State Bar of Nevada
600 East Charleston Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89104
702.382.2200
http://www.nvbar.org
Nevada Bar Exam Format
The Nevada Bar Exam is a three-day exam. Day 1 consists of four 60-minute essay questions and one 90-minute Multistate Performance Test (MPT) question. Day 2 is the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), a 200-question, multiple-choice exam. Day 3 consists of four 60-minute essay questions.
Multistate Edge prepares you for the MBE portion of the Nevada Bar Exam.
Nevada Bar Exam Subjects: Nevada Subjects (MBE Subjects are in bold)
Agency, Commercial Paper, Community Property, Conflict of Laws, Corporations, Ethics, Nevada & Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Partnerships, Persons & Domestic Relations, Remedies, Sales, Secured Transactions, Wills, Estates & Trusts, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts
MPRE
A scaled score of 85 on the MPRE, achieved within three years of passing the bar exam, is required for admission.
Nevada Bar Exam Scoring and Results
The MBE is weighted 1/3, and the essays are weighted 2/3. The scores are combined to determine if an overall passing total scaled score of 75 was achieved. An applicant must have a converted score of 75 or higher on at least three written questions. Results are released in early May for the February exam and in early October for the July exam.
Click here to see passage results for past Nevada Bar Exams.
Nevada Bar Exam MBE Reciprocity
Nevada does not accept MBE scores from other jurisdictions.
Nevada Bar Exam Reciprocity
Nevada does not provide for admission on motion; examination is required of all applicants.
Nevada Bar Exam Application Deadlines and Fees
Please visit the State Bar of Nevada’s 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.
