New Jersey
New Jersey is a 2-day Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) with two 90-minute Multistate Performance Test questions, six 30-minute Multistate Essay Exam questions, and 200 multiple-choice Multistate Bar Exam questions.
MBE Subjects: Constitutional Law, Contracts/Sales, Criminal Law/Procedure, Evidence, Federal Civil Procedure, Real Property, Torts.
MEE: 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.
Past exam questions can be found here.
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 75 is required for admission or a grade of “C-“ in a Professional Responsibility course in law school.
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%. The scaled scores are combined to determine if the applicant has achieved a passing score of 266.
Filing Deadlines: The deadline for applying to the February Bar Exam is October 31; late applications are accepted until November 15; extended late applications are accepted until November 30. The deadline for applying to the July Bar Exam is March 31; late applications are accepted until April 15; extended late applications are accepted until April 30.
Fees: Bar exam application fee: $675. Late bar exam application fee: $950. Extended late bar exam application fee: $1200.
Contact Information: 609.815.2911 // www.njbarexams.org