Idaho Bar Examination (UBE)

Bar Exam Information

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

BAR EXAM DATES AND FORMAT

2024: February 27-28, July 30-31

The Idaho 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).

Idaho State Bar

Idaho State Bar
525 West Jefferson
Boise, ID 83702

Phone: (208) 334-4500

Web: www.isb.idaho.gov

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 85 on the MPRE is required for admission.

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 272.

Reciprocity

Acceptance of MBE Score

Acceptance of MBE Score Applicants may transfer previous MBE scaled score from another recognized jurisdiction if taken within 37 months of the date of exam (Board recommends transferred score be at least scaled score of 136).

Admission by UBE Score Transfer

An applicant for admission to the Idaho State Bar may transfer a UBE scaled score of 272 or above from another UBE jurisdiction if the UBE was taken within the last 37 months.

Admission on Motion

A member in good standing of a reciprocating jurisdiction may be admitted on motion in Idaho if the applicant has engaged in the active practice of law for three of the five years preceding application.

Attorneys who have actively practiced three of the five years preceding application in a non-reciprocal jurisdiction are not required to take the MBE. Additional requirements apply.

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