Texas Bar Examination (UBE)

Bar Exam Information

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

BAR EXAM DATES AND FORMAT

2024: February 27-28, July 30-31

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

Day 1:

Two 90-minute Multistate Performance Test questions (MPT in the AM)
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).

Texas Board of Law Examiners

205 W 14th St #500,
Austin, TX 78701

Phone: (512) 463-1621

Fax: (512) 463-5300

Email: information@ble.texas.gov

Web: https://ble.texas.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 to the bar.

Scoring

The MEE and MPT scores are scaled to the MBE.

MBE weighted 50%
MEE weighted 30%
MPT weighted 20%

A total scaled score of 270 or higher is required to pass the Texas Bar Exam.

Additional Information

Applicants may take the Texas Bar Exam prior to graduation from an ABA-accredited law school, provided the applicant is within four semester hours of completing all requirements for graduation.

Texas Law Component (TLC)

An applicant to the Texas Bar Exam must successfully complete the Texas Law Component (TLC) prior to admission. The TLC is an online course provided by the Texas Board of Law Examiners consisting of a series of video lectures, each followed by a series of “hurdle questions” testing comprehension of the previous lecture.

Reciprocity

Acceptance of MBE Score

Texas does not accept another jurisdiction’s MBE score.

Admission on Motion

A member in good standing of another U.S. state or territory may be admitted on motion in Texas if the applicant has engaged in the active practice of law for five of the seven years preceding application. Additional requirements apply.

Admission by UBEScore Transfer

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

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