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The Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) is a set of nine essay questions prepared for each bar exam administration by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE). The MEE is designed to be used as a replacement for one, three-hour session of essay questions that would normally be drafted by a jurisdiction’s Board of Law Examiners. The MEE is administered by participating jurisdictions on the Tuesday before the last Wednesday in February and July of each year.
Each jurisdiction administering the MEE selects the specific questions it wishes to ask of its examinees. The jurisdiction may choose any number of the nine available questions, with most jurisdictions choosing six of the available nine questions. While most jurisdictions administer the MEE exclusively, others administer MEE questions in addition to their own questions.
The following subjects are tested on the MEE:
- Business Associations (Agency and Partnership; Corporations and Limited Liability Companies)
- Conflict of Laws
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Criminal Law and Procedure
- Evidence
- Family Law
- Federal Civil Procedure
- Real Property
- Torts
- Trusts and Estates (Decedents’ Estates; Trusts and Future Interests)
- Uniform Commercial Code (Negotiable Instruments (Commercial Paper); Secured Transactions)
Some questions may include issues in more than one area of law. Note that this list includes the six subjects tested on the MBE (the multiple choice portion of the exam).
Examinees should allocate 30 minutes for each question.
It is important to note that National Conference of Bar Examiners writes the MEE; however, the jurisdiction administering the MEE grades it. Each jurisdiction determines its own policy with regard to the relative weight given to the MEE and other scores.
Take a look at your jurisdiction to see if the MEE will be part of your exam.
For more information about the MEE, please visit the National Conference of Bar Examiners’ web site.
