Alabama Bar Exam Info

Alabama Bar Exam Information

Alabama bar exam information including format, subjects, scoring, pass rates, dates, and bar review course options. Comprehensive resources to help pass the Alabama Bar Exam.

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Alabama Bar Exam Format

Overview

The Alabama Bar Exam is administered over two days. The examiners have adopted the Uniform Bar Exam (“UBE”).

Written Exam Day

The written portion of the exam is administered on the first day of the Alabama bar exam. The written portion of the bar exam consists of the Multistate Essay Exam (“MEE”) and the Multistate Performance Test (“MPT”). You will have three hours to answer the six MEE questions. You will have three hours to answer two MPT questions.

Multiple Choice Exam Day

The Multistate Bar Exam (“MBE”) is administered on the second day of the Alabama bar exam. The MBE is a multiple-choice test containing 200 questions. The MBE is split into a morning and afternoon session. Each session consists of 100 questions. You have three hours to complete each session.

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Useful Links

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AlabamaBarExam.com – Detailed Information and resources for Alabama bar exam takers.
MBEQuestionBank.com – Online question bank with over 2500 simulated MBE questions.

Exam Dates

February 25-26, 2025
July 29-30, 2025

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Alabama Bar Admissions

Board of Bar Examiners
Alabama State Bar
P.O. Box 671
Montgomery, AL 36101

Alabama MPRE Score Requirement

Alabama requires bar exam applicants to pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (“MPRE”). You must score 75 or higher on the MPRE in order to pass in Alabama.

Scoring/Grading and Results

In order to pass the Alabama bar exam, you must score at least 260. This equates to 130, based on the MBE’s 200-point scale. The scores of the exam sections are weighted as follows: MPT 20%, MEE 30%, and MBE 50%.

Reciprocity

An applicant may make a motion for admission to the Alabama State Bar by based on reciprocity if the applicant fulfills the applicable requirements and is from a reciprocity state. Alabama may accept transfer of an applicant’s UBE score of 260 received in another jurisdiction within the past 25 months.

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Alabama Bar Exam Subjects

Alabama Essay Subjects

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Alabama Bar Exam Statewide Pass Rates

Exam Date	First	Repeat	Total
July 2023	78%	11%	54%
February 2023	49%	21%	31%
July 2022	79%	9%	56%
February 2022	63%	23%	35%
July 2021	72%	15%	52%
February 2021	55%	27%	39%
July 2020	86%	21%	71%
February 2020	45%	14%	26%
July 2019	84%	16%	61%
February 2019	55%	26%	35%
July 2018	75%	14%	55%
February 2018	59%	15%	32%
July 2017	73%	29%	29%
February 2017	61%	28%	41%
July 2016	71%	25%	58%
February 2016	66%	25%	42%

The statewide Alabama bar exam pass rate for past years broken up by first time, repeat, and total takers.

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