Stay on Track: Preparing for the Bar Exam

2L Checklist

2L Preference Bar Courses (2Ls get enrollment priority)

• Business Organizations (priority is given in the Spring)
• Evidence (priority is given in the Fall)
• Federal Income Tax (crossover topic) (priority is given the Fall)

 Bar Subjects (and corresponding UHLC courses) – List of Bar Courses

• 1L Coursework: Torts; Contracts; Civil Procedure; Property; Constitutional Law; Criminal Law; Lawyer Skills & Strategies
• Highly Recommended (MBE & MEE): Evidence; Criminal Procedure
• Recommended (MEE): Business Organizations; Conflict of Laws; Family Law; Secured Financing; Trusts & Wills
• Useful (supplementing 1L courses) (MBE/MEE): Real Estate Transactions; Landlord & Tenant; Sales & Leasing
• Bar Skills Electives: Legal Analysis and Writing; Professional Writing Skills

Bar Review Courses

• Consider selecting a bar review course
  • More Information on Commercial Courses
• Consider registering for the MPRE
  • Information and Registration Dates
• Consider being a "Representative" for a Bar Review/Prep Company
  

Additional Things to Consider

• Extracurricular Activities
  • Student Organizations and Journals – consider leadership roles in these organizations
  • Clinics
  • Externships
  • Mock Trial and Moot Court
  • Summer Employment
• 3L Class Selections (tips to consider)
  • List of bar courses
  • Interest in practice area
  • Other commitments (student organizations, journal, etc.)
  • Experience with professor
• Graduation Requirements
  • More information regarding graduation requirements can be found here.
    

The Uniform Bar Exam (Information)

Day One (50%) (6 hours) - Multistate Performance Test ("MPT") and Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) 

• MPT 1 and 2 (20%) (3 Hour Session) (Two Questions) – Two long-answer questions. Examinee is given a file of source documents and a library of research materials to review before answering the question. Suggested use of time: 45 minutes to research and read; 45 minutes to write a response (per question).
• Applicable UHLC Courses – Lawyer Skills & Strategies; Professional Writing Strategies
• List of Bar Courses
• MEE 1-6 (30%) (3 Hour Session) (6 Essay Questions)
• Applicable UHLC Courses – Contracts; Civil Procedure; Torts; Property; Criminal Law; Constitutional Law; Criminal Procedure; Evidence; Business Organizations; Trusts & Wills; Conflict of Laws; Secured Financing; Family Law; Legal Analysis and Writing
• List of Bar Courses

Day Two (50%) (6 hours) – The Multistate Bar Exam ("MBE")

• MBE (Two 3-Hour Sessions) (200 Questions) – 200 multiple choice questions covering selected subjects.
• Applicable UHLC Courses – Contracts; Civil Procedure; Torts; Property; Criminal Law; Constitutional Law; Criminal Procedure; Evidence; Legal Analysis and Writing
• List of Bar Courses

The Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE)

• The MPRE consists of 60 multiple-choice questions.
• Examinees have 2 hours to answer all questions (no scheduled breaks during test).
• Points are not subtracted for incorrect answers, so Examinees should answer all questions.
• More Information

Out-of-State Bar Exam Information

• Information for other states