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The Georgia Bar Exam | The Ultimate Guide 2024-2025

The Georgia Board of Bar Examiners administers the Georgia Bar Exam in collaboration with the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE®). While most of the exam aligns with the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE®), the essay portion is unique to Georgia and tests your knowledge of state-specific laws.

This article offers comprehensive details about the Georgia Bar Exam, covering essay topics, pass rates, results, requirements, important dates, subjects, costs, fees, format, and scoring.

The Georgia Board of Bar Examiners has announced that it will begin administering the NextGen bar exam in July 2028.

Georgia Bar Exam Structure

The UBE spans the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July, with 6 hours of testing daily.

• Tuesday: the Multistate Performance Test (MPT®) and the Georgia Essay Exam
• Wednesday: Multistate Bar Exam (MBE®)

Georgia Bar Exam Subjects and Topics

The Georgia Bar Exam evaluates your understanding of foundational legal principles, Georgia-specific laws, practical lawyering skills through the MPT, and federal law through the MBE.

The MPT assesses your ability to carry out practical legal tasks in a simulated environment. You’ll complete two 90-minute tasks set in a fictional jurisdiction known as "Franklin," which operates under its own legal framework — distinct from U.S. and Georgia laws.

Each task provides comprehensive documents, including relevant and irrelevant information. Success requires critical thinking and a solid grasp of essential legal principles.

• About the MPT
• MPT Study Guide
• MPT Scoring

Georgia Essay Exam

The Georgia Essay Exam evaluates your ability to identify legal issues, apply relevant Georgia law, select pertinent facts, and clearly demonstrate how the legal rules apply to those facts to reach a likely outcome. The 4 Georgia Bar Exam essay questions cover the following subjects, with more than 1 subject area potentially tested in each question:

• About the MEE
• MEE Study Guide
• MEE Subjects and Topics

The MBE assesses your ability to apply fundamental legal principles and reasoning to fact patterns across 7 areas of law. Of the 200 multiple-choice questions, only 175 are scored, while 25 serve as unscored field tests for future exams.

• MBE Subjects
• MBE Study Guide

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A husband and wife were married in State A and lived there for 10 years before separating. One month later, the wife permanently moved to State B and immediately filed for divorce in a federal court in State B. The wife claims that she is entitled to $300,000 in alimony. The husband appeared in the action and has filed a motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.

Should the court grant the motion?

• No, because the court has diversity jurisdiction over the case.
• No, because the husband waived a subject-matter jurisdiction challenge by appearing in the case.
• Yes, because state courts have exclusive jurisdiction over this type of action.
• Yes, because the wife did not establish a domicile in State B.

Explanation:

A federal court must possess subject-matter jurisdiction to hear the merits of a case before it. Subject-matter jurisdiction can be established through either:

• federal-question jurisdiction – when a claim arises under the U.S. Constitution, a treaty, or federal law (not seen here) or
• diversity jurisdiction – when the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000 and the opposing parties are citizens of different states.

Here, diversity jurisdiction is established since the wife claims that she is entitled to $300,000 and the parties are citizens of different states (States A and B). However, federal courts cannot exercise diversity jurisdiction over cases involving probate matters or domestic relations . Instead, state courts have exclusive jurisdiction over these types of actions (Choice A) .* Therefore, the husband's motion to dismiss should be granted.

(Choice B) A challenge to subject-matter jurisdiction is never waived . However, a challenge to personal jurisdiction is waived if the defendant has voluntarily appeared in the case, unless it was a special appearance for the express purpose of objecting to personal jurisdiction.

(Choice D) An individual is a citizen of the state where he/she is domiciled—ie, physically present with the intent to remain indefinitely. Since the wife permanently moved to State B, she has established her domicile there.

Educational objective: Federal courts cannot exercise diversity jurisdiction over cases involving probate matters or domestic relations. Instead, state courts have exclusive jurisdiction over these types of cases.

Bluebook Citations :

• Ankenbrandt v. Richards, 504 U.S. 689, 703–04 (1992) (explaining the domestic-relations exception to diversity jurisdiction).

