The Smart Guide to the Alabama Bar Exam

A Guide to Mastering the Alabama Bar Exam

Alabama Bar Exam Format

UBE Bar Exam Sections

Alabama is a Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) jurisdiction. All UBE jurisdictions use the same 3 sections:

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Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

200 multiple choice
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Multistate Essay Exam (MEE)

6 essays
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Multistate Performance Test (MPT)

2 writing assignments

Alabama Bar Exam Dates

July 2026 exam: July 28-29, 2026

Feb. 2027 exam: Feb. 23-24, 2027

*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

  1. Business Associations (Agency, Partnerships, Corporations, LLC’s)
  2. Civil Procedure
  3. Constitutional Law
  4. Contracts
  5. Criminal Law & Procedure
  6. Evidence
  7. Real Property
  8. Torts

Note: Starting with the July 2026 exam, the following subjects are no longer tested on the MEE: Conflict of Laws, Family Law, Secured Transactions, Trusts & Future Interests, and Wills & Estates.

MBE Subjects

  1. Civil Procedure
  2. Constitutional Law
  3. Contracts
  4. Criminal Law & Procedure
  5. Evidence
  6. Real property
  7. Torts

Minimum Passing Score

For Alabama, the UBE minimum passing score is 260.

Jurisdiction-Specific Component

YES

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.