Michigan Bar Exam Info

Michigan Bar Exam Information

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Michigan Bar Exam Format

Overview

Michigan has adopted the Uniform Bar Exam. The exam is administered over two days.

Day 1

The written portion of the exam is administered on the first day of the Michigan bar exam. The written portion of the bar exam consists of the Multistate Essay Exam. You will have 3 hours to answer 6 essay questions. You will also have 3 hours to answer 2 Multistate Performance Test questions.

Day 2

The Multistate Bar Exam (“MBE”) is administered on the second day of the Michigan 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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  2. 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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Michigan Bar Admissions

Michigan Board of Law Examiners
200 Washington Square, Lower Level
P.O. Box 30104
Lansing, MI 48909

Michigan MPRE Score Requirement

Michigan requires bar exam applicants to pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (“MPRE”). You must score 85 or higher on the MPRE in order to pass in Michigan.

Scoring/Grading and Results

In order to pass the Michigan bar exam, you must score at least 135. The Michigan bar exam score calculation provides that the MBE portion is worth 200 possible points, and each essay is worth 10 points for a total of 150 possible points. A combined score of at least 135 must be earned to pass the bar exam.
Michigan bar exam results are usually released in mid-November for the July bar exam and mid-May for the February bar exam.

Reciprocity

Michigan permits admission on motion without examination when an attorney licensed to practice law in the United States satisfies educational and character and fitness eligibility requirements, and the following additional requirements are satisfied:

  • Attorney is a member in good standing of the Bar where admitted to practice.
  • Attorney intends to practice in Michigan, or to be a full-time instructor at a reputable and qualified Michigan law school.
  • Attorney has been, for three of the five preceding years, actively practicing law as a principal business or occupation; or been employed as a full-time instructor at a reputable and qualified law school; or been on active duty in the United States armed forces as a judge advocate, legal specialist, or legal officer.

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Jennifer

Regent Law School

Jennifer failed twice with Barbri. “I felt so prepared…for the exam. I never felt that way the first couple of times. I can’t say enough about how I felt after failing twice to come back and just nail it after six years of absence from the law.”

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Michigan Bar Exam Subjects

Michigan Essay Subjects

  • Business Associations
  • Conflict of Laws
  • Family Law
  • Trusts, Wills, and Estates
  • UCC Article 2 – Secured Transactions
  • All MBE Subjects

MBE Subjects

  • Civil Procedure
  • Constitutional Law
  • Contracts and Sales
  • Criminal Law and Procedure
  • Evidence
  • Property
  • Torts
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Heidi

Thomas Cooley Law School

Heidi, who failed twice with BarBri, describes how AmeriBar was instrumental in raising her score from 121 to 144.

Michigan Bar Exam Statewide Pass Rates

Exam DateFirstRepeatTotal
July 202368%16%55%
February 202345%25%35%
July 202276%30%66%
February 202266%46%53%
July 202175%23%64%
February 202163%34%48%
July 202081%41%70%
February 202069%51%60%
July 201971%24%61%
February 201967%46%57%
July 201876%33%67%
February 201869%42%56%
July 201778%55%73%
February 201767%32%49%
July 201677%27%66%
February 201671%58%65%

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