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The Smart Guide to the West Virginia Bar Exam
A Guide to Mastering the West Virginia Bar Exam
West Virginia Bar Exam Format
West Virginia 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
West Virginia Bar Exam Dates
July 2026 exam: July 28-29, 2026
Feb. 2027 exam: Feb. 23-24, 2027
*The West Virginia Bar Exam takes place on the last Tuesday & Wednesday of February and July.
How to Prepare for
the West Virginia Bar Exam
(FREE Study Guides)
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Contact Info
West Virginia Board of Law Examiners
City Center East, Ste. 700 B
4700 MacCorkle Ave., SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Website: http://www.courtswv.gov/
Phone: (304) 558-7815
Frequency Charts
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Subjects Tested on West Virginia 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 West Virginia, the UBE minimum passing score is 270.
Jurisdiction-Specific Component
NO