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UBE Information


The Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) is given on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July. The Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) and the Multistate Performance Test (MPT) are administered on Tuesday and the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) is administered on Wednesday.

Applicants must take all parts of the UBE in New Jersey in order to earn a portable UBE score. Score transfers to another jurisdiction must be requested from The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE). Their web site address is:

http://www.ncbex.org

Applicants can no longer sit in New Jersey and another state in the same exam administration.

As stated by the National Conference of Bar Examiners:

  • The purpose of the MEE is to test the examinee’s ability to (1) identify legal issues raised by a hypothetical factual situation; (2) separate material which is relevant from that which is not; (3) present a reasoned analysis of the relevant issues in a clear, concise, and well-organized composition; and (4) demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental legal principles relevant to the probable solution of the issues raised by the factual situation. The primary distinction between the MEE and the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) is that the MEE requires the examinee to demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively in writing.
  • The MPT is designed to test an examinee’s ability to use fundamental lawyering skills in a realistic situation and complete a task that a beginning lawyer should be able to accomplish. The MPT is not a test of substantive knowledge. Rather, it is designed to evaluate certain fundamental skills lawyers are expected to demonstrate regardless of the area of law in which the skills are applied.
  • The purpose of the MBE is to assess the extent to which an examinee can apply fundamental legal principles and legal reasoning to analyze given fact patterns.

The UBE consists of

  • Two multistate performance questions (MPT) administered over three hours in the morning session on Tuesday
  • Six essay questions (MEE) administered over three hours in the afternoon session on Tuesday
  • 200 MBE questions, 100 of which are administered during the morning session over three hours and a second 100 of which are administered during the afternoon session over three hours on Wednesday
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