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It is not intended to replace instructions provided by the Board of Law Examiners in your respective state. The Office of Career and Professional Development does not endorse any particular bar review course, product, or loan.*  \nThe Bar Exam  \n• Two or three days depending on state  \n• As of July 2017, California is a 2 day exam  \n• Always in July and February  \n• Exam Makeup:  \n• Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)  \n• Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) or State Specific Essay Exam  \n• Multistate Performance Test (MPT) or State Specific Performance test  \nMultistate Bar Exam (MBE)  \n􀂃 6 hours  \n􀂃 200 multiple-choice exam  \n􀂃 Covers:  \n􀂃 Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Real Property and Torts  \n􀂃 Each jurisdiction determines the relative weight given to the MBE and other scores  \n􀂃 Many states accept transferred MBE scores if you have taken another state’s bar exam  \n􀂃 Every jurisdiction uses the MBE except Louisiana and Puerto Rico  \nEssay Portion  \n􀂃 All states have an essay portion, but the number of questions and topics vary  \n􀂃 Questions and model answers are often written and graded by practitioners in that state  \n􀂃 The Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) is administered in all Uniform Bar Exam Jurisdictions (29) and in 11 additional jurisdictions  \nMultistate Essay Exam (MEE)  \n􀂃 Six, 30 minute questions  \n􀂃 Covers:  \n􀂃 Business Associations, Civil Procedure, Conflicts of Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Family Law, Real Property, Torts, Trusts & Estates, and Uniform Commercial Code  \n􀂃 States that use the MEE may also create their own essay questions  \n􀂃 BEWARE: Even though the MEE is a multistate test, some states use it to test your knowledge of state law  \nMultistate Performance Test (MPT)  \n􀂃 Two, 90-minute skills questions  \n􀂃 Covers:  \n􀂃 Legal analysis, fact analysis, problem solving  \n􀂃 Resolution of ethical dilemmas, communication  \n􀂃 Organization and management of lawyering task  \n􀂃 Administered in 47 jurisdictions  \n􀂃 Series of practical exercises common for attorneys (i.e. memorandum, brief, client letter, will)  \nMPT Continued…  \n􀂃 Materials  \n􀂃 Each question contains a file and a library  \n• File = documents providing you with relevant facts such as interviews, depositions, pleadings, correspondence, client documents, contracts, newspaper articles, medical records, police reports, and attorney notes  \n• Library = legal materials such as statutes, rules, regulations, and case law  \n􀂃 Determine what’s relevant, and apply to the facts  \n􀂃 Each individual state grades the MPT  \n􀂃 If a state does not use the MPT, it may have it’s own version  \n􀂃 STUDY TIP: Easy points if you pay attention to the assigned task  \n􀂃 If it asks you to write a memo, put it in memo form  \nUniform Bar Exam (UBE)  \n􀂃 Uniformly administered, graded, and scored bar examination that results in a portable score, not a portable status  \n􀂃 Consists of the MBE, MEE, and MPT  \n􀂃 Score transfers for admission in other UBE jurisdictions  \n􀂃 BEWARE: there are caveats to this broad statement such as transfer deadlines, scores needed, specific rules per state  \n􀂃 Currently, 27 UBE States + District of Columbia and Virgin Islands:  \n􀂃 Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming  \nBar Exam App","cbCaif3n2G8prK7M","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaif3n2G8prK7M","pdf",1584551,36,"English","# Bar Exam Basics Workshop\n## The Bar Exam (Overview and Timing)\n## Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)\n## Essay Portion (MEE)\n## Multistate Performance Test (MPT)\n## Uniform Bar Exam (UBE)\n## Bar Exam Applications (How to Apply and Fees)","[{\"question\":\"What are the main components of the bar exam in different states?\",\"answer\":\"Many states use a combination of the MBE, an essay portion (MEE or state-specific), and an MPT (or a state version if not used). 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