NV Bar

The Nevada Plan is the Nevada Comprehensive Licensing Examination, adopted by the Nevada Supreme Court and effective January 19, 2026. Every applicant seeking a Nevada law license must complete it. It consists of the Foundational Law Examination, the Nevada Lawyering Performance Examination, and the Supervised Practice Program, in addition to the MPRE. The traditional bar exam was retired after July 2026.

No. With the conclusion of the July 2026 administration, the State Bar of Nevada retired the traditional format of six Nevada essays, the MBE, and the Nevada Performance Test. There will be no further administrations of that format. If you sat for the July 2026 exam, await your results before taking further action; all other applicants should follow the Nevada Plan.

For non-attorneys: Foundational Law Exam $150, Lawyering Performance Exam $265, Supervised Practice $350, and Character and Fitness Application $140. For applicants who have passed a bar exam in another jurisdiction: $325, $500, $350, and $380 respectively. Late fees are $550 per component. There are no refunds of registration fees.

Components are completed separately and may begin during law school. That means you do not have to wait until graduation to sit for the Foundational Law Examination or other parts. Plan your sequence early so each component is finished before any deadline that applies to it, and confirm current deadlines at nvbar.org/nvplan.

The source does not prescribe an order, so treat sequencing as a personal planning decision. A practical approach is to build substantive knowledge for the Foundational Law Examination first, then practice applying law to facts for the Nevada Lawyering Performance Examination, and arrange Supervised Practice placement in parallel. The MPRE is separate and can be scheduled around your other components.

Treat it as a knowledge base: master the doctrinal subjects tested, then test yourself with practice questions under timed conditions. Because the components are separate, do not split attention with Lawyering Performance Exam drills in the same study block. Review the Nevada Plan requirements and any permitted materials guidance published by the State Bar before your sitting.

It is a skills component completed separately from the Foundational Law Examination. The source does not publish its length, item count, or passing score, so rely on the State Bar's Nevada Plan pages for format details. Prepare by practicing written analysis under time pressure, and review the permitted and prohibited exam materials guidance before test day.

It is one of the three required components of the Nevada Plan, alongside the Foundational Law Examination and the Nevada Lawyering Performance Examination. It involves supervised practice under a qualified provider. The source does not state its hour requirements here, so check the Supervised Practice Program requirements and the provider application materials on the State Bar website.

Yes. The Nevada Plan consists of the three components in addition to the MPRE. The MPRE is a separate professional responsibility examination administered outside the Nevada Plan components. Schedule it so your score is available when you apply, and confirm any timing requirements with the State Bar rather than assuming a deadline.

Treating the Nevada Plan like the old single sitting is the biggest error: components are separate, so plan each one individually and do not assume one registration covers all. Other pitfalls include missing component deadlines, ignoring the $550 per-component late fee, expecting a refund (there are none), and failing to check nvbar.org/nvplan for current requirements.