The Smart Guide to the Alabama Bar Exam
A Guide to Mastering the Alabama Bar Exam
Alabama Bar Exam Format

Alabama is a Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) jurisdiction. All UBE jurisdictions use the same 3 sections:
Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)
Multistate Essay Exam (MEE)
Multistate Performance Test (MPT)
2 writing assignments
Alabama Bar Exam Dates
July 2024 exam: July 30-31, 2024
*The Alabama Bar Exam takes place on the last Tuesday & Wednesday of February and July.
How to Prepare for
the Alabama Bar Exam
(FREE Study Guides)
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Contact Info
Alabama State Bar
P.O. Box 671
Montgomery, AL 36101
Website: https://www.alabar.org/admissions/
Phone: (334) 269-1515
Fax: (334) 261-6310
Email: admit@alabar.org
Frequency Charts
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Subjects Tested on Alabama Bar Exam
MEE Essay Subjects
- Business Associations (Agency, Partnerships, Corporations, LLC’s)
- Civil Procedure
- Conflict of Laws
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Criminal Law & Procedure
- Evidence
- Family Law
- Real Property
- Secured Transactions
- Torts
- Trusts & Future Interests
- Wills & Estates
MBE Subjects
- Civil Procedure
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Criminal Law & Procedure
- Evidence
- Real property
- Torts
Minimum Passing Score
For Alabama, the UBE minimum passing score is 260.
Jurisdiction-Specific Component
Online course on Alabama law is required for applicants seeking admission by examination or by UBE score transfer.
This jurisdiction-specific component is given separately from the bar exam.