A congressional committee investigated the pharmaceutical industry and found that the high cost of prescription drugs purchased and sold in the United States negatively impacted the nation's economy and the health of its citizens. In response, Congress passed a statute that regulates "the retail prices of every purchase or sale of prescription drugs in the United States."

A group of pharmaceutical companies challenged the constitutionality of this statute in federal court.

What is the strongest argument in support of the constitutionality of this statute?

• Congress may enact statutes for the general welfare.
• Congress may regulate the prices of all domestic purchases and sales of goods.
• The Constitution grants Congress the power to regulate the interstate transportation of prescription drugs.
• The purchases and sales of prescription drugs in the United States substantially impact interstate commerce in the aggregate.

The commerce clause gives Congress broad power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce . This includes:

• the channels of interstate and foreign commerce (eg, roadways)
• the instrumentalities of interstate and foreign commerce (eg, vehicles)
• persons and things moving in interstate or foreign commerce (eg, goods and services) and
• in-state activities that, singly or in the aggregate, substantially impact interstate or foreign commerce.

Since Congress's commerce power is broad, federal statutes are constitutional if there is any rational basis for concluding that the regulated activity substantially affects interstate or foreign commerce. This can be shown through express congressional findings.

Here, the federal statute regulates the retail prices of prescription drugs in the United States. Congress has the authority to regulate such products' interstate transportation, but this statute also regulates in-state purchases and sales (Choice C) . Since the congressional committee found that the high cost of prescription drugs negatively impacted the nation's economy, it is rational to conclude that their aggregated in-state purchases and sales substantially impact interstate commerce. Therefore, this is the strongest argument to support this statute.

(Choice A) The taxing and spending clause empowers Congress to tax and spend for the general welfare. But regulating prices is not equivalent to taxing or spending.

(Choice B) Congress cannot regulate the prices of every domestic purchase and sale of goods since it cannot regulate purely in-state sales that do not substantially affect interstate commerce.

Educational objective: The commerce clause empowers Congress to regulate (1) channels and instrumentalities of, (2) persons and things moving in, and (3) in-state activities that—singly or in the aggregate—substantially affect interstate or foreign commerce.

• Gonzales v. Raich, 545 U.S. 1, 17 (2005) (explaining Congress's broad authority under the commerce clause).

The owner of a new office building contracted with a well-known landscaper to design and install landscaping around the building for $30,000. The agreement was memorialized in writing, was signed by both parties, and called for a budget of $5,000 for trees, shrubs, sod, and materials. The contract required the landscaper to complete the work within six months. Due to an unexpected increase in the price of trees and shrubs, the landscaper abandoned the project and never completed any of the work.

Three years after the landscaper's deadline, the building owner sued the landscaper for breach of contract. In the jurisdiction, the statute of limitations for breach of a services contract is two years after the breach, and the statute of limitations for breach of a sale-of-goods contract is four years.

Can the owner recover damages from the landscaper?

• No, because the contract is divisible with respect to the services and goods, and the landscaper's breach is therefore subject to the two-year statute of limitations.
• No, because the contract primarily calls for services, and the landscaper's breach is therefore subject to the two-year statute of limitations.
• Yes, because the landscaper's breach was a result of an increase in the price of goods, and his breach is therefore subject to the four-year statute of limitations.
• Yes, because the landscaper's breach was willful, and he is therefore estopped from denying that his breach is subject to the four-year statute of limitations.

Contracts for the sale of goods are governed by Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) , while contracts for services are governed by common law . However, some contracts involve the sale of goods and the rendering of services. To determine which law applies to a "mixed" or "hybrid" contract, courts ask whether its predominant purpose was the sale of goods or the rendering of services. The following factors are relevant to this determination:

• The contract's language
• The nature of the supplier's business (ie, whether it typically provides goods or services)
• The relative value of the goods and services
• The nature of the final product (ie, whether it can be described as a good or service)

Here, the building owner contracted to buy goods (eg, trees, shrubs, sod) and services (ie, designing and installing the landscaping). The owner likely hired the well-known landscaper due to his skill in performing landscaping services, and the $5,000 budget for goods was just one-sixth of the $30,000 contract price. Therefore, the contract primarily calls for services and is subject to the jurisdiction's two-year statute of limitations. And since the owner sued three years after the breach, the owner cannot recover damages from the landscaper.

