New Jersey Bar Exam Information

Format

Wednesday: MBE (200 multiple choice questions)
Thursday: Essay (7 45-minute questions)

Subjects

• Agency
• Civil Procedure
• Conflicts of law
• Constitutional Law
• Contracts
• Corporations
• Criminal Law
• Evidence
• Equity
• Family law
• Partnership
• Real Property
• Torts
• Uniform Commercial Code Articles 2 (Sales), 3 (Commercial Paper), and 9 (Secured Transactions)
• Wills, Trusts, and Estates
• Zoning and Planning
• Disciplinary Rules

Grading

The seven New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners-drafted essay questions are graded on a seven-point (0-1-2-3-4-5-6) standard. These grades are converted to a scale that equates to the MBE. The two bar examination components will be weighted for grading as follows:

1. Multistate Bar Examination =50%

2. Essay Examination = 50%

Contact Information

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