Delaware Bar
Exam Details
Bar Exam Details
A typical Delaware Bar Exam is a 2-day bar exam.
Day 1
- Four 45-minute Delaware Essay Exam questions and two 90-minute Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions
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 Entities (Delaware Corporations, LLCs and Limited Partnerships)
- Criminal Law (including Delaware Criminal Code)
- Equity
- Partnerships
- Procedure (State and Federal)
- Trusts
- Wills
- 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 85 is required on the MPRE.
Click here to learn more about the MPRE.
Scoring
The scaled written score is weighted 50% and the scaled MBE score is weighted 50%. A total scaled score of 143 (out of 200) or higher is required to pass the Delaware Bar Exam.
Reciprocity
- Delaware does not accept an MBE score from an exam taken in another jurisdiction.
- Delaware does not provide for admission on motion. Examination is required of all applicants.
Additional information
- To become licensed in Delaware, all applicants must complete a 12-week (40 hours/week) clerkship in Delaware, under the supervision of a qualified Delaware attorney who must certify the clerkship has been completed.
- The clerkship period does not need to be continuous and applicants can initiate the clerkship process while they are still enrolled in law school.
- A checklist of mandatory legal activities and tasks to be completed during the clerkship is available from the Delaware Board of Bar Examiners website.
- Students must undergo both a state and federal background check, which should be started as early as possible, as they can take up to 90 days to complete.
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Sample Schedule: 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
- DE Criminal Law
- DE Criminal Procedure
- Evidence
- Consittutional Law
- DE Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Real Property
- DE Real Property
- DE Civil Procedure
- DE Corporations
- DE Equity & Family Court Procedure
- DE Wills & Trusts
- DE Limited Partnerships and LLCs