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Missouri Bar Exam Information
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About the Bar Exam
Missouri has adopted the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE®). It is a two-day exam, which takes place on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July. The Multistate Essay Exam (MEE®) and the Multistate Performance Tests (MPT®) are administered on Tuesday; the Mulitstate Bar Exam (MBE®) is administered on Wednesday.
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Contact Information
Missouri Board of Law Examiners
P.O. Box 104236, Jefferson City, Missouri 65110-4236
1700 Jefferson Street, Jefferson City, MO 65109 (for overnight delivery)
Phone (573) 751-9814
General Fax (573) 751-5335/Character & Fitness Fax (573) 751-6224
e-mail: mble@courts.mo.gov
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Bar Exam Format
The Missouri Bar Exam is a two-day exam:
- Day 1: AM: Two Multistate Performance Tests (MPT®s) PM: Six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE®) essays
- Day 2: 200-question, multiple-choice Multistate Bar Exam (MBE®)
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Subjects Tested
Business Associations (Agency and Partnership; Corporations and Limited Liability Companies), Civil Procedure, Conflict of Laws, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Family Law, Real Property, Torts, Trusts and Estates (Decedents' Estates; Trusts and Future Interests), and Uniform Commercial Code (Secured Transactions).
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Bar Exam Dates
The Missouri Bar Exam will be administered on:
- July 27-28, 2021
- February 22-23, 2022
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Grading
MBE® scores are weighted 50%, MEE® scores are weighted 30%, and MPT® scores are weighted 20% in calculating total scores. A total scaled score of at least 260 is required to pass the bar exam.
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MPRE®
Bar exam applicants must attain a scaled score of not less than 80. MPRE® score must be received by MBLE® no later than one year after the date the applicant is notified of passing the bar examination.
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Reciprocity
Persons licensed in another state or territory of the U.S. or in the District of Columbia who have practiced law full-time for a specific period of time may qualify under Rule 8.10 for admission without taking the bar examination in Missouri. Applicants who have obtained at least a 260 on the UBE® in another jurisdiction may apply for admission. An applicant has five years from the date of the exam to transfer the UBE® score to Missouri.
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Other Requirements
Supreme Court of Missouri and the Missouri Board of Law Examiners have prepared a mandatory open book test ("Missouri Educational Component Test" or "MECT") for all applicants to complete as a condition of licensure. Subject include Torts, Civil Procedure, Real Property, Trusts, Estates, Family Law, Business Associations, Administrative Law, Missouri Courts, Evidence and Trust Account Management.
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