UBE West Virginia

UBEWest Virginia

2022 bar exam February 22-23, July 26-27 The West Virginia 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 within 25 months of successful completion of bar examination.

Filing deadlines and fees Timely applications must be filed by November 1st for the February exam and by April 1st 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: $500 • Attorney bar exam application fee: $800 • Late filing fee: $200 • UBE score transfer: $750 • Admission on motion: $2,000 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 Applicants may transfer any MBE scaled score achieved in another jurisdiction if taken within 13 months of the current exam, provided the applicant successfully completed the entire bar examination in the other jurisdiction. Admission on motion Applicants may be admitted without exam from jurisdictions with admission standards substantially equivalent to those of West Virginia. Applicant must have engaged in active practice of law for five of the seven years immediately 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. Additional requirements apply.

West Virginia Board Of Law Examiners Tel (304) 558-7815 Web courtswv.gov