553: NextGen Bar Exam: What Law Schools (and Students) Need to Do Differently (w/Quentin Huff)

553: NextGen Bar Exam: What Law Schools (and Students) Need to Do Differently (w/Quentin Huff)

Author: Alison Monahan and Lee Burgess - Law School Toolbox, LLC April 27, 2026 Duration: 34:01

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, Alison is speaking with Quentin Huff -- Director of Bar Support at Purdue Global Law School -- about the NextGen bar exam, which shifts focus from memorization to practical legal skills. Find out what's actually changing, and what it means for how students and professors might approach law school classes. 

In this episode we discuss:

  • An introduction to our guest, Quentin Huff
  • Setting the stage: Specifics of the NextGen bar exam
  • Moving away from memorization
  • Curriculum mapping in law school
  • Legal research and writing focus on the NextGen
  • Using class time to build NextGen-ready skills

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