UBE Missouri

2022 bar exam February 22-23, July 26-27 The Missouri 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 80 on the MPRE is required for admission to the bar. Applicant must provide proof of a passing score within one year after the date of written notification of having passed the bar exam. Filing deadlines and fees Timely applications must be filed by October 1st for the February exam and by March 1st for the July exam. Final late application deadlines, with additional fees, are December 31st for the February exam and May 31st for the July exam. Bar exam application fee, based on postmarked or online submission date:

• Timely deadline: $910 • First late deadline: $1,035 • Second late deadline: $1,215 • Final late deadline: $1,470

Reduced fees are provided to students who applied for character and fitness report as 1L or 2L. • Admission on motion: $1,240 • UBE score transfer: $1,240 Scoring The MEE and MPT scores are scaled to the MBE with the MBE weighted 50%, the MEE weighted 30% and the MPT weighted 20%. A total scaled score of 260 or higher is required to pass.

Reciprocity Acceptance of MBE score Applicants may transfer an MBE scaled score achieved in another jurisdiction if taken within 19 months prior to the next scheduled exam, provided the applicant passed the entire bar examination in one administration in the transferring jurisdiction. The applicant cannot have previously failed the bar examination in Missouri.

Admission on motion A member in good standing of reciprocating jurisdiction may be admitted on motion if applicant has engaged in full-time practice of law for five of the ten 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 five years may apply for admission based on that score. Additional requirements apply.

Additional information Missouri Educational Component Test (MECT) All applicants for admission by bar examination must take a Missouri Educational Component Test (MECT). Successful completion of the MECT shall occur no earlier than the date of submission of the initial application to take the bar examination and no later than one year after the date of written notification to the applicant of passing the bar examination.

Missouri Board of Law Examiners Tel (573) 751-9814 Web mble.org