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Vermont Bar Exam Information
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About the Bar Exam
Vermont has adopted the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). It is a 2-day exam, and takes place on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July. The Multistate Essay Exam and the Multistate Performance Tests are administered on Tuesday; the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) is administered on Wednesday.
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Contact Information
Vermont Board of Bar Examiners
Office of Attorney Licensing
Costello Courthouse
32 Cherry Street, Suite 213
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: (802) 859-3000
Fax: (802) 859-3003
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Bar Exam Format
The Vermont Bar Exam is a 2-day exam.
- Day 1: AM: Two Multistate Performance Tests (MPTs) PM: Six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) essays.
- Day 2: 200-question, multiple-choice Multistate Bar Exam (MBE).
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Subjects Tested
Commencing with the 2016 Vermont UBE: 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
- February 26-27, 2019
- July 30-31, 2019
- February 25-26, 2020
- July 28-29, 2020
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Grading
The Vermont 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 MPTs are weighted at 20%.
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MPRE
A minimum passing scaled score is 80 or higher.
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