PRESENTED BY THE PROBATE, TRUSTS, AND ESTATES SECTION OF THE MSBA, HCBA, AND RCBA
All eligible law students are invited to showcase their writing skills and explore the laws of succession in the Dead Hand Writing Competition.
$5,000 PRIZE!!!
WRITING TOPIC:
Wills, trusts, and estates are not among the “foundational concepts and principles” the National Board of Law Examiners intends to test as part of the NextGen bar exam, set to debut in July 2026. For this year’s Competition, address both of the following questions:
- What are the potential consequences of eliminating this subject matter from the bar exam? Identify and examine ramifications for the legal profession and the general public.
- Minnesota has announced plans to administer the NextGen bar exam beginning in July 2027. What steps should Minnesota take to address the issues you have identified? You may use existing attorney licensure models as a guide or propose new ideas, but you should assume that Minnesota will continue to require passage of a bar examination as a component of attorney licensure.