Pennsylvania Bar Exam Information

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ABOUT THE BAR EXAM

Format

Essay/Performance Test–Tuesday
The essay examination consists of six essay questions.
MBE – Wednesday

Subjects

Business Organizations (including corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and professional corporations)
Civil Procedure (Pennsylvania and federal)
Criminal Law (including related Pennsylvania and federal constitutional issues and DUI)
Conflicts of Laws
Contracts
Employment Discrimination (limited to Title VII, ADA, and ADEA)
Evidence (Pennsylvania and federal)

Family Law
Federal Constitutional Law
Federal Income Taxes (personal only and limited to taxable and non-taxable income, deductions, proprietorships and capital transactions)
Professional Responsibility
Real Property
Torts
U.C.C. Art. II - Sales
Wills, Trusts and Decedents Estates (including related fiduciary responsibilities)

Grading

Passing Grade: Scaled score of 272

The 6 essay questions and the Performance Test (valued at 1.5 times an essay question) will be graded, totaled and scaled to the MBE. The combined scores will be weighted at 55%. The MBE score will be weighted at 45%.

GENERAL BAR EXAM INFORMATION

Contact Information

Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners
5070A Ritter Road, Suite 300
Mechanicsburg, PA17055-4879
(717) 795-7270

http://www.pabarexam.org/

Bar Exam Dates & Locations

February 24 - 25, 2009
July 28 -29, 2009

February Exam: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh

July Exam: Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh

1-800-523-0777