Subjects Tested on the Ohio Bar Exam
In August 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio announced the adoption of the Uniform Bar Examination. The UBE includes the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), Multistate Essay Exam (MEE), and Multistate Performance Test (MPT).
The Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) tests the following subjects:
- Contracts
- Torts
- Constitutional Law
- Criminal Law and Procedure
- Real Property
- Federal Civil Procedure
- Evidence
The Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) tests the following subjects:
- Torts
- Contracts (including Article 2 Sales)
- Criminal Law and Procedure
- Evidence
- Constitutional Law
- Federal Civil Procedure
- Real Property
- Business Associations (Agency, Partnership, Corporations, and Limited Liability Companies)
- Secured Transactions
- Family Law
- Trusts and Estates
Conflict of Laws issues are embedded in the other MEE topic areas. They do not appear as stand-alone questions.
The Multistate Performance Test (MPT) tests "an examinee’s ability to use fundamental lawyering skills in a realistic situation and complete a task that a beginning lawyer should be able to accomplish. The MPT is not a test of substantive knowledge. Rather, it is designed to evaluate certain fundamental skills lawyers are expected to demonstrate regardless of the area of law in which the skills are applied."