Board of Law Examiners
401 Church Street, Suite 2200
Nashville, TN 37243-0740
615.741.3234
http://www.state.tn.us/lawexaminers/
Tennessee Bar Exam Format
The Tennessee Bar Exam is a two-day exam. Day 1 is the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), a 200-question, multiple-choice exam. Day 2 consists of twelve essay questions.
Multistate Edge prepares you for the MBE portion of the Tennessee Bar Exam.
Tennessee Bar Exam Subjects: Tennessee Subjects (MBE Subjects are in bold)
Agency, Civil Procedure (State & Federal), Commercial Paper & Bulk Transfers, Conflict of Laws, Corporations, Domestic Relations or Personal Status, Partnerships, Personal Property, Professional Responsibility, Restitution & Remedies, Sales, Secured Transactions, State Constitutional Law, Wills & Estates, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts
MPRE
A scaled score of 75 on the MPRE, achieved within two years of the first Tennessee Bar Exam actually taken, is required for admission.
Tennessee Bar Exam Scoring and Results
An applicant with a scaled MBE score of 125 must pass nine of twelve essay questions; with a scaled MBE score of 130, an applicant must pass eight of twelve essay questions; and with a scaled MBE score of 135, an applicant must pass seven of twelve essay questions. Results are released in mid-April for the February exam and in mid-October for the July exam.
Click here to see passage results for past Tennessee Bar Exams.
Tennessee Bar Exam MBE Reciprocity
Tennessee accepts MBE scores from other jurisdictions, if taken in a concurrent bar exam.
Tennessee Bar Exam Reciprocity
In order to be eligible for admission without taking the Tennessee Bar Exam, an applicant must be a member of a state bar, have engaged in the active practice of law for five years in that jurisdiction, have a present intent to actively practice in Tennessee, and have graduated from an ABA-accredited law school.
Tennessee Bar Exam Application Deadlines and Fees
Please visit the Board of Law Examiners’ 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.
