New Mexico Bar Exam Information

Format

Tuesday:
• Essay: 6 30-minute essays in the morning
• MPT: 2 90-minute MPT questions in the afternoon

Subjects

• Constitutional law
• Contracts and sales
• Criminal law and procedure,
• Evidence
• Real property
• Torts;
• Administrative law;
• Agency
• Business entities, including corporations and partnerships;
• Equitable remedies;
• Family law, including New Mexico community property
• Federal jurisdiction and procedure;
• Indian law, including subjects such as federal Indian law, Criminal and civil jurisdiction in Indian country and Indian child welfare act under state and federal law.
• Secured transactions; and
• Wills, estates and trusts.

Grading

A combined average scaled score of 130 on the MBE and essay parts of the examination shall be the minimum passing score.

The grades for the essay and performance test portion of the examination shall reflect the relative quality of each answer (ranging from non-responsive to well above average) and shall be calculated using the standard deviation method, which ensures that each essay question receives the same weight, and each performance test question is weighted 1.5 times that of each essay. Each applicant's essay and performance test grades shall then be scaled to the MBE portion of the examination using the standard deviation method. Scaled scores shall be used to assure that the standard used to measure competence is not affected by the difficulty of the particular test or the ability of the applicants sitting for a particular examination.

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