Contact us!
For additional information on print and electronic resources available to you and the information on this Guide, please contact a librarian at LawRef@wlu.edu.
For additional information on W&L bar courses, the bar exam components, studying assistance and tips, creating a bar exam study schedule, etc., please contact Prof. Reid Flinn at FlinnCR@wlu.edu.
For questions regarding the bar exam application process or materials, please contact Dean Trenya Mason at MasonT@wlu.edu.
Looking for a Notary?
In the Law School:
Sue Coffey, Lewis Hall 233A (540-458-8981 or CoffeyS@wlu.edu)
Brianne Kleinert, Lewis Hall 245 (540-458-8567 or KleinertB@wlu.edu)
Sheryl Salm, Lewis Hall 105 (540-458-8482 or SalmS@wlu.edu)
Other Notaries on W&L's campus are listed online.
One common element of the bar exam in many jurisdictions is the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE). For a list of jurisdictions that administer the MEE, please see the map at the bottom of this page.
The MEE consists of six 30-minute questions. It is administered by user jurisdictions as part of the bar exam on the Tuesday before the last Wednesday in February and July of each year. For the MEE’s scope of coverage, see the MEE Subject Matter Outline.
Additional details regarding the structure of the exam and tested subjects are available on the NCBE’s MEE Preparation page.
According to the NCBE, “[t]he purpose of the MEE is to test the examinee’s ability to (1) identify legal issues raised by a hypothetical factual situation; (2) separate material which is relevant from that which is not; (3) present a reasoned analysis of the relevant issues in a clear, concise, and well-organized composition; and (4) demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental legal principles relevant to the probable solution of the issues raised by the factual situation. The primary distinction between the MEE and the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) is that the MEE requires the examinee to demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively in writing.”
Materials available in the Law Library’s Bar Success Collection on Level 3 and in eBook format:
Rigos Primer Series Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) Review Series (MULTIPLE BOOKS AVAILABLE) by Updated for all NCBE content changes, this 2019 MEE edition contains a thorough but concise review of all subjects tested on the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) Multistate Essay Exam (MEE). Included are Magic Memory Outlines, up-to-date past MEE questions' subject and issue frequency distributions charts, sample essays with complete solutions, dozens of very helpful acronym/mnemonics, and boiler plate definitions of all major issues tested.Rigos MEE contains: 1. Succinct explanations of the most frequently tested essay subjects rules. The text is very concise and focused, containing only the breadth and depth of information you need to successfully answer the MEE essays.2. Text contains numerous acronyms-mnemonics and Rigos UBE tips to help you memorize frequently tested legal elements and perfect an essay checklist approach. The text is written in a lecture format, and may either be used in a review class structure or organized self-study format. 3. Five full essay questions per subject with summarized pointer grading guides and model answers for all MEE only subjects and the seven MBE subjects.4. Magic Memory Outlines facilitate your summary of the controlling law.5. Full course upgrade to essay grading and improvement suggestion service is available for an extra cost.
A Short and Happy Guide to the Bar Exam's Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) by A "Short & Happy Guide to the MEE" is shorter than other books on the bar exam because its sole focus is the Multistate Essay Examination. It is a one-source resource for what you need to maximize your performance on the MEE--not a generic essay writing guide, but a treasury of information, issue identification, and subject area frameworks tailored specifically for the MEE. This book is not intended to replace a bar review course for the substantive law you need to know to pass the bar exam. However, a bar review course does not show you how to turn the law into point-worthy essays. We do. We teach you everything that you need to know about preparing for and taking the MEE to achieve the highest possible essay scores, beginning with how to use the individual Subject Charts (organized by MEE subject) and Table of Issues (organized by bar administration). These charts identify every issue and sub-issue tested on the MEE over the past 14 years, thus letting you see the frequency of tested topics and gain familiarity with how they are tested. When combined with our unique strategies for writing under timed conditions, developing a well-organized answer, and writing a solid analysis, you are ready to write your way to bar passage.If you’re looking to purchase additional resources yourself:
(updated Sept. 30, 2021):
