Virginia Bar Exam Information

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

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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

  1. Virginia Bar Tutor – AmeriBar has been helping students pass the Virginia bar exam for over 15 years.
  2. VirginiaBarExam.com – Detailed Information and resources for Virginia bar exam takers.
  3. 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

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.

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AmeriBar has been helping students pass the Virginia bar exam for over 20 years. 

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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.”

Virginia Bar Exam Subjects

Virginia Essay Subjects

MBE Subjects

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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 DateFirstRepeatTotal
July 202377%53%75%
February 202375%47%63%
July 202280%48%75%
February 202276%52%66%
July 202179%38%75%
February 202165%42%55%
September 202079%66%76%
July 202092%43%89%
February 202060%51%55%
July 201980%37%75%
February 201969%57%63%
July 201880%36%73%
February 201861%42%50%
July 201776%39%72%
February 201771%42%53%
July 201678%39%73%
February 201665%51%58%

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