The Smart Guide to the Washington State Bar Exam
A Guide to Mastering the Washington State Bar Exam
Washington State Bar Exam Format
Washington State 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
Washington State Bar Exam Dates
July 2023 exam: July 25-26, 2023
Feb. 2024 exam: Feb. 27-28, 2024
*The Washington State Bar Exam takes place on the last Tuesday & Wednesday of February and July.
How to Prepare for
the Washington State Bar Exam
(FREE Study Guides)
Click the links above for FREE study guides covering each section of the bar exam.
Contact Info
Washington State Bar Association
1325 4th Ave., Ste. 600
Seattle, WA 98101-2539
Website: https://www.wsba.org/
Phone: (206) 727-8209
Fax: (206) 727-8313
Email: admissions@wsba.org
Frequency Charts
(FREE Charts & Statistics)
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Subjects Tested on Washington State 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 Washington State, the UBE minimum passing score is 270.
Jurisdiction-Specific Component
Washington Law Component (WLC) is an open-book, timed, online multiple-choice test with Washington-specific study materials available online to review prior to and during the test.
This jurisdiction-specific component is given separately from the bar exam.
