The Smart Guide to the Illinois Bar Exam
A Guide to Mastering the Illinois Bar Exam
Illinois Bar Exam Format
Illinois is a Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) jurisdiction. All UBE jurisdictions use the same 3 sections:
Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)
200 multiple choice
Multistate Essay Exam (MEE)
6 essays
Multistate Performance Test (MPT)
2 writing assignments
Illinois Bar Exam Dates
July 2023 exam: July 25-26, 2023
Feb. 2024 exam: Feb. 27-28, 2024
*The Illinois Bar Exam takes place on the last Tuesday & Wednesday of February and July.
How to Prepare for
the Illinois Bar Exam
(FREE Study Guides)
Click the links above for FREE study guides covering each section of the bar exam.
Contact Info
Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar
625 S. College St.
Springfield, IL 62704-2521
Website: https://www.ilbaradmissions.org/home
Phone: (217) 522-5917
Fax: (217) 522-3728
Frequency Charts
(FREE Charts & Statistics)
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Subjects Tested on Illinois 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 Illinois, the UBE minimum passing score is 266.
Jurisdiction-Specific Component
NO