(Choice A) The predominant-purpose test is unnecessary when a contract is divisible—ie, when the payment for goods can easily be separated from the payment for services. But here, the contract is likely indivisible since it combined the sale of the trees, shrubs, and sod with their installation.

(Choices C & D) The predominant-purpose test focuses on the parties' reason for entering the contract—not for breaching it. Therefore, it is irrelevant that the landscaper's breach was (1) a result of an increase in the price of goods or (2) willful.

Educational objective : Sale-of-goods contracts are governed by the UCC, while services contracts are governed by common law. When a contract calls for the sale of goods AND the rendering of services, the contract's primary purpose determines whether the UCC or common law applies.

• Bonebrake v. Cox, 499 F.2d 951, 960 (8th Cir. 1974) (applying the predominant-purpose test to determine which statute of limitations applies to a mixed contract for goods and services).
• Princess Cruises, Inc. v. Gen. Elec. Co., 143 F.3d 828, 833 (4th Cir. 1998) (listing factors that courts consider when applying the predominant-purpose test).

A man and a woman dated for several weeks. During that time, the man repeatedly asked the woman to have sex. Each time, the woman responded that she would not have sex with the man unless they were married. One evening, the man promised the woman that they would elope the following weekend if she would agree to have sex. The woman agreed and the couple had sex. The following weekend, the man told the woman that he had no intention of eloping and only made that promise to get the woman's consent. The woman reported the man to the police, who later arrested and charged the man with rape.

Is the man guilty of rape?

• No, because fraud in factum did not negate the woman's consent.
• No, because fraud in the inducement did not negate the woman's consent.
• Yes, because the woman's consent was obtained by fraud in factum.
• Yes, because the woman's consent was obtained by fraud in the inducement.

In most modern jurisdictions, rape is defined as sexual intercourse with another without that person's consent.* This means that rape did not occur if the victim consented to sexual intercourse. However, a victim's consent may be ineffective if it was obtained by fraud . There are two types of fraud:

• Fraud in factum – when consent is obtained by fraud regarding the nature of the act itself, leaving the victim unaware that he/she consented to sexual intercourse and negating the victim's consent
• Fraud in the inducement – when consent is obtained by fraud regarding what the victim knows is an act of sexual intercourse, which does not negate the victim's consent

As a result, consent obtained by fraud in factum is not a valid defense to rape, but consent obtained by fraud in the inducement is a valid defense.

Here, the man falsely promised the woman that they would elope if she agreed to have sex with him. Since the woman knew that the act to which she consented was sexual intercourse, her consent was obtained by fraud in the inducement (Choices A & C) . This type of fraud did not negate the woman's consent, so the man is not guilty of rape (Choice D) .

Educational objective: Fraud in factum occurs when the fraud pertains to the nature of the act itself and negates a rape victim's consent. In contrast, fraud in the inducement occurs when fraud is used to gain consent to what the victim knows is an act of sexual intercourse and does not negate the victim's consent.

A plaintiff sued a defendant for negligence to recover damages that the plaintiff suffered as a result of a crash between the two parties. At trial, the plaintiff's attorney called the plaintiff's wife to testify as to what she witnessed on the day of the crash. On cross-examination of the wife, the defendant's lawyer elicited several responses that tended to show that the plaintiff's actions constituted contributory negligence. The plaintiff's attorney seeks to ask the wife several questions on redirect examination, but the defendant's attorney objected.

What is the strongest argument that the court must allow redirect examination of the wife?

• The plaintiff's attorney failed to provide all significant information on direct examination.
• The plaintiff's attorney seeks to reiterate the necessary elements of the claim.
• The plaintiff's attorney seeks to reply to all matters raised on cross-examination.
• The plaintiff's attorney seeks to reply to significant new matters raised on cross-examination.

