Kentucky Bar Exam (UBE) details
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Bar exam details

A typical Kentucky Bar Exam is a 2-day exam Uniform Bar Exam (UBE).

Day 1

  • Two 90-minute Multistate Performance Test questions 
  • Six 30-minute Multistate Essay Exam 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

MBE

  • Constitutional Law
  • Contracts/Sales
  • Criminal Law/Procedure
  • Evidence
  • Federal Civil Procedure
  • Real Property
  • Torts

MEE

  • 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

MPT

  • “Closed universe” practical questions using instructions, factual data, cases, statutes and other reference material supplied by examiners.

MPRE

  • A scaled score of 80 on the MPRE is required for admission and must be achieved before sitting for the exam.

Click here to learn more about the MPRE.

Scoring

The MEE and MPT scores are scaled to the MBE

  • MBE weighted 50%
  • MEE 30%
  • MPT 20%.

A total scaled score of 266 or higher is required to pass the Kentucky Bar Exam.

Reciprocity

Acceptance of MBE Score

  • Kentucky does not accept an MBE score from an exam taken in another jurisdiction.

Admission on Motion

  • A member in good standing of a reciprocating state may be admitted on motion in Kentucky if the applicant has engaged in the active practice of law for five of the seven years preceding application.

Admission by UBE Score Transfer

  • Applicants who have obtained a scaled score of at least 266 on a Uniform Bar Exam taken in another jurisdiction within the preceding five years may apply for admission based on that score.

Additional information

Additional Information

  • Applicants may take exam prior to graduation provided applicant has completed degree requirements prior to exam although degree may not have been conferred.

Kentucky Law Component (KLC)

  • Prior to admission, applicants to the Kentucky Bar Exam must complete the Kentucky Law Component; an online CLE-style course.

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