MEE

There are six questions, each allotted 30 minutes, for three hours of essay writing in total. Because the questions are scored separately and subjects vary from exam to exam, most candidates find it more useful to practice full 30-minute blocks than to write untimed outlines.

NCBE develops the MEE, and user jurisdictions administer it as part of their bar examination. Each jurisdiction grades the MEE and determines its own policy on the relative weight given to the MEE and other scores, so grading standards and relative weight can differ from one jurisdiction to the next.

It depends on the jurisdiction. Jurisdictions that administer the Uniform Bar Examination weight the MEE component 30%. Jurisdictions that use the MEE outside the UBE set their own weighting, so check your jurisdiction's bar admission agency for the formula that applies to you.

Business Associations (Agency and Partnership; Corporations and Limited Liability Companies), Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts (including UCC Article 2), Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts. Some questions combine issues from more than one area, and the particular areas covered vary from exam to exam.

NCBE states that user jurisdictions administer the MEE on the Tuesday before the last Wednesday in February and July of each year. Published test administrations include February 23, 2027, July 27, 2027, and February 22, 2028. Confirm exact dates with your jurisdiction, since it controls scheduling and registration deadlines.

You register by applying to a jurisdiction for the bar exam. There is no separate NCBE registration for the MEE; the jurisdiction's bar admission agency handles the application, fees, and any character and fitness materials, and provides its own test day policies on identification and what you may bring.

The MEE is a component of the legacy UBE, which is administered through February 2028. Between July 2026 and July 2028, most jurisdictions will transition from the MBE, MEE, and MPT to the NextGen UBE. Check when your jurisdiction will first administer the NextGen UBE before building a study plan.

Missing issues. Because 30 minutes is short and questions may mix more than one area of law, candidates who write at length on the first issue they spot often run out of time before reaching the rest. Practice issue-spotting from the call of the question first, then allocate time across every issue.

The MEE has no fixed subject order, so sequence by your own weakness and by overlap: Contracts with UCC Article 2, Business Associations with Agency, and Criminal Law with Criminal Procedure and Evidence. Build outlines for all eight areas, then rotate timed practice so every subject is rehearsed under 30-minute conditions.