Federal Rule of Evidence 611 gives trial courts the authority to exercise reasonable control over the mode and order of examining witnesses at trial. This includes the discretion to determine whether—and to what extent—redirect examination of witnesses should be permitted. But when a party raises a significant new matter while cross-examining a witness, the court must allow the opposing party to address that matter through redirect examination .

Therefore, the strongest argument for allowing redirect examination of the plaintiff's wife is that the plaintiff's attorney seeks to reply to significant new matters that were raised on cross-examination.

(Choice A) A party is expected to elicit all significant information during direct examination of a witness. Therefore, a court need not permit redirect examination to allow the party to provide information inadvertently omitted on direct examination.

(Choices B & C) Redirect examination is generally limited to significant new matters raised on cross-examination. Therefore, a party is not entitled to redirect examination to (1) reiterate information like the necessary elements of the claim or (2) reply to all matters addressed in cross-examination.

Educational objective: When a party raises a significant new matter on cross-examination of a witness, the court must allow redirect examination by the opposing party to address that matter.

• Fed. R. Evid. 611 (explaining the mode and order of examining witnesses).

Twenty years ago, a man who owned a 20-acre ranch agreed to sell all of his mineral rights to his neighbor. The man executed a warranty deed conveying the mineral estate to the neighbor, who failed to record the deed.

The following year, a woman moved her mobile home onto an undeveloped five-acre portion of the man's ranch. After the woman had lived on the property for 10 years, a local drilling company began operations on a nearby tract to drill a natural gas well. Believing that the woman owned the property, the drilling company approached the woman about leasing the mineral rights on her property and requested that the woman sign a lease of her mineral rights. The woman signed the lease as requested, and it was promptly and properly recorded. The drilling operations were successful, and the drilling company prepared to distribute profits from royalties. However, a dispute arose between the neighbor and the woman, as both parties claim ownership of the minerals.

The period of time to acquire title by adverse possession in the jurisdiction is 10 years.

In an action to determine title, is the court likely to award title to the mineral estate to the woman?

• No, because the woman actually possessed only the surface estate that had previously been severed from the mineral estate.
• No, because the woman did not actually possess the mineral estate until she signed the lease of the mineral rights.
• Yes, because the neighbor failed to record the warranty deed conveying the mineral estate.
• Yes, because the woman adversely possessed both the surface estate and the mineral estate for the statutory period.

An adverse possessor can acquire title to land owned by another if his/her possession of the land is:

• O pen and notorious – apparent or visible to a reasonable owner
• C ontinuous – uninterrupted for the statutory period
• E xclusive – not shared with the owner
• A ctual – physical presence on the land and
• N onpermissive – hostile and adverse to the owner.

If the surface and mineral estates are owned by the same party , then the adverse possessor will acquire title to both estates —even if only one estate is actually possessed. But if the mineral estate has been severed from the surface estate (ie, the surface and mineral estates are owned by different parties ), then the adverse possessor will only acquire title to the estate that is actually possessed . The mineral estate is actually possessed when the adverse possessor mines or drills wells on the land.

Here, the neighbor purchased the mineral estate from the man, thereby severing the mineral estate from the surface estate. And since the woman merely lived on the property for the 10-year statutory period—she did not attempt to mine or drill a well on the mineral estate—she actually possessed only the surface estate during that time (Choice D) . This means that the woman did not adversely possess the mineral estate, and the court is not likely to award her title to that estate.

(Choice B) Adverse possession of a mineral estate requires the commencement of drilling or mining operations. Merely signing a lease of the mineral rights is not enough.

(Choice C) A deed need not be recorded to be valid, so the neighbor's failure to record has no impact on whether the woman adversely possessed the mineral estate.

Educational objective: If a mineral estate has previously been severed from the surface estate (ie, surface and minerals owned by different persons), then an adverse possessor can only acquire title to the mineral estate by actually possessing the minerals (eg, by mining or drilling wells).

A teenager was riding a bicycle when she saw a classmate walking toward her. The teenager rode quickly toward the classmate, knowing that he would think she would run into him on her current trajectory. The teenager was not purposefully trying to harm or touch him. The classmate saw the teenager riding toward him and yelled at her to stop. The teenager swerved at the last moment and avoided hitting him. The classmate had a panic attack because he thought that the teenager would hit him.

