The Smart Guide to the Maryland Bar Exam
A Guide to Mastering the Maryland Bar Exam
Maryland Bar Exam Format
Maryland 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
Maryland Bar Exam Dates
July 2023 exam: July 25-26, 2023
Feb. 2024 exam: Feb. 27-28, 2024
*The Maryland Bar Exam takes place on the last Tuesday & Wednesday of February and July.
How to Prepare for
the Maryland Bar Exam
(FREE Study Guides)
Click the links above for FREE study guides covering each section of the bar exam.
Contact Info
Maryland State Board of Law Examiners
Judiciary A-POD, 580 Taylor Avenue
Annapolis, MD 21401
Website: https://www.mdcourts.gov/ble
Phone: (410) 260-3640
Frequency Charts
(FREE Charts & Statistics)
Click the links above for FREE Frequency Charts covering each section of the bar exam.
Subjects Tested on Maryland 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 Maryland, the UBE minimum passing score is 266.
Jurisdiction-Specific Component
All applicants who have not passed a Maryland bar exam administered before March 1, 2019, must complete the Maryland Law Component.
This jurisdiction-specific component is given separately from the bar exam.
