3 Sections of the California Bar Exam

• The Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)
  • 200 question multiple choice test that evaluates the applicant’s ability to analyze legal issues developing from certain facts
    • Constitutional law, contracts/sales, criminal law/procedure, evidence, real property, torts
      
• Essay portion consisting of 6 questions
  • Evaluates the applicant’s ability to analyze legal issues developing from certain facts in written form
    • Constitutional law, contracts/sales, criminal law/procedure, evidence, real property, torts, civil procedure, corporations, California community property, California professional responsibility, remedies, trusts, California wills and succession
      
• Written portion comprised of 2 performance tests
  • Measures an applicant’s ability to use fundamental lawyering skills in a realistic situation
  • Assesses applicant’s ability to competently complete tasks required of a beginning lawyer:
    • Sort relevant facts from irrelevant facts
    • Analyze statutory, case and administrative materials for principles of law
    • Consider ethical rules of practice
    • Apply the law to the relevant facts in a manner likely to resolve the client’s issue
  • Will be provided with fictional scenario along with fictional precedents and statutes
  • Must analyze and perform certain tasks as instructed on the exam