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Utah Bar Exam Information

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ABOUT THE BAR EXAM

Format

The written component is administered on the first day. It consists of eight essay questions and two Multistate Performance Test ("MPT") questions: four essays and 1 MPT question in the morning session and four essays and 1 MPT question in the afternoon.

Applicants will have 30 minutes to answer each essay question. The essay questions may be taken from the Multistate Essay Examination ("MEE"), which is prepared by the National Conference of Bar Examiners or they may be state prepared.

The Multistate Bar Examination ("MBE") is a national test prepared by the NCBE and is given on the second day. The test consists of 200 multiple-choice questions. The MBE is divided into a 3-hour morning session and a 3-hour afternoon session. The following subjects are tested: Contracts, Criminal Law, Evidence, Real Property, Torts, and Constitutional Law.

Subjects
  • Administrative Law
  • Business Associations (Agency and Partnership; Corporations and Limited Liability Companies)
  • Civil Procedure (including Utah and Federal Rules)
  • Conflict of Laws
  • Constitutional Law (including Utah and Federal law)
  • Contracts and Sales
  • Creditor/Debtor
  • Criminal Law and Procedure
  • Ethics (Utah Rules of Professional Conduct)
  • Evidence (including Utah and Federal Rules)
  • Family Law
  • Federal Civil Procedure
  • Real Property
  • Torts
  • Uniform Commercial Code (Articles 2, 3, & 9)
  • Wills/Estate Planning/Trusts (including tax aspects)

Applicants are expected to answer all essay questions by applying general legal principles and Utah law where applicable.

Grading

The raw scores from the written portion and the MBE portion of the exam are converted to a scaled score. The maximum possible scaled score on each component of the test is 200 points. The MBE scaled score and the essay scaled score are added together. An Applicant must receive a total combined scaled score of 270 to pass the Utah State Bar Examination.

GENERAL BAR EXAM INFORMATION

Contact Information

Utah Law and Justice
Utah State Bar
645 South 200 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-3834
(801) 531-9077

http://www.utahbar.org/admissions/

Bar Exam Dates & Locations

Feb. 24-25, 2009, July 28-29, 2009

 
UT Bar Review Snapshot

Format— The written component is administered on the first day. It consists of eight essay questions and two Multistate Performance Test ("MPT") questions: four essays and 1 MPT question in the morning session and four essays and 1 MPT question in the afternoon.

Applicants will have 30 minutes to answer each essay question. The essay questions may be taken from the Multistate Essay Examination ("MEE"), which is prepared by the National Conference of Bar Examiners or they may be state prepared.

The Multistate Bar Examination ("MBE") is a national test prepared by the NCBE and is given on the second day. The test consists of 200 multiple-choice questions. The MBE is divided into a 3-hour morning session and a 3-hour afternoon session. The following subjects are tested: Contracts, Criminal Law, Evidence, Real Property, Torts, and Constitutional Law.
Dates and Locations
Feb. 24-25, 2009; July 28-29, 2009