Academic Success: State Bar Exam Links

Each state administers its own bar examination. The agency responsible for the examination varies from state to state, as do the dates when the examination is offered.

Learn how to prepare for and register to take the bar exam in a given state through the links below.
You may need to notarize documents for your registration. See our list of notaries public at the University of New Hampshire School of Law.

Prepare for the bar exam

The Multi State Bar Examination (MBE)
Subject	# of Questions	Most Heavily Tested
Contracts	33	50% formation, performance, breach, discharge
Criminal Law and Procedure	31	50% constitutional rights, accused persons
Evidence	31	33% presentation of evidence, 33% hearsay
Real Property	31	equal in all categories
Torts	31	33% negligence
Constitutional Law	33	50% individual rights

Also see >>The National Conference of Bar Examiners

Register to take the bar exam in a given state

Northeast

Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Midwest

West/Rocky Mountains

Other U.S. Jursidictions