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Virginia Bar Exam
Virginia Bar Exam Information
Virginia bar exam format, subjects, scoring, pass rates, dates, and bar review course options. Comprehensive resources to help pass the Virginia Bar Exam.
AmeriBar’s Virginia Bar Tutoring program has helped students pass the Virginia bar exam for over 20 years.
Virginia Bar Exam Format
Overview
The Virginia Bar Exam is administered over two days.
Day 1
The written portion of the exam is administered on the first day of the Virginia bar exam. The written portion of the bar exam consists of the Virginia essay questions and short answer questions. You will have three hours to answer five essay questions. You will have three hours to answer 4 essay questions and 10 or 20 short answer questions.
Day 2
The Multistate Bar Exam (“MBE”) is administered on the second day of the Virginia 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.
Useful Links
- Virginia Bar Tutor – AmeriBar has been helping students pass the Virginia bar exam for over 15 years.
- VirginiaBarExam.com – Detailed Information and resources for Virginia bar exam takers.
- MBEQuestionBank.com – Online question bank with over 2500 simulated MBE questions.
Exam Dates
- February 25-26, 2025
- July 29-30, 2025
Virginia Bar Admissions
Virginia Board of Bar Examiners
2201 W. Broad Street, Suite 101
Richmond, VA 23220-2022
2201 W. Broad Street, Suite 101
Richmond, VA 23220-2022
Virginia MPRE Score Requirement
Virginia 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 Virginia.
Scoring/Grading and Results
In order to pass the Virginia bar exam, you must score at least 140. This equates to 140, based on the MBE’s 200-point scale. The scores of the exam sections are weighted as follows: Virginia questions 60% and MBE 40%. Virginia makes bar exam results available approximately nine weeks after the exam.
Reciprocity
An attorney having been admitted to practice law in another United States jurisdiction may apply for admission to practice law in Virginia without sitting for the Virginia bar exam if the other jurisdiction has reciprocity for Virginia lawyers. One of the requirements for such admission on motion is that the attorney from the reciprocal jurisdiction has at least five years experience in the full time practice of law.
Allison
Stetson Law School
Allison was unsuccessful twice with Kaplan before enrolling in tutoring. “Having a personal tutor help to prepare me for the bar exam is the only reason I finally passed the bar. I can’t tell you how grateful I am to AmeriBar.”
AmeriBar Students
Virginia Bar Exam Subjects
Virginia 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
AmeriBar has been helping students pass the Virginia bar exam for over 20 years.
Heidi
Thomas Cooley Law School
Heidi, who failed twice with BarBri, describes how AmeriBar was instrumental in raising her score from 121 to 144.
Virginia Bar Exam Statewide Pass Rates
| Exam Date | First | Repeat | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | 77% | 53% | 75% |
| February 2023 | 75% | 47% | 63% |
| July 2022 | 80% | 48% | 75% |
| February 2022 | 76% | 52% | 66% |
| July 2021 | 79% | 38% | 75% |
| February 2021 | 65% | 42% | 55% |
| September 2020 | 79% | 66% | 76% |
| July 2020 | 92% | 43% | 89% |
| February 2020 | 60% | 51% | 55% |
| July 2019 | 80% | 37% | 75% |
| February 2019 | 69% | 57% | 63% |
| July 2018 | 80% | 36% | 73% |
| February 2018 | 61% | 42% | 50% |
| July 2017 | 76% | 39% | 72% |
| February 2017 | 71% | 42% | 53% |
| July 2016 | 78% | 39% | 73% |
| February 2016 | 65% | 51% | 58% |
AmeriBar has been helping students pass the Virginia bar exam for over 20 years.