UBE Minnesota

2022 bar exam February 22-23, July 26-27 The Minnesota Bar Exam is a 2-day Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). Day 1 Two 90-minute Multistate Performance Test questions (MPT in the a.m.) and six 30-minute Multistate Essay Exam questions (MEE in the p.m.). Day 2 Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), a 200-question, multiple-choice exam (100 questions in the a.m., 100 questions in the p.m.).

Subjects tested MBE subjects Constitutional Law, Contracts/Sales, Criminal Law/ Procedure, Evidence, Federal Civil Procedure, Real Property, Torts MEE essay subjects Business Associations (Agency and Partnership; Corporations and Limited Liability Companies), Conflict of Laws, Family Law, Trusts and Estates (Decedents’ Estates; Trusts and Future Interests), Article 9 (Secured Transactions) of the Uniform Commercial Code plus all MBE subjects Multistate Performance Test “Closed universe” practical questions using instructions, factual data, cases, statutes and other reference material supplied by examiners. MPRE A scaled score of 85 on the MPRE is required for admission to the bar.

Filing deadlines and fees Timely applications must be filed by October 15th for the February exam and by March 15th for the July exam. Late application deadlines, with an additional fee, are December 1st for the February exam and May 1st for the July exam. • Bar exam application fee: $600 • Late filing fee: $200 • UBE score transfer: $1,150 • Admission on motion: $1,150 Scoring The MEE and MPT scores are scaled to the MBE, with the MBE weighted 50%, the MEE 30% and the MPT 20%. A total scaled score of 260 or higher is required to pass.

Reciprocity Admission by MBE score May be admitted without exam if the applicant received a scaled score of at least 145 on the MBE taken as a part of and at the same time as the essay or other part of a written bar exam given by another jurisdiction, was successful on that bar exam, and was subsequently admitted in that jurisdiction. Applicant must submit evidence of the score and a completed application within three years of the date of the qualifying exam being used as the basis for the admission. Admission on motion A member in good standing of another U.S. state or territory may be admitted on motion if applicant has engaged in active practice of law for three of the five years preceding application. Additional requirements apply. Admission by UBE score transfer Applicants who have obtained a scaled score of at least 260 on a Uniform Bar Exam taken in another jurisdiction within the preceding three years may apply for admission based on that score. Additional requirements apply.

Additional information Applicants may sit for the bar if coursework has been completed 30 days prior to the exam, the applicant has fulfilled all requirements for conferral and the applicant will be awarded a J.D. within 120 days following the exam.

Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners Tel (651) 297-1857 Web ble.mn.gov