGen style
1:1 bar coaching
£65per hour
- Essay walk-throughs and MBE strategy
- A study schedule built back from your exam date
Essay grading pack
£79five MEE essays
- Each essay graded with comments
- Returned within 3 business days
Tell us your exam date.
In a 15-minute consultation (£10) we'll tell you which track you're on and what a realistic weekly plan looks like.