Is the classmate likely to succeed if he sues the teenager for assault?

• No, because the teenager did not make contact with the classmate.
• No, because the teenager did not purposefully try to harm or touch the classmate.
• Yes, because the teenager acted with the requisite intent.
• Yes, because the teenager's conduct was extreme and outrageous.

Assault occurs when (1) a defendant  intends  to cause the plaintiff to  anticipate an imminent, and harmful or offensive, contact  with the plaintiff's person and (2) the defendant's affirmative conduct causes the plaintiff to anticipate such contact. The intent requirement is met when the defendant acts with either:

• purpose  – the  desire  to cause anticipation of an imminent harmful or offensive contact  or
• knowledge  – the  substantial certainty  that the plaintiff will suffer such anticipation.

Here, the teenager rode her bicycle directly at her classmate, causing him to think that she would hit him (anticipation of imminent contact). And since the teenager knew with  substantial certainty  that the classmate would think she would run into him, she acted with the requisite intent. As a result, the classmate is likely to succeed in a suit against the teenager for assault.

(Choice A) Assault merely requires that the plaintiff be placed in  anticipation  of imminent contact. Actual bodily contact is not required. Therefore, the fact that the teenager did not make contact with the classmate is irrelevant.

(Choice B) The intent to make contact with the plaintiff is a requirement for  battery , but assault merely requires the intent to cause the plaintiff to  anticipate  imminent contact. Therefore, the fact that the teenager did not purposefully try to harm or touch the classmate does not absolve her of liability for assault.

(Choice D) Extreme and outrageous conduct (i.e., conduct that is unacceptable in civilized society) is an element of intentional infliction of emotional distress —not assault, which only requires intentional conduct.

Educational objective: For assault, intent exists when a defendant acts with the purpose (desire) or knowledge (substantial certainty) that his/her conduct will cause the plaintiff to anticipate an imminent, and harmful or offensive, contact.

• Restatement (Third) of Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons § 105 (Am. L. Inst., Tentative Draft No. 1, 2015) (providing the elements for assault).

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A mother gave her land to her two kids, a son, and a daughter, as joint tenants. The son built two adjoining homes on the land. He lived in one house and rented the other. The daughter lived out of the country and never visited the land. The daughter needed money, so she sold her interest in the land to her ex-boyfriend. Her ex-boyfriend immediately hired a developer to build a third home on the land. Soon after the daughter had sold her interest in the land, she was killed in a motorcycle accident. The ex-boyfriend is now asking the court for a judicial partition of the land. The son contends that upon his sister's death, he was now the sole owner of the land.

How should the court rule?

• For the ex-boyfriend, because he plans to live on the land.
• For the ex-boyfriend, because he paid for the son’s interest in the land.
• For the son, because he has the right of survivorship.
• For the son, because he has the sole position of the land.

Correct answer: B

Georgia Bar Exam Requirements

To sit for the Georgia Bar Exam, you must meet specific educational and certification requirements, which vary depending on whether you’re a law school student, foreign-educated lawyer, or seeking admission on motion through reciprocity.

Law School Students

To sit for the Georgia Bar Exam, law school students must:

• Hold a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BS), Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), or equivalent from a Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)-accredited institution
• Complete their Juris Doctorate Juris Doctorate (JD) or Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from an American Bar Association (ABA)-approved law school
• Submit and get approval for the Application for Certification of Fitness

Foreign Students and Attorneys

Foreign-educated lawyers may sit for the Georgia Bar Exam if they meet the following criteria:

• Graduate from a law school accredited by their home country's government and regulated by a state-approved evaluation body
• Earn a Master of Laws (LLM) degree from an ABA-approved law school in the United States
• Be authorized to practice law in a foreign jurisdiction

Admission on Motion (Reciprocity)

