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THE
SILENT TIMER™
Handbook
The BAR Exam
So you want to practice
law. You’ve taken the LSAT and survived through almost three years of
grueling law school. As you approach your last year, you think you’ve
got it made, and then a chiming voice rings in the back of your head, reminding
you of one last challenge-- “the BAR exam.”
That’s right,
the BAR examination-- hopefully the last requirement you must pass before
you can officially call yourself a lawyer. Almost all law school graduates
need to apply for bar admission through their state board of bar examiners
to obtain a license for law practice. This admission typically consists
of a two-day BAR exam and review of all applicants’ character and
fitness.
On the first day of
the BAR exam, applicants take the Multistate Bar Examination, which is
a standardized six hour 200 multiple choice test covering six areas: Constitutional
Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Evidence, Real Property and Torts. Developed
by the National Conference of Bar Examiners, the MBE is divided into two
periods of three hours each (one in the morning and one in the afternoon
of the test day). The questions are created for test takers to apply fundamental
legal principles instead of a local case or statutory law.
The second day of the BAR
exam is when locally crafted essays from a broader range of subject matters
may be used. Several states, however, have increasingly begun using two nationally
developed tests, the Multistate Essay Examination
and the Multistate Performance Test, to finish the
BAR examination. Almost all jurisdictions are also requesting Multistate
Professional Responsibility Examination scores, which is separately administered
three times a year.
BAR exam scores are based
on the number of questions answered correctly, and credit is given when applicants
select the best answer.
Relevant Links
American
Bar Association
BAR Exam Test List
MyBarPrep.com
Taking
the Bar
Bar Exam Study Aids
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