Florida Bar Examination
Bar Exam Information
NOTE: Bar exam information is subject to change without notice.
Please verify with bar examiner’s office.
BAR EXAM DATES AND FORMAT
2021: February 23 – 24, July 27 – 28
The Florida Bar Exam is a 2-day exam.
Day 1: Three essay questions (AM) and 100 multiple-choice questions (PM).
Day 2: Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), a 200-question, multiple-choice exam (100 questions in the AM, 100 questions in the PM).
Florida Board of Bar Examiners
Tippin-Moore Building
1891 Eider Court
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Phone: (850) 487-1292
Fax: (850) 414-6822
Website: www.floridabarexam.org
Tampa Convention Center
333 South Franklin Street
Tampa, FL 33602
Subjects Tested
Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts/Sales
- Criminal Law/Procedure
- Evidence
- Federal Civil Procedure
- Real Property
- Torts
Florida Essay Subjects
- Business Entities
- Chapters 4 & 5 of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar
- Contracts
- Criminal Law
- Constitutional Criminal Procedure
- Evidence
- Family Law
- Federal Constitutional Law
- Florida Constitutional Law
- Florida Rules of Civil Procedure
- Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure
- Florida Rules of Judicial Administration
- Professionalism
- Real Property
- Torts
- Trusts
- Uniform Commercial Code
- Articles 3 & 9
- Wills and Administration of Estates
- Equitable aspects of all subjects tested
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
MPRE A scaled score of 80 is required. MPRE scores are accepted only if the MPRE and the general bar exam are taken within 25 months of each other.
Filing Deadlines and Fees
Applicant must file both a law student registration and a bar exam application. Applicant must pay $600 (in addition to the registration fees) to convert the registration into an application for admission, which must be filed by November 15 for the February exam and May 1 for the July exam. Late filing is allowed with additional fees. If the applicant never registered as a law student or registered more than five years prior to applying, the application fee is $1,000.
Law Student Registration Filing Fees:
Law School Start Dates
August/September
$100 by the following January 15 Filing Deadline
$350 by the following March 15 Filing Deadline
January/February
$100 by the following June 15 Filing Deadline
$350 by the following August 15 Filing Deadline
May/June
$100 by the following October 15 Filing Deadline
$350 by the following December 15 Filing Deadline
Attorney applicants pay graduated fees based on number of years admitted to bar. Fees range from $1,600 for those admitted less than one year to $3,000 for those admitted over 15 years
Bar Exam Application
Applicant must pay $600 (in addition to the registration fees) to convert the registration into an application for admission, which must be filed by November 15 for the February exam and May 1 for the July exam. Late filing is allowed with additional fees. If the applicant never registered as a law student or registered more than five years prior to applying, the application fee is $1,000.
Scoring
MBE and Florida essay/multiple-choice scores are each weighted 50% in order to determine if applicant has achieved a passing score. An average scaled score of 136 will be required. If applicant only takes one part of the exam, then a score of 136 or higher must be achieved on that part.
Reciprocity
Acceptance of MBE Score
Applicants can transfer MBE scores attained in other jurisdictions provided the score meets the minimum passing scaled score of 136 and the score was attained within 25 months.
Admission on Motion
Florida does not provide for admission on motion. Examination is required of all applicants.
