Utah 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.

The Utah Bar Exam is a two-day exam: Day 1: AM: Six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE®) essays. PM: Two Multistate Performance Tests (MPT®s). Day 2: 200-question, multiple-choice Multistate Bar Exam (MBE®).

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).

February 25-26, 2020 July 28-29, 2020

The Utah Bar Exam will require a minimum scaled combined score of 270 points out of 400 points to pass. The MBE® is weighted at 50% of the score, the Essays are weighted at 30%, and the MPT®s are weighted at 20%.

A minimum passing scaled score is 86 or higher.

To be eligible for admission by motion in Utah, the applicant must be at least 21 years old; have been admitted by bar examination to practice law before the highest court of a U.S. state, territory or the District of Columbia; have successfully passed the MPRE®; and have been actively licensed and lawfully engaged in the full-time practice of law in the reciprocal jurisdiction(s) where licensed for 60 of the last 84 months (5 of the 7 years) immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application for admission.

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Utah Bar Exam Information

About the Bar Exam

Utah 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.
Contact Information

Utah State Bar
Utah Law & Justice Center
645 South 200 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Tel: (801) 531-9077

http://www.utahbar.org/admissions/
Bar Exam Format
The Utah Bar Exam is a two-day exam:
- Day 1: AM: Six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE^®) essays. PM: Two Multistate Performance Tests (MPT^®s).
- Day 2: 200-question, multiple-choice Multistate Bar Exam (MBE^®).
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).
Bar Exam Dates
- February 25-26, 2020
- July 28-29, 2020
Grading

The Utah Bar Exam will require a minimum scaled combined score of 270 points out of 400 points to pass. The MBE^® is weighted at 50% of the score, the Essays are weighted at 30%, and the MPT^®s are weighted at 20%.
MPRE^®

A minimum passing scaled score is 86 or higher.
Reciprocity

To be eligible for admission by motion in Utah, the applicant must be at least 21 years old; have been admitted by bar examination to practice law before the highest court of a U.S. state, territory or the District of Columbia; have successfully passed the MPRE^®; and have been actively licensed and lawfully engaged in the full-time practice of law in the reciprocal jurisdiction(s) where licensed for 60 of the last 84 months (5 of the 7 years) immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application for admission.

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