Missouri Bar Exam
(UBE) Details

• Civil Procedure 
• Contract Law 
• Evidence 
• Torts 
• Business Associations 
• Constitutional Law 
• Criminal Law 
• Real Property 
• Family Law: From July 2026 to February 2028, family law concepts will be featured in every NextGen exam as part of a performance task and may also appear in integrated question sets. During this transition period, these concepts will be assessed alongside provided legal resources. Beginning in July 2028, family law will be incorporated into the foundational concepts and principles examined in the NextGen UBE. At that point, it will be tested in the same manner as other core legal principles. 
• Trusts and Estates: Starting in July 2026 and continuing through at least February 2028, trusts and estates topics will be featured on every NextGen exam. These concepts will be assessed within performance tasks and may also appear in integrated question sets. During this time, legal resources will be provided for all trusts and estates-related questions. 
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• Legal Research 
• Legal Writing 
• Issue Spotting and Analysis 
• Investigation and Evaluation 
• Client Counseling and Advising 
• Negotiation and Dispute Resolution 
• Client Relationship and Management

• A scaled score of 80 on the MPRE is required for admission to the bar. Applicant must provide proof of score within one year after the date of written notification of having passed the bar exam.

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• Applicants may transfer an MBE scaled score achieved in another jurisdiction if taken within 19 months prior to the next scheduled exam, provided the applicant passed the entire bar examination in one administration in the transferring jurisdiction. The applicant cannot have previously failed the bar examination in Missouri.

• A member in good standing of reciprocating jurisdiction may be admitted on motion in Missouri if the applicant has engaged in the full-time practice of law for five of the ten years preceding application. Additional requirements apply.

• Official NextGen UBE scores are designed to be portable to other jurisdictions. In most jurisdictions, qualifying scores from both the legacy UBE and the NextGen UBE will be accepted for transfer.  
• Applicants who have obtained a scaled score of at least 272 on a Uniform Bar Exam taken in another jurisdiction within the preceding 37 months may apply for admission based on that score. Additional requirements apply. 
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• All applicants for admission by bar examination must take a Missouri Educational Component Test (MECT). Successful completion of the MECT shall occur no earlier than the date of submission of the initial application to take the bar examination and no later than one year after the date of written notification to the applicant of passing the bar examination.