The Smart Guide to the Tennessee Bar Exam
A Guide to Mastering the Tennessee Bar Exam
Tennessee Bar Exam Format
Tennessee 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
Tennessee Bar Exam Dates
July 2023 exam: July 25-26, 2023
Feb. 2024 exam: Feb. 27-28, 2024
*The Tennessee Bar Exam takes place on the last Tuesday & Wednesday of February and July.
How to Prepare for
the Tennessee Bar Exam
(FREE Study Guides)
Click the links above for FREE study guides covering each section of the bar exam.
Contact Info
Tennessee Board of Law Examiners
511 Union St., Ste. 525
Nashville, TN 37219
Website: https://www.tnble.org/
Phone: (615) 741-3234
Email: BLE.Administrator@tncourts.gov
Frequency Charts
(FREE Charts & Statistics)
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Subjects Tested on Tennessee 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 Tennessee , the UBE minimum passing score is 270.
Jurisdiction-Specific Component
An applicant must complete the online Tennessee Law Course to be eligible for admission.
This jurisdiction-specific component is given separately from the bar exam.
