Areas Tested on the Missouri Bar Exam

Multi-State Multiple Choice Portion (MBE) tests the following topics:

Change in possible Essay Topics:
The Essay portion of the Missouri Bar examination consists of four
essays administered during a two-hour morning session, and six essays
administered during a three-hour afternoon session.

Beginning with the July 2007 examination, the Missouri Bar Examination
Essay topics may include:

• Administrative Law
• Agency, Corporations, Partnerships and LLC's(Business Associations)
• Commercial Papers (Commercial Transactions)
• Conflicts of Law
• Constitutional Law
• Contracts
• Criminal Law and Procedure
• Equity (Remedies)
• Evidence
• Family Law
• Federal Civil Procedure
• Missouri Civil Procedure
• Real Property
• Sales
• Secured Transactions
• Torts
• Trusts and Future Interests
• Estates and Wills

Change in Weighting of Multi-state Performance Test (MPT):
The MPT that is currently worth 18 raw points will be worth a maximum of
24 raw points starting with the July 2007 examination.

Missouri Bar Information

Missouri Bar Examination — Current information, deadlines and fees

Missouri Law Student Registration Information — click and follow the noted links
-Fee Schedule for Law Student Registration
-Law Student Registration - Application for Character and Fitness Report

Additional Links and Resources

National Conference of Bar Examiner's information on the various multistate tests and bar passage statistics.

ABA's Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements, which contains information for foreign law school graduates, as well as information on grading and scoring for each state.

ABA's Bar Admissions Information includes the contact information for all state bars.