Board of Bar Examiners
2201 West Broad Street, Suite 101
Richmond, VA 23220-2022
804.367.0412
http://www.vbbe.state.va.us
Virginia Bar Exam Format
The Virginia Bar Exam is a two-day exam. Day 1 consists of nine essay questions and twenty short answer questions with emphasis on Virginia law. Day 2 is the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), a 200-question, multiple-choice exam.
Multistate Edge prepares you for the MBE portion of the Virginia Bar Exam.
Virginia Bar Exam Subjects: Virginia Subjects (MBE Subjects are in bold)
Agency, Commercial Paper, Conflict of Laws, Corporations, Creditors’ Rights, Domestic Relations, Equity, Federal Jurisdiction, Local Government Law, Partnerships, Personal Property, Professional Responsibility, Secured Transactions, Suretyship, Taxation, Trusts, VA Practice & Procedure, Wills, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts
MPRE
A scaled score of 85 on the MPRE, achieved during the same calendar year or two calendar years immediately prior to or following the year the Virginia Bar Exam is passed, is required for admission.
Virginia Bar Exam Scoring and Results
The MBE is weighted 40%, and the essays are weighted 60%. These scores are scaled and combined to determine if a passing score of 140 was achieved. Results are released in late April for the February exam and in late October for the July exam.
Click here to see passage results for past Virginia Bar Exams.
Virginia Bar Exam MBE Reciprocity
Virginia does not accept MBE scores from other jurisdictions.
Virginia Bar Exam Reciprocity
Contact the Board of Bar Examiners for information on reciprocity or admission on motion.
Virginia Bar Exam Application Deadlines and Fees
Please visit the Board of Bar 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.
