The Smart Guide to the Vermont Bar Exam

A Guide to Mastering the Vermont Bar Exam

Vermont Bar Exam Format

Vermont Bar Exam Sections - MBE 200 Multiple Choice, MPT 2 Writing Assignments, MEE 6 Essays

Vermont is a Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) jurisdiction. All UBE jurisdictions use the same 3 sections:

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Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

200 multiple choice
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Multistate Essay Exam (MEE)

6 essays
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Multistate Performance Test (MPT)

2 writing assignments

Vermont Bar Exam Dates

July 2023 exam: July 25-26, 2023
Feb. 2024 exam: Feb. 27-28, 2024

*The Vermont Bar Exam takes place on the last Tuesday & Wednesday of February and July.

How to Prepare for
the Vermont Bar Exam

(FREE Study Guides)

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Contact Info

Vermont Board of Bar Examiners
Office of Attorney Licensing
Costello Courthouse
32 Cherry Street, Ste. 213
Burlington, VT 05401

Website:      Click here
Phone:         (802) 951-0139
Fax:              (802) 859-3003
Email:          JUD.AttyLicensing@vermont.gov

Frequency Charts

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Subjects Tested on Vermont Bar Exam

MEE Essay Subjects

  1. Business Associations (Agency, Partnerships, Corporations, LLC’s)
  2. Civil Procedure
  3. Conflict of Laws
  4. Constitutional Law
  5. Contracts
  6. Criminal Law & Procedure
  7. Evidence
  8. Family Law
  9. Real Property
  10. Secured Transactions
  11. Torts
  12. Trusts & Future Interests
  13. Wills & Estates

MBE Subjects

  1. Civil Procedure
  2. Constitutional Law
  3. Contracts
  4. Criminal Law & Procedure
  5. Evidence
  6. Real property
  7. Torts

Minimum Passing Score

For Vermont , the UBE minimum passing score is 270.

Jurisdiction-Specific Component

NO