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UBE Utah
2022 bar exam February 22-23, July 26-27 The Utah Bar Exam is a 2-day Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). Day 1 Six 30-minute Multistate Essay Exam questions (MEE in the a.m.) and two 90-minute Multistate Performance Test questions (MPT 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 86 on the MPRE is required prior to admission to the Bar.
Filing deadlines and fees Timely applications must be filed by October 1st for the February exam and by March 1st for the July exam. Late filing deadlines, with additional fees, are October 15th and November 1st for the February exam; and March 15th and April 1st for the July exam. • Student applicant: $550 • Attorney applicant: $850 • First late filing fee: $100 • Final late filing fee: $300 • Admission on motion: $850 • UBE score transfer: $550 if not admitted in another jurisdiction or $850 if admitted in another jurisdiction. 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 270 or higher is required to pass.
Reciprocity Acceptance of MBE score Utah does not accept an MBE score from an exam taken in another jurisdiction. Admission on motion A member in good standing of a reciprocating jurisdiction may be admitted on motion if applicant has engaged in full-time active practice of law for five of the seven years preceding application. Additional requirements apply. Admission by UBE score transfer Applicants who have obtained a scaled score of at least 270 on a Uniform Bar Exam taken in another jurisdiction within the preceding three years may apply for admission based on that score. Passing UBE scores earned more than three years, but less than five years prior may qualify if applicant has been actively engaged in full-time practice of law for at least at least one-half of the time period since earning the score. Additional requirements apply.
Utah State Bar Tel (801) 531-9077 Web utahbar.org