New Jersey Bar Exam Information

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New Jersey Bar Exam Format

Overview

The New Jersey Bar Exam is administered over two days. The examiners have adopted the Uniform Bar Exam (“UBE”).

Day 1

The written portion of the exam is administered on the first day of the New Jersey bar exam. The written portion of the bar exam consists of the Multistate Performance Test (“MPT”) and the Multistate Essay Exam (“MEE”). You will have three hours to answer two MPT questions. You will have three hours to answer the six MEE questions.

Day 2

The Multistate Bar Exam (“MBE”) is administered on the second day of the New Jersey bar exam. The MBE is a multiple-choice test containing 200 questions. The MBE is split into a morning and afternoon session. Each session consists of 100 questions. You have three hours to complete each session.

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Useful Links

  1. New Jersey Bar Review Course – AmeriBar has been helping students pass the New Jesrsey bar exam for over 15 years.
  2. NewJerseyBarPrep.com – Detailed Information and resources for New Jersey bar exam takers.
  3. MBEQuestionBank.com  – Online question bank with over 2500 simulated MBE questions.

Exam Dates

  • July 30-31, 2024
  • February 25-26, 2025
  • July 29-30, 2025
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New Jersey Bar Admissions

New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners
P.O. Box 973
Trenton, NJ 08625-0973

New Jersey MPRE Score Requirement

New Jersey requires bar exam applicants to pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (“MPRE”). You must score 75 or higher on the MPRE in order to pass in New Jersey.

Scoring/Grading and Results

In order to pass the New Jersey bar exam, you must score at least 266 on a 400-point scale, which is 133 on the MBE’s 200-point scale. The scores of the exam sections are weighted as follows: MPT 20%, MEE 50%, and MBE 50%. New Jersey releases the February bar exam results by mid-May, and the July exam results by mid-November.

Reciprocity

The State of New Jersey allows for admission by motion for lawyers from reciprocal jurisdictions who fulfill all applicable requirements. New Jersey will accept a student’s transferred UBE score of 266 that is submitted within 36 months of the exam at which it was earned.

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Regent Law School

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Thomas Cooley Law School

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New Jersey Bar Exam Statewide Pass Rates

Exam DateFirstRepeatTotal
July 202370%31%61%
February 202343%29%33%
July 202270%22%60%
February 202268%37%50%
July 202171%17%58%
February 202162%27%43%
July 202071%34%66%
February 202066%27%45%
July 201979%30%66%
February 201966%35%48%
July 201872%18%59%
February 201863%30%46%
July 201774%31%65%
February 201757%26%41%
July 201672%35%65%
February 201658%44%50%

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