Nebraska Bar Examination (UBE)

Bar Exam Information

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

BAR EXAM DATES AND FORMAT

2024: February 27-28, July 30-31

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

Day 1:
Two 90-minute Multistate Performance Test questions (MPT in the AM) and six 30-minute Multistate Essay Exam questions (MEE 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).

Nebraska State Bar Commission

Nebraska Supreme Court
3806 Normal Blvd.
Lincoln, NE 68506-5241

Phone: (402) 471-3092

Fax: (402) 471-2512

Email: nsc.attyadmissions@nebraska.gov

Website: https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/attorneys/admission-practice-law

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 is required for admission to the bar. Scores must be on file by November 1 for the February exam and March 1 for the July exam, otherwise a late fee applies. An MPRE score is stale three years after its publication date.

Scoring

The MEE and MPT scores are scaled to the MBE with the MBE weighted 50%, the MEE weighted 30% and the MPT weighted 20%. A total scaled score of 270 is required to pass.

Reciprocity

Acceptance of MBE Score

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

Admission on Motion

May be admitted on motion if applicant has engaged in the lawful practice of law for at least three of five years immediately preceding application and is a graduate of an ABA accredited law school. Additional requirements apply.

For complete details contact the Nebraska State Bar Commission.

Admission by UBE

Applicants who have obtained a scaled score of at least 270 on a Uniform Bar Exam taken in another jurisdiction within three years may apply for admission based on that score. Additional requirements apply.

For complete details contact the Nebraska State Bar Commission.

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