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BAR EXAM INFORMATION
The Kentucky bar examination is given twice a year, on the last Tuesday
and Wednesday in February and July. February
exams are normally held in Lexington, Kentucky, and July exams are
normally held in Louisville, Kentucky.
The examination is divided into morning and afternoon sessions