Committee on Bar Admissions
2800 Veterans Memorial Blvd.
Suite 310
Metairie, LA 70002
504.836.2420
http://www.lascba.org
Louisiana Bar Exam Format
The Louisiana Bar Exam is a three-day exam including nine separate essay exams. Five essay exams test on the Louisiana Civil Code and the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure. The Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) is not used.
Multistate Edge is not applicable to the Louisiana Bar Exam.
Louisiana Bar Exam Subjects: Louisiana Code Essay and Non-Code Essay Subjects
Code Essay Subjects: Civil Code I (Persons, Community Property, Property, and Acquisitive Prescription), Civil Code II (Successions, Donations, and Trusts), Civil Code III (Liberative Prescription, Obligations, Contracts, Security Rights, Sales, Leases, and other Civil Code Book III topics), LA Code of Civil Procedure, Torts
Non-Code Essay Subjects: Business Entities & Negotiable Instruments, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Procedure & Evidence, Federal Jurisdiction & Procedure
MPRE
A scaled score of 80 on the MPRE is required for admission.
Louisiana Bar Exam Scoring and Results
A passing score is 70% (seven separate essay exams, including four Code essay exams, must be passed). Results are released in mid-April for the February exam and in early to mid-October for the July exam.
Click here to see passage results for past Louisiana Bar Exams.
Louisiana Bar Exam MBE Reciprocity
Louisiana does not use the MBE.
Louisiana Bar Exam Reciprocity
Louisiana does not provide for admission on motion; examination is required of all applicants.
Louisiana Bar Exam Application Deadlines and Fees
Please visit the Committee on Bar Admissions’ website for details on application deadlines and fees, and for more information on other topics.
*Bar exam information is subject to change without notice; please verify with the bar examiner’s office.
