Alaska Bar Examination (UBE)

Bar Exam Information

NOTE: Bar exam information is subject to change without notice. Please verify with Alaska bar examiner’s office.

BAR EXAM DATES AND FORMAT

2024: February 27-28, July 30-31

The Alaska Bar Exam is a 2-day Uniform Bar Exam (UBE).

Day 1:

Six 30-minute Multistate Essay Exam questions (MEE in the AM)
Two 90-minute Multistate Performance Test questions (MPT in the PM)

Day 2:

Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), a 200-question, multiple-choice exam (100 questions in the AM, 100 questions in the PM).

Alaska Bar Admissions

Alaska Bar Association
P.O. Box 100279
Anchorage, AK 99510-0279

Phone: (907) 272-7469

Website: www.alaskabar.org

Subjects Tested

Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Constitutional Law
Contracts/Sales
Criminal Law/Procedure
Evidence
Federal Civil Procedure
Real Property
Torts

Multistate Essay Exam (MEE)

Business Associations (Agency, Partnerships, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies)
Conflicts of Law
Family Law
Trusts and Estates (Decedents' Estates; Trusts and Future Interests)
Secured Transactions (Article 9 of Uniform Commercial Code)
Plus, all MBE Subjects

Multistate Performance Test (MPT)

Multistate Performance Test “Closed universe” practical questions using instructions, factual data, cases, statutes and other reference material supplied by examiners.

Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam

A scaled score of 80 on the MPRE is required for admission. Must have taken the MPRE within the past 8 years.

Scoring

The MEE and MPT scores are scaled to the MBE, with the MBE weighted 50%, the MEE 30% and the MPT 20%. The scores are combined to determine if the applicant has achieved a passing score of 270.

Reciprocity

Admission on Motion

Alaska has an admission without examination rule, with reciprocity provisions, for attorney applicants. Applicant must have taken and passed a UBE exam and engaged in the active practice of law in one or more states, territories, or D.C. for five of the seven years immediately preceding the date of application. The applicant must also have passed the MPRE and meet other admission requirements.

Admission by UBE Score Transfer

Applicants may transfer a UBE score of 270 or higher earned within 5 years preceding the date of application. Additional requirements apply.

Acceptance of MBE Score

Alaska does not accept a MBE score from an exam taken in another jurisdiction.

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