Roadmap

Under consideration: import practice scores from Themis, BarBri, AdaptiBar, and other bar prep providers. Use existing performance data to inform JDS's study plan and skill recommendations.

Trial preferences — control how trial users explore JDS and what they see before subscribing.

Diagnostic assessments — see where you stand across subjects and skills before you start studying, then again after.

Notes editor enhancements — formatting, organization, and editing controls so your notes work the way you actually study.

NextGen Drafting & Writing Review — practice the drafting skill the new bar exam tests, with structured feedback on every submission.

A native Android app for JDS — study, practice, and review on your Android phone or tablet with offline support.

A native iOS app for JDS — study, practice, and review on your iPhone or iPad with offline support.

Coverage of rape and sexual assault doctrine — common law, MPC, and modern statutory reforms — in Full, Cram, and Bar Day depths.

Action Plan — your daily and weekly study direction, so you stop guessing what to work on next.

Bar exam coverage of Remedies — damages, equitable relief, restitution — in Full, Cram, and Bar Day depths.

A co-built Wave 1 cohort with Studicata for the July 2026 NextGen UBE. JDS brings the adaptive practice and skill diagnostics; Studicata brings the doctrinal authority and reach.

Community features: discussion boards by subject, peer-organized study groups, and direct chat. Built into JDS so you can study with people without leaving the platform.

NextGen UBE prep designed for Wave 1 jurisdictions adopting in July 2026. Practice maps to NCBE's published exam structure: 49% MCQ, 21% IQS, 30% PT.

Upload your class syllabus or bar prep outline and get a personalized study plan. Practice activities map to your topics and your priorities, not a generic 8-week template.

Bar exam coverage of pleadings and motion practice under the FRCP — in Full, Cram, and Bar Day depths.

Expanded Issue Spotter question bank — more fact patterns across more subjects, so practice doesn't repeat.

Color formatting in Notes — highlight rules, issues, and counter-arguments in your own coding system.

Faster first response from Ask JDS — reduced cold-start delay so the first message of a session arrives quickly.

Essay Coach — write practice essays and get structured feedback so you know what to fix next.

Coverage of death penalty doctrine — Eighth Amendment, aggravating and mitigating factors, habeas review — in Full, Cram, and Bar Day depths.

Onboarding flow — a guided start so new users find the features they need on day one.

Bar exam coverage of Criminal Procedure — Fourth, Fifth, Sixth Amendments — in Full, Cram, and Bar Day depths.

Coverage of unilateral contracts — offer, acceptance by performance, and revocation rules — in Full, Cram, and Bar Day depths.

A single map of where you stand against everything the NextGen UBE tests: readiness across question formats (MCQ 49%, IQS 21%, PT 30%), across the 7 NCBE Foundational Skills and 28 Foundational Tasks (T1–T28), and across all 10 NCBE-tested subjects.

Track your readiness across NCBE subjects, skills, and question formats in one dashboard. See where you're strong and what to focus on next.

Submit any essay and get IRAC analysis with highlight-based feedback. See your issue-spotting, rule statements, analysis, and conclusions scored against a rubric, with line-by-line X-Ray annotations.