Missouri Bar Exam Information
Missouri Board of Law Examiners
P.O. Box 104236
Jefferson City, MO 65110-4236
(573) 751-9814
Subjects and Topics Tested
Missouri is a Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) jurisdiction. The UBE consists of the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) and the Multistate Performance Test (MPT). The Missouri bar exam may test the following subjects:
Scoring and Grading
A passing score on the Missouri bar exam is 260 on a 400-point scale. The MBE is weighted 50%. The MEE is weighted 30%, and the MPT is weighted 20%.
Bar Exam Dates
The Missouri bar exam is administered twice per year – once in February and once in July.
Upcoming Exams
2017: July 25-26
2018: February 27-28 and July 24-25
Bar Exam Results
The Missouri bar exam results are typically released 7 weeks after the exam is administered. The results are posted online and mailed to all exam takers.
Bar Exam Format
The Uniform Bar Exam (adopted by Missouri), has the written components on Tuesday and the multiple choice component (MBE) on Wednesday
Tuesday
During the 3-hour morning session, 2 MPT questions are administered. This allows an average of 1.5 hours to complete each. During the three-hour afternoon session, 6 MEE questions are administered, allowing an average of 1.5 hours to answer each essay question.
Wednesday
100 MBE questions are administered in the 3-hour morning session, and 100 MBE questions are administered in the 3-hour afternoon session.
Reciprocity
To qualify for reciprocal admission, for 5 out of 10 years preceding application for admission, an attorney who has graduated from an ABA approved law school may be admitted on motion in the following situations:
1) been engaged in the full-time practice of law primarily at or from an office physically located in a state, other than Missouri, or U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia, while you had an active license to practice law in such state or U.S. territory; or
2) served full-time as a lawyer with the U.S. government or its armed forces; or
3) taught full-time in a law school approved by the ABA; or
4) been engaged in the full-time practice of law as in-house counsel primarily at or from an office physically located in a state, other than Missouri, or U.S territory, or the District of Columbia; or
5) any combination of the foregoing. In addition, you must have graduated with a J.D. (or LL.B.) degree from an ABA approved law school, and hold an active license to practice in a state that permits mutuality of admission without exam to Missouri attorneys.
