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A. New York Bar
Examination Format

Day 1
09:00 – 12:153 Essays50 Multiple Choice Questions
14:00 – 17:002 EssaysMULTISTATE PERFORMANCE TEST (MPT)*
Day 2 Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)**
09:00 – 12:30100 Multiple Choice Questions
14:00 – 17:00 100 Multiple Choice Questions

 

  1. * MPT covers legal analysis, fact analysis, problem solving, resolution of ethical dilemmas, organization and management of a lawyering task, and communication.

  2. ** MBE topics include Constitutional Law, Contracts & Sales, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Real Property and Torts.

B. California Bar
Examination Format
There are three parts in the General Bar Examination, i.e. six essay questions, the Multistate Bar Examination (200 multiple-choice questions), and two performance tests.  Each session of the examination takes three hours.
 

DayA.M. SessionP.M. Session
TuesdayEssay 1, 2, 3Performance Test A
WednesdayMBE (100 questions)MBE (100 questions)
ThursdayEssay 4, 5, 6Performance Test B