• Hold a JD or LL.B from an ABA-approved law school
• Be admitted by exam in a state with reciprocity with Georgia. Must meet any additional, more stringent requirements from the original state
• Have never been denied fitness certification or failed the Georgia Bar Exam
• Have actively practiced law for 5 of the last 7 years
• Be in good standing in all jurisdictions where licensed
• Obtain Certification of Fitness to Practice Law in Georgia
• State intent to practice law in Georgia
• Confirm no unauthorized practice of law in Georgia

Follow these steps to schedule your Georgia Bar Exam:

• Get Certified for Fitness : Apply for and receive your Certification of Fitness to Practice Law .
• Submit Bar Exam Application : Once certified, apply for the Georgia Bar Exam by the appropriate deadline.
• Send Your Transcript : Ensure your law school sends your official transcript showing your degree and graduation date by the appropriate deadline.
• Request Accommodations : If needed, submit requests for any special testing or medical accommodations in advance.

Georgia Bar Exam Deadlines, Fees, and Cost-Saving Options

Mark the dates and deadlines shown below on your calendar and review the eligibility requirements. Save yourself some stress and a potential $500 late fee by collecting the proper documentation and submitting your application early.

Exam Dates and Application Deadlines

All application periods close automatically at 4 p.m. Eastern Time, and your Fitness Application is not considered filed until the fee is received.

File your Fitness Application before getting fingerprinted and collecting all your required documentation. Only after filing the Fitness Application will you be able to upload documents to your Georgia Bar Exam application.

Payment Policies

Fitness Application fees must be paid by credit card (Visa/Mastercard) in addition to a $10 convenience fee. You may also send a money order or cashier's check made payable to the Board of Bar Examiners.

Cost-Saving Options

Scholarships are available to law school students and graduates to help with bar exam preparation and application costs.

• The University of Georgia School of Law offers several prestigious awards valued at or above full tuition to admitted students. 
• The Gate City Bar Association offers annual scholarships to Georgia residents who are minority students enrolled in law school, even if they are out of state.
• The Georgia Association For Women Lawyers (GAWL) offers an annual scholarship to deserving women law students in Georgia.
• The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) has compiled a list of available scholarships for various groups of law students. 

Georgia Bar Exam Scoring and Grading

Admission into the Georgia Bar requires applicants to pass with a scaled score of 270. Each portion of the exam is weighted as follows:

• Essay: 28.6%

Raw scores on the MPT are multiplied by 1.5 and added to raw scores on the essay section. The sum of the raw scores on the written section (MPT/Essay) is then converted to the 200-point MBE scale. The sum of these 2 scaled scores must be 270 or more to pass. Applicants with a combined score between 265 and 269 will have their MPT questions and essays automatically re-graded.

Georgia Bar Exam Results and Pass Rates

Georgia typically releases results 9 weeks after an exam. You'll notice that Georgia's repeater pass rates are substantially lower than the first-timer pass rates. This discrepancy is common across all jurisdictions and is likely because many who fail their first bar exam don't change how they study.

Other Georgia Bar Requirements

To obtain licensure and keep it, you must fulfill additional requirements beyond passing the bar exam, namely passing the MPRE and completing continuing learning education (CLE) requirements.

MPRE Requirements and Fees

The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) is a 2-hour, 60-multiple-choice question exam that assesses your knowledge of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. You must pass the MPRE with a score of 75 or higher before you can take the Georgia Bar Exam. You can register through the NCBE .

• MPRE Study Guide
• MPRE Schedule

Post-Admission Continuing Legal Education

Newly admitted lawyers must complete the mandatory Law Practice Program either in the year of their admission or the following calendar year. As part of this program, they are required to participate in the mandatory mentoring program during their first year of practice and fulfill a continuing legal education requirement.

Georgia Board of Bar Examiners Contact Details

You can contact the Georgia Board of Bar Examiners Monday to Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

Georgia Bar Exam Testing Locations

The Georgia Bar Exam will be held at the Georgia International Convention Center (GICC) at 2000 Convention Center Concourse, College Park, Georgia 30337.

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Bar Exam Success Guide

• Introduction
• State Specific Bar Exam Resources

Georgia Bar Admission

Georgia bar application, georgia bar exam: format and components.

