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New Jersey Bar Exam Information

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ABOUT THE BAR EXAM

Format

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

The essay portion consists of seven 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%

A passing score is 136

GENERAL BAR EXAM INFORMATION

Contact Information

New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners
P.O. Box 973
Trenton, NJ 08625-0973
(609) 984-2111

http://www.njbarexams.org/

Bar Exam Dates & Locations

February 25 - 26, 2009

July 29 - 30, 2009

 

NJ Bar Review Snapshot
Format—Wednesday: MBE (200 multiple choice questions); Thursday: Essay (7 45-minute questions);
The essay portion consists of seven 45 minute questions.
February 25 - 26, 2009; July 29 - 30, 2009