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New York utilizes the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE).

The UBE is composed of the Multistate Performance Test (MPT), Multistate Essay Examination (MEE), and the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) which are prepared by, given, and graded in accordance with the standards established by the National Conference of Bar Examiners. Additional information regarding the content of the UBE is available at  http://www.ncbex.org/exams/ube .

The UBE will be given in New York twice a year on the last consecutive Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July. 

A scaled score of 266 on the UBE is required for  admission in New York . 

UBE Schedule:

Tuesday AM: MEE (6 essays, 3 hours) 

Tuesday PM: MPT (2 items, 3 hours)

Wednesday AM: MBE (100 questions, 3 hours) 

Wednesday PM: MBE (100 questions, 3 hours)

In addition to the UBE, New York exam takers must also take the NY Law Course (NYLC) and NY Law Exam (NYLE). Details regarding these exams are available from the NYBOLE  website .

Study Resources for the New York Bar Exam

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Among other requirements , candidates for admission to the New York bar must take the New York Law Course (NYLC) and the New York Law Exam (NYLE).

The NYLC is a prerequisite to the NYLE.   More information is available on the BOLE website .

The NYLE will be offered four times per year. The dates and times of administration of the NYLE in 2019 are:

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Description of UBE Administered in NY

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The UBE is administered on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July.

During the morning session on Tuesday , applicants are given three hours to complete two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) items. Applicants may work on the MPTs in any order and they are free to decide how to allocate their time between the two MPT items although NCBE develops each MPT as a 90 minute test item.

During the afternoon session on Tuesday , applicants are given three hours to answer six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) questions. Again, applicants are free to answer the questions in any order and they may decide how to allocate their time among the MEE questions.

On Wednesday , applicants will take the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), which is a six-hour, 200 question multiple-choice exam divided into two three-hour sessions.

The schedule for the UBE in New York is as follows:

• Tuesday: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
• Wednesday: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

The July 2019 bar exam is scheduled for the last Tuesday and Wednesday of the month, July 30-31, 2019.

• MEE (essays) = 30% of score

Passing score for NY on the UBE is 266.

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The MEE consists of six 30-minute questions. Areas of law that may be covered on the MEE include the following: Business Associations (Agency and Partnership; Corporations and Limited Liability Companies), Civil Procedure, Conflict of Laws, Constitutional Law, Contracts (including Article 2 [Sales] of the Uniform Commercial Code), Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Family Law, Real Property, Torts, Trusts and Estates (Decedents' Estates; Trusts and Future Interests), and Article 9 (Secured Transactions) of the Uniform Commercial Code. Some questions may include issues in more than one area of law. The particular areas covered vary from exam to exam.  

Effective with the July 2026 bar exam, the following areas will no longer be tested on the MEE: Conflict of Laws, Family Law, Trusts and Estates, and Secured Transactions.

For instructions provided with each MEE, see  Instructions for Taking the MEE .

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Past Bar Exam Essays and Performance Tests (PTs)

Where do you find essays and performance tests from past exams to practice on?

Rather than have you go hunting for them or flip through your bar course materials, I’ve compiled past essays and PTs for California . I also link to past MEE and MPT questions from various UBE jurisdictions.

California : Here are downloadable California Bar Exam essays and selected answers going back to 2001, and California performance tests (PTs) and selected answers.

👉 See also the essay answer bank for real graded answers

👉 CA essays – frequency chart and issue chart (use this to find when topics were tested)

UBE: Downloadable MEE questions and representative answers

NCBE MEE Questions and Analyses are available from 2013 July to 2018 February.

Representative answers to MEE questions are available from various states (some may be missing):

• Arkansas from 2013 February to 2021 February
• Maryland from 2019 July to 2023 February
• Minnesota from 2020 September to 2023 February
• New York from 2016 July to 2023 February
• South Dakota from 2019 February to 2021 February

MPT questions and answers are below this section. Click here to jump to MPT.

