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One common element of the bar exam from jurisdiction to jurisdiction is the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE). The MBE is administered in every jurisdiction except Louisiana and Puerto Rico.
The MBE consists of 200 multiple-choice questions administered during two three-hour examination periods on the last Wednesday in February and the last Wednesday in July each year. For the MBE's scope of coverage, see the MBE Subject Matter Outline.
Additional details regarding the structure of the exam and tested subjects are available on the NCBE’s MBE Preparation page.
According to the NCBE, “[t]he purpose of the MBE is to assess the extent to which an examinee can apply fundamental legal principles and legal reasoning to analyze given fact patterns.”
Print materials available in the Law Library’s Bar Success Collection on Level 3:
Strategies and Tactics for the MBE by A popular and long-standing resource for individuals studying for the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), Strategies & Tactics for the MBE has been thoroughly revised and updated to include new questions and reflect recent changes made by the NCBE to the Multistate Bar Exam. This text is highlighted by more than 550 questions, complete with thorough explanations of right and wrong answers. Detailed advice on how to handle MBE questions on each subject, and a focus on the most popular and trickiest MBE topics helps users to focus their studies. Strategies, such as how to "reword" questions to make them easier to analyze, are included, and explanations are in simple, easy-to-understand language.
Strategies and Tactics for the MBE 2 by A comprehensive resource created in the successful style of Strategies & Tactics for the MBE, Strategies & Tactics for the MBE 2 provides 300 additional questions to help you prepare for the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)! Success on the MBE can often influence whether you pass or fail the Bar Exam. It is important to understand the issues of law tested on the exam and to learn how the exam questions are written to test your understanding of the law. With its comprehensive explanations of why one answer choice is the best answer and why the other choices are not, Strategies & Tactics for the MBE 2 helps you gain the ability to select the best answer choice with certainty. The 300 questions in Strategies & Tactics for the MBE 2 are organized by subject area (Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Torts, and Real Property). Within each subject area, questions are broken down by subtopic, allowing you to locate and practice questions in your trouble areas. The answer explanations are clear and concise -- as you have come to expect from the Strategies & Tactics series. Strategies & Tactics for the MBE features: 300 additional questions to those featured in Strategies & Tactics for the MBE Questions organized by subject matter subtopics, so you can easily locate questions on the topics on which you need to focus Comprehensive, step-by-step explanations for each of the four answer choices in each question Answer explanations written by Steven Emanuel, Editor-in-Chief of Emanuel Bar Review and author of Emanuel Law Outlines in the MBE-subject areas -- the Outlines that got you through law school. Student-tested content from the Emanuel Bar Review series, which resulted in pass rates 10% higher than average in major markets. * Based on passage rates of students who used Emanuel Bar Review materials in California and New York for Bar Exams in 2008 and 2009.
Multistate Bar Exam Flash Cards by Study anytime, anywhere! Emanuel Law in a Flash comprehensive flash cards are ideal for reviewing legal topics point by point. Each card has a concise question on one side and an accurate answer on the reverse side. These cards are the only product of their kind. With this set of Law in a Flash, you have the foundation for excellent exam preparation for the multistate bar exam (MBE). After going through the set, card by card and issue by issue, you will be able to face the exam with the confidence of knowing and understanding every rule. Emanuel Law in a Flash Cards' features: and#8226;Test your knowledge of black letter law and#8226;Apply the law to hypothetical examples and#8226;Use individually or in group sessions and#8226;Use them anywhere, anytime and#8226;Great for exam prep This title is also available as a mobile app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. See details at www.AspenLaw.com/mobile.
Multistate Bar Exam by The fifth edition of Blond's Multistate Bar Exam features updated questions that follow the format used on the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE). Perfect for students who want to test their knowledge against original questions and target and improve weak
Rigos Primer Series Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) Review Series MBE Volume 2 by The 2016 edition of this Rigos Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) Review Series Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) text and questions are presented in two volumes. Volume 2 contains the four subjects of Evidence, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Procedure, and Federal Civil Procedure. Magic Memory Outlines, question maps, multiple-choice questions, and full rationale answers related to the textual coverage are included. The essay questions, answers, and related issue distribution charts testing these MBE subjects are included in the Rigos UBE 2016 MEE text. Consider purchasing the MBE and MEE combined set.If you’re looking to purchase additional resources yourself:
(last updated April 2, 2020)
