Alabama Bar Exam
(UBE) Details
Bar Exam Details
A typical Alabama Bar Exam is a 2-day Uniform Bar Exam (UBE).
Day 1
- Two 90-minute Multistate Performance Test questions (MPT in the AM)
- Six 30-minute Multistate Essay Exam questions (MEE in the PM)
Day 2
- Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), a 200-question, multiple-choice exam (100 questions in the AM, 100 questions in the PM)
Subjects tested
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts/Sales
- Criminal Law/Procedure
- Evidence
- Federal Civil Procedure
- Real Property
- Torts
- Business Associations (Agency and Partnership; Corporations and Limited Liability Companies)
- Conflict of Laws
- Family Law
- Trusts and Estates (Decedents' Estates; Trusts and Future Interests)
- Article 9 (Secured Transactions) of the Uniform Commercial Code
- Plus all MBE subjects
- “Closed universe” practical questions using instructions, factual data, cases, statutes and other reference material supplied by examiners.
- A scaled score of 75 on the MPRE is required for admission. Must take the MPRE within 25 months prior to, or 25 months after, successful bar examination.
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Scoring
The MEE and MPT scores are scaled to the MBE.
- MBE weighted 50%
- MEE weighted 30%
- MPT weighted 20%
A total scaled score of 260 or higher is required to pass.
Reciprocity
- Applicants may transfer an MBE scaled score of at least 140 achieved in another jurisdiction if taken within 25 months prior to the next scheduled exam. Applicant must have passed the bar exam and be admitted to practice in the transferring jurisdiction.
- An applicant who has failed the bar exam in Alabama but achieved a scaled score of at least 140 on the MBE, may carryover that MBE score to a future exam within 25 months of earning that score.
- An applicant who has failed the bar exam in Alabama but achieved a scaled score of at least 140 on the MEE and MPT, may carryover that MEE/MPT score to a future exam within 25 months of earning that score.
- A member in good standing of another U.S. state or territory may be admitted on motion in Alabama if the applicant has engaged in the active practice of law for five of the six years preceding application. Additional requirements apply.
- Applicants who have obtained a scaled score of at least 260 on a Uniform Bar Exam taken in another jurisdiction may apply for admission based on that score in Alabama. The admission of the applicant must be finalized within 25 months of the date the transferred score was earned. Additional requirements apply.
Additional information
- Before being admitted to the practice of law in Alabama, all applicants shall complete an online course on Alabama law. The course consists of eight (8) online learning modules covering the following subjects: Alabama Constitution; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Civil Litigation; Criminal Law; Family Law; Real Property; Torts; and Wills & Trusts/Probate.
- Bar Examination applicants will be given access to the course approximately 7 – 10 days after the administration of the bar examination.
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Sample Schedule: Uniform Bar Exam Course Information
BARBRI Bar Review uses best-in-class learning design to help you master complex material quickly and improve retention for test day. Your course is tailored to your unique needs, and broken into three phases: Foundations, Deep Dive, and Final Review.
This overview does not list all assignments that will be available in your Personal Study Plan (PSP). Your PSP adjusts to your strengths, weaknesses, and schedule, offering a customizable calendar with recommended assignments to boost your chances of passing.
PSP access for Premium and Elite courses begins in mid-March for July exams and mid-October for February exams. Though your calendar is customizable, BARBRI’s default schedule begins at the same time Essentials courses open: Mid-May and Mid-December, respectively.
Covers multistate subjects
- “About” videos
- These short videos explain efficient and effective ways to navigate the exam and the course
- Short story-driven episodes on core concepts across each mbe subject.
- Skills workshops
- Knowledge checks and warm-up essays
Covers multistate and essay subjects
- Short-format lecture modules
- Taught by expert professors.
- Reading, practice, assessment and reinforcement through review
- Knowledge checks and practice essays additional essay and performance
- Test writing skills instruction
- Simulated Multistate Bar Exam
- Simulated Written Exam
- Crunch time with Mini Review lectures, the Conviser Mini Review book and multiple choice and essay practice
- Civil Procedure
- Torts
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Procedure
- Evidence
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Real Property
- Performance Test
- Wills
- Trusts
- Agency
- Partnership
- Corporations
- Secured Transactions
- Conflict of Laws
- Family Law