Attorney Bar Exam Essentials 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What subject area is NOT tested on the MBE?
- Contracts
- Torts
- Family Law (Correct answer)
- Evidence
Correct answer: Family Law
Family Law is not one of the seven subjects tested on the MBE; the MBE covers Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts.
Question 2: What is Character and Fitness review in bar admission?
- A psychological evaluation required of all applicants
- A background investigation assessing an applicant's moral character and fitness to practice law (Correct answer)
- A peer review of law school grades
- A supervised practice period before full admission
Correct answer: A background investigation assessing an applicant's moral character and fitness to practice law
Character and Fitness review investigates an applicant's past conduct, including criminal history, financial responsibility, and honesty, to determine fitness to practice law.
Question 3: What is MPRE and what does it test?
- Multistate Property and Real Estate exam testing land law
- Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination testing legal ethics (Correct answer)
- Mandatory Pre-Registration Examination for law students
- Multistate Procedural Rules Examination for civil practice
Correct answer: Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination testing legal ethics
The MPRE is a 60-question multiple-choice exam that tests knowledge of the professional conduct rules governing attorneys in the US.
Question 4: Which document governs attorney professional conduct in most US states?
- Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct (Correct answer)
- Restatement (Third) of the Law Governing Lawyers
- Uniform Code of Professional Responsibility
Correct answer: ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct
The ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct have been adopted in some form by nearly every US state as the standard for attorney professional conduct.
Question 5: What does reciprocal admission (reciprocity) mean in bar licensing?
- A state automatically licenses attorneys licensed in any other state
- A state grants admission to experienced attorneys from another state without requiring them to retake the full bar exam (Correct answer)
- Attorneys can practice in any state with a single federal license
- Law graduates from accredited schools are licensed upon graduation
Correct answer: A state grants admission to experienced attorneys from another state without requiring them to retake the full bar exam
Reciprocal admission allows licensed attorneys with sufficient years of experience in one state to seek admission in another state without retaking the bar exam.
Question 6: What is the typical minimum passing UBE score accepted by most adopting jurisdictions?
- 230
- 250
- 266 (Correct answer)
- 300
Correct answer: 266
Most UBE jurisdictions set their passing score at 266 out of 400, though individual states may set higher thresholds.
Attorney Bar Exam Essentials 2
What subject area is NOT tested on the MBE?