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Bar Exam Resources

A guide to resources for law students preparing to take a bar exam

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General Information

Description of UBE Administered in NJ

From the NJBar Examiners Website:

  • The UBE is administered on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July. 
  • Applicants must take all three portions of the UBE in the same jurisdiction to earn a portable UBE score. The UBE is administered on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July and the test is administered as follows: 

Tuesday Schedule

7:30 am – 9:00 am Registration and seat check in
9:00 am – 9:30 am Instructions
9:30 am – 12:30 pm MPT
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Break – one hour
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Instructions (applicants must be seated for instructions)
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm MEE

Wednesday Schedule

7:30 am – 9:00 am Registration and seat check in
9:00 am – 9:30 am Instructions
9:30 am – 12:30 pm MBE morning session – 100 questions
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Break – one hour
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Instructions (applicants must be seated for instructions)
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm MBE afternoon session – 100 questions

Subjects Covered on the UBE

Components of the Uniform Bar Exam

Official Information Subjects Questions
♦ Civil Procedure
♦ Constitutional Law
♦ 
Contracts 
– Includes UCC Art. 2
♦ Criminal Law & Procedure
♦ Evidence
♦ Real Property
♦ Torts
• 200 multiple choice
• Questions evenly distributed among the seven subjects
• Two three-hour sessions

All of the subjects above, plus:

♦ Business Associations
♦ Conflict of Laws
♦ Family Law
♦ Trusts and Estates
♦ UCC 2 (Secured Transactions)

• Six 30-minute essays
• Any combination of possible subjects
 
♦ Problem solving
♦ Legal Analysis and Reasoning
♦ Factual Analysis
♦ Communication
♦ Organization and Management of a legal task
♦ Recognizing and resolving ethical dilemmas
• Two 90-minute exercises
• Tests "fundamental lawyering skills in a realistic situation."

MBE, MEE, and MPT Background and Basics