The Smart Guide to the Kentucky Bar Exam
A Guide to Mastering the Kentucky Bar Exam
Kentucky Bar Exam Format
Kentucky 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
Kentucky Bar Exam Dates
July 2023 exam: July 25-26, 2023
Feb. 2024 exam: Feb. 27-28, 2024
*The Kentucky Bar Exam takes place on the last Tuesday & Wednesday of February and July.
How to Prepare for
the Kentucky Bar Exam
(FREE Study Guides)
Click the links above for FREE study guides covering each section of the bar exam.
Contact Info
Kentucky Office of Bar Admissions
1510 Newtown Pike, Ste. 156
Lexington, KY 40511-1255
Website: https://www.kyoba.org/
Phone: (859) 246-2381
Fax: (859) 246-2385
Email: info@kyoba.org
Frequency Charts
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Subjects Tested on Kentucky 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 Kentucky, the UBE minimum passing score is 266.
Jurisdiction-Specific Component
Applicants are no longer required to take the online Kentucky Law Component. All applicants must successfully complete the New Lawyer Program (SCR 3.640) upon admission.