MEE questions

Sample answers: Maryland , Minnesota , New York

Sample answers: Arkansas , Maryland , Minnesota , New York , South Dakota

MEE questions (October version)

Sample answers: Maryland , New York , South Dakota

Sample answers: Arkansas , New York , South Dakota

Sample answers: Arkansas , New York

NCBE Questions and Analyses

Sample answers: Arkansas

UBE: Downloadable MPT questions and representative answers

NCBE MPT Questions and Point Sheets are available from 2013 July to 2018 February.

Representative answers to MPT questions are available from various states (some may be missing):

• Georgia from 2011 July to 2023 February

MEE questions and answers are above this section. Click here to jump to MEE.

MPT questions

Sample answers: Georgia , Maryland , Minnesota

Sample answers: Georgia , Maryland , Minnesota , New York

Sample answers: Arkansas MPT-1 MPT-2 , Georgia , Maryland , Minnesota , New York , South Dakota

MPT question (one MPT administered)

Sample answers: Georgia , Maryland , New York , South Dakota

Sample answers: Arkansas MPT-1 MPT-2 , Georgia , New York , South Dakota

Sample answers: Georgia , New York

NCBE Questions and Point Sheets

Sample answers: Arkansas , Georgia , New York

Sample answers: Arkansas , Georgia

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UBE: Links to find past MEE questions and answers, past MPT questions and answers, and MEE and MPT analyses

The files above were sourced from these places:

• Free MEE questions and analyses from NCBE
• Free MPT questions and point sheets from NCBE
• If you want the official analyses for more recent ones, you can find them in the MEE study aids (paid)
• Arkansas MEE and MPT questions and best answers (2013 and on)
• Minnesota’s representative answers (last few years)
• Maryland’s representative answers (last few years)
• South Dakota’s representative answers (last few years)
• New York Past Exam Essay Questions with Sample Candidate Answers (2016 July and on)
• Georgia Essay (not MEE) and MPT Questions and Selected Answers (2011 July and on include MPT questions and sample answers)
• Colorado MEE and MPT selected answers (past year)

Others : Check your state bar website or law school’s academics resources to see if it offers questions and selected answers

• Nevada offers sample passing answers for essays and PTs going back to 2007
• A Virginia law school offers past Virginia bar exams to review

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What Subjects Are Tested On The NY Bar Exam?

If you want to pass the New York bar exam, you need a plan for success. A great way to design your study strategy is to learn what subjects are tested on the NY bar exam. That way, you can tailor your study to the more highly tested areas. Read on to learn what those subjects are, so you can hit the ground running with your bar prep.

What Are the Different Sections on the New York Bar Exam?

New York administers the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). The UBE has three sections: the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), the Multistate Performance Test (MPT) and the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE).

On the MBE, you’ll have six hours to answer 200 multiple-choice questions on seven subjects: contracts and sales, constitutional law, criminal law and procedure, civil procedure, evidence, real property, and torts. There are countless reasons why studying with real MBE questions will help you ultimately prepare for the bar exam. Here are 5 reasons why using real MBE questions matter . For those interested in accessing past MBE questions to practice with, check out our   MBE Question Bank.

When you get to the essay section, you’ll have three hours to answer six questions. Those essays may test the same topics on the MBE, or these additional areas of the law: business associations, conflict of laws, family law, trusts and estates, and the uniform commercial code (secured transactions).

What Subjects Are Highly Tested on the New York Bar?

If you attempt to learn every last thing about each area of the law that could be tested, you’re in for a bad time. Instead, be strategic and target your study to the more highly tested subjects.

We’ve looked through the data on the most recent NY bar exam back through 2011 to find that civil procedure is most highly tested (14 full essays and one combined with another subject). Contracts is in second place with 11 full essays, while agency and partnership, secured transactions, and corporations and LLCs all shared third place.

Here is a full list of each subject tested on the MEE and when it was last tested: MEE Frequency Chart . Just as with the MEE, it’s important to be strategic with how you spend your time for the MBE portion as well. Here is an MBE Frequency Chart plotting the most frequently tested subjects on the national exam.

Knowing what subjects are highly tested on the NY bar exam is a great way to focus your studies. Keep in mind that within each subject, some topics are also more commonly tested than others.

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