Delaware Bar Examination

Bar Exam Information

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

BAR EXAM DATES AND FORMAT

2024: February 27-28, July 30-31

The Delaware Bar Exam is a 2-day bar exam.

Day 1:

Four 45-minute Delaware Essay Exam questions in the AM.
Two 90-minute Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions 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).

Delaware Board of Bar Examiners

Supreme Court of Delaware
The Renaissance Centre
405 North King Street, Suite 420
Wilmington, DE 19801

Phone: (302) 651-3940

Web: https://courts.delaware.gov/bbe/

Subjects Tested

Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

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

Delaware Essay Subjects

Agency
Corporations
Criminal Law (including Delaware Criminal Code)
Equity
Partnerships
Procedure (State and Federal)
Trusts
UCC
Wills
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 85 is required on the MPRE.

Scoring

The scaled written score is weighted 50% and the scaled MBE score is weighted 50%. A total scaled score of 143 (out of 200) or higher is required to pass the Delaware Bar Exam.

Additional Requirements

Clerkship Requirement:
To become licensed in Delaware, all applicants must complete a five-month clerkship in Delaware, under the supervision of a qualified Delaware attorney who must certify the clerkship has been completed. The five-month requirement constitutes 21 forty-hour work weeks and may be aggregated. Applicants can initiate the clerkship process while they are still enrolled in law school.

A checklist of mandatory legal activities and tasks to be completed during the clerkship is available from the Delaware Board of Bar Examiners website.

State and Federal Background Checks:
Students must undergo both a state and federal background check, which should be started as early as possible, as they can take up to 90 days to complete.

Reciprocity

Admission on Motion

Delaware does not provide for admission on motion. Examination is required of all applicants.

Acceptance of MBE Score

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

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