The Smart Guide to the New Jersey Bar Exam
A Guide to Mastering the New Jersey Bar Exam
New Jersey Bar Exam Format
New Jersey 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
New Jersey Bar Exam Dates
July 2023 exam: July 25-26, 2023
Feb. 2024 exam: Feb. 27-28, 2024
*The New Jersey Bar Exam takes place on the last Tuesday & Wednesday of February and July.
How to Prepare for
the New Jersey Bar Exam
(FREE Study Guides)
Click the links above for FREE study guides covering each section of the bar exam.
Contact Info
New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners
P.O. Box 973
Trenton, NJ 08625-0973
Website: https://www.njbarexams.org/home
Phone: (609) 815-2911
Fax: (609) 815-2913
Frequency Charts
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Subjects Tested on New Jersey 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 New Jersey, the UBE minimum passing score is 266.
Jurisdiction-Specific Component
NO
