Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)
The Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) is developed and graded by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE). This portion of the General Bar Examination is an objective six-hour examination containing 200 questions, which is divided into two three-hour sessions during which 100 questions are administered. The MBE tests six subjects: Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts. Information regarding the MBE and an online practice examination are available through the NCBE’s Web site at www.ncbex.org.
Arizona:
State Bar Committee on Examinations/Character and Fitness
Arizona Supreme Court of Arizona
1501 West Washington, Suite 104
Phoenix, AZ 85007-323
(602) 452-3971
www.attorneyadmissions@courts.az.gov
California:
The Committee of Bar Examiners
Office of Admissions
State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 538-2303
-or-
1149 S. Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015 (310) 580-5500
* To Obtain Information regarding character and fitness, and the qualifications for admission to the Bar in the state(s) in which you intend to practice, please directly contact the State Bar Office in that state.
State Bar Office Web sites may be found on the Law School's web page under the Student Services section.
Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE)
Most states require that bar applicants pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE). The online version to the 2006 MPRE Information Booklet and registration information appears at www.act.org/mpre or www.ncbex.org.
Information from the Law School website on all State Bar Examinations: www.law.arizona.edu/rss/barinfo.cfm?page=program&link=d
Updated: 08/11/2010