• Uniform Bar Examination (UBE)
• Multi-State Essay Exam (MEE)
• Georgia Essays
• Next Gen Bar
• Financial Expectations
• Mindfulness
• Guidance for Current Law Students

Admission to the practice of law in Georgia is under the jurisdiction of two separate and distinct boards: the Board to Determine Fitness of Bar Applicants and the Board of Bar Examiners. To become eligible for admission to the State Bar of Georgia, an applicant must:

• Be certified by the Board to Determine Fitness of Bar Applicants
• Take and pass the Bar Examination administered by the Board of Bar Examiners (except those applicants eligible for  Admission on Motion without Examination ,  Reinstatement  or  Foreign Law Consultants )
• Meet all requirements set forth in the  Rules Governing Admission to the Practice of Law in Georgia

Applicants wishing to take the Georgia Bar must fill out two applications: (1) an Application for Certification of Fitness to Practice Law prior to filling out the (2) Bar Exam Application.

(1) Applications for Certification of Fitness to Practice Law

Applications for Certification of Fitness to Practice Law must be filed with the Office of Bar Admissions. Fitness applications are processed on a first come, first served basis.  Unless an applicant's fitness to practice law is called into question, he or she will be permitted to apply to the Board of Bar Examiners to take the bar examination as requested.  Click here to obtain information on filing an Application for Certification of Fitness to Practice Law .

Upon being satisfied that an applicant possesses the integrity and character requisite to be a member of the Bar of Georgia, the [Fitness] Board shall certify the applicant as fit to practice law. Certifications may be in the form of a letter to the applicant which shall include the certification's expiration date, which shall be five (5) years after the date issued.

(2) The Bar Examination Application

The Bar Examination Application is available only to applicants who hold a valid Certification of Fitness to Practice Law in Georgia. If your Application for Certification of Fitness is pending, then you are not yet eligible to receive a Bar Examination Application. In order sit for the Georgia Bar Examination, you must submit a Bar Examination Application to the Board of Bar Examiners. The Bar Examination Application is available on-line. You may  click here  to request a Bar Examination Application.  The  original  Bar Examination Application  MUST  be completed and returned along with the appropriate charges to the Office of Bar Admissions.  No reproductions of any kind will be accepted .  In addition, a separate Bar Examination Application and fee(s) are required for each administration of the bar examination. An application filed for one examination will not carry forward to the next.

The Georgia Bar Examination is offered in February and July.  Click here to obtain information on the Bar Examination .

The two-day Georgia Bar Examination consists of  three parts :

• The Multistate Performance Test (MPT) prepared by the National Conference of Bar Examiners and graded by the Georgia Board of Bar Examiners
• Four (4) essay questions prepared and graded by the Georgia Board of Bar Examiners
• The Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) prepared and graded by the National Conference of Bar Examiners. (The MBE is administered in virtually every state.)

An applicant shall have passed the Georgia Bar Examination if he or she obtains a total score of 270 on the exam. This score shall be the sum of the scaled score achieved on the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), the scaled score achieved on the Multistate Performance Test (MPT) and the scaled score achieved on the essay questions prepared by the Board of Bar Examiners. However, if an applicant does not achieve a scaled score of at least a 115 on the MBE, he or she will be deemed to have failed the exam; the essay and MPT answers will not be graded by the Board of Bar Examiners.

The Board of Bar Examiners also require each applicant to pass the separately administered Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) with a scaled score of 75 or greater.

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Bar Exam Format

The Georgia Bar Exam is a two-day exam that is administered in Atlanta on the last Tuesday and Wednesday in February and July. Day One consists of two 90-minute Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions and four 45-minute essay questions. Day Two consists of the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE).

Georgia Essay Exam

(weighted 28.6% of bar exam score).

Consists of four 45-minute essay questions that can test on Business Organizations, Commercial Paper, Family Law, Federal Practice & Procedure, Georgia Practice and Procedure, Non-Monetary Remedies, Professional Ethics, Secured Transactions, Trusts, Wills and Estates, plus all MBE subjects and Georgia distinctions on the MBE subjects (The Georgia Essay Exam will not test Georgia Constitutional Law).

Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

(weighted 50% of bar exam score).

The MBE consists of 200 multiple-choice questions that test the following areas: Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts & Sales, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts. Of the 200 questions, 175 are scored questions and 25 are unscored pre-test questions. The pre-test questions are indistinguishable from the scored questions so applicants are advised to answer all questions.

Subjects Tested

Georgia subjects.

• Business Organizations
• Commercial Paper
• Federal Practice & Procedure
• Georgia Practice and Procedure
• Non-Monetary Remedies
• Professional Ethics
• Secured Transactions
• Wills and Estates

MBE Subjects

• Civil Procedure
• Constitutional Law
• Contracts & Sales
• Criminal Law & Procedure
• Real Property

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Georgia Bar Exam Details

Georgia Bar Exam information is subject to change without notice. Please verify with the Georgia Office of Bar Admissions . Please also reference the NCBE Covid-19 updates page for NCBE updates and individual jurisdiction announcements.

Bar exam details

A typical Georgia Bar Exam is a 2-day exam.

• Two 90-minute Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions (AM)
• Four 45-minute essay questions (PM)
• Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), a 200-question, multiple-choice exam (100 questions in the AM, 100 questions in the PM)

Subjects tested

• Constitutional Law
• Contracts/Sales
• Criminal Law/Procedure
• Federal Civil Procedure
• Real Property

Georgia Essay Subjects

• Business Organizations
• Federal Practice and Procedure
• Georgia Practice and Procedure
• Non-Monetary Remedies
• Professional Ethics
• Wills and Estates
• Uniform Commercial Code (Articles 2, 3, & 9)
• Plus all MBE subjects
• “Closed universe” practical questions using instructions, factual data, cases, statutes and other reference material supplied by examiners.
• A scaled score of 75 or higher on the MPRE is required for admission.

Click here to learn more about the MPRE .

Scaled MBE and scaled essay/performance test scores are combined to determine if applicant has achieved a passing score of 270.

• MBE scaled score of 115 required to have MPT questions and essays graded.
• Combined score of 265-269 will result in re-grading of essays and MPTs.

Reciprocity

Acceptance of mbe score.

• Georgia does not accept an MBE score from an exam taken in another jurisdiction.
• A one-day Attorneys’ Exam, testing only the essay/MPT portion of the Georgia Bar Exam, may be offered to attorneys of other jurisdictions meeting certain criteria. A score of 135 is required to pass the Attorneys' Exam.

Admission on Motion

• A member in good standing of a reciprocating jurisdiction may be admitted on motion in Georgia if the applicant has engaged in the active practice of law for five of the seven years preceding application. Additional requirements apply.

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Multistate Performance Test (MPT) Frequency Chart

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In this post, we show you the most highly tested and least-tested issues on the Multistate Performance Test (MPT) in a convenient MPT frequency chart.

See below for the most updated chart!

Note that this is useful for students in Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) states. This chart is also useful for students who are given a MPT invented by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE). (This is not a frequency chart for California Bar Exam takers— a California Bar Exam MPT frequency chart is here! )

Highly-tested MPT tasks include: the Persuasive Brief and the Objective Memorandum. (If you are curious as to how to write an Objective Memorandum or a Persuasive Brief , click the links! We have a lot of useful tips!)

You can see by the chart that opinion Letters have been making a comeback, as have demand letters. Tasks such as closing arguments, complaints, statements, contract provisions, bench memos, and “leave behind” tasks are not tested consistently. (In fact, they are very infrequently tested.) Still, you should practice one of these “unusual” tasks in case it, or something like it, appears on your bar exam. You do not want to be completely thrown off by it!

MPT Frequency Chart

We also recommend that you start practicing MPTs sooner rather than later! Some people take for granted that an MPT is “easy” and they don’t practice them. Then, they end up running out of time and losing valuable points on the bar exam!

If you are in a UBE jurisdiction, the MPTs are worth 20% of your score! (This is the same as four MEE essays!) So, it is worth it to take it seriously and practice plenty of MPTs ahead of the real exam!

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