| RESULTS |
Available on 5/16/08 @ 6 PM Feb Bar results 12-14 weeks after exam July Bar results 16-18 weeks after exam |
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| HOW TO FIND OUT |
(415) 538-2303 (213) 765-1500 |
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| NEXT BAR EXAM DATES | Summer 2008 July 29 - 31 2008 (Info Sheet) Always the last T-Th in July and February |
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| HOW TO REACH STATE BAR |
(415) 538-2303 (213) 765-1500 |
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| TIMELY APPLICATION | Applications accepted up to 14 days before exam with additional fee. |
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| TYPING APPLICATION | same as application |
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| SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION APPLICATION DEADLINE | Six weeks before bar exam | ||
| GENERAL BAR EXAM |
3 6-hour days Tues & Thurs: 3 1-hour essays and 1 3-hour Performance Test Wed: Multistate Bar Exam |
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| SCORING |
Total 1440 scaled score; Points from all parts of exam are added together; there is no minimum score required on any single part of the exam. Each part of the exam is weighted so its value toward passing remains constant: ESSAYS 39% PERFORMANCE 26% MBE 35% Straight talk about bar grading |
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| ESSAY SUBJECTS (*ALSO MBE ) |
*CRIMES *CRIMINAL PROCEDURE *TORTS *CONTRACTS and UCC WILLS TRUSTS *REAL PROPERTY REMEDIES COMMUNITY PROPERTY *CONSTITUTIONAL LAW *EVIDENCE (both FED & CA) CIVIL PROCEDURE (both FED & CA) BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (both ABA AND CA) |
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| CALIFORNIA SPECIFIC LAW | WILLS COMMUNITY PROPERTY PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (both ABA & CA) CIVIL PROCEDURE (both FED & CA) EVIDENCE (both FED & CA) |
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| PERFORMANCE TEST SUBJECTS | Same as essay subjects. Law is provided, but general knowledge of concepts is helpful. |
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| ATTORNEYS BAR | SAME AS GENERAL BUT NO MBE Must have license in another state and have practiced law 4 out of most recent 6 years |
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| RECIPROCITY | None. Admission by exam only. |
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