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The West Virginia bar exam is a
two day exam. On day one, two Multistate
Performance Test (MPT) questions and six Multistate
Essay Exam (MEE) questions are administered.
On day two, the Multistate Bar Exam is administered.
Learn more about AmeriBar's
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Ray discusses how AmeriBar tutoring helped him pass the West Virginia bar exam
West Virginia Bar Exam Grading Information
Scores for all sections are combined. A 270 (scaled) is a
passing score.
The
Multistate Essay Examination is a three hour exam
administered during the West Virginia Bar Exam.
Six essay questions are to be answered according to
the West Virginia law. Questions on the MEE
will be taken from at least six of the subjects
listed below. Some questions may contain issues in
more than one subject.
Agency and Partnership
Commercial Paper (Negotiable Instruments)
Conflict of Laws
Corporations and Limited Liability Companies
Decedents' Estates
Family Law
Federal Civil Procedure
Sales
Secured Transactions
Trusts and Future Interests
All MBE Subjects
West Virginia Bar Exam Fee Schedule
Fees vary. The West Virginia Bar Examiners
publish a
Schedule of Fees.
Applicants may use MBE score
if taken in previous 13 months and applicant passed
the exam.
West Virginia Bar
Reciprocity Listing
Attorneys who have actively practiced for five of
the last seven years may be eligible to apply for
admission to practice in West Virginia by
reciprocity (Rule 4.0) if also admitted to
practice in one of the following jurisdictions
(please note that this list is subject to change):
Alabama
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New York
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Contact the board of bar examiners
for the most current information.
