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The Smart Guide to the Massachusetts Bar Exam
A Guide to Mastering the Massachusetts Bar Exam
Massachusetts Bar Exam Format
Massachusetts 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
Massachusetts Bar Exam Dates
July 2026 exam: July 28-29, 2026
Feb. 2027 exam: Feb. 23-24, 2027
*The Massachusetts Bar Exam takes place on the last Tuesday & Wednesday of February and July.
How to Prepare for
the Massachusetts Bar Exam
(FREE Study Guides)
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Contact Info
Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners
John Adams Courthouse
One Pemberton Square, Suite 5-140
Boston, MA 02108
Website: Click here
Phone: (617) 482-4466
Fax: (617) 542-5943
Email: bbeinfo@jud.state.ma.us
Frequency Charts
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Subjects Tested on Massachusetts Bar Exam
MEE Essay Subjects
- Business Associations (Agency, Partnerships, Corporations, LLC’s)
- Civil Procedure
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Criminal Law & Procedure
- Evidence
- Real Property
- 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
- Civil Procedure
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Criminal Law & Procedure
- Evidence
- Real property
- Torts
Minimum Passing Score
For Massachusetts, the UBE minimum passing score is 270.
Jurisdiction-Specific Component
YES
All petitioners for admission must successfully complete an online multiple-choice test, based on substantive materials provided online, on key distinctions and essential highlights of Massachusetts law and procedure.
This jurisdiction-specific component is given separately from the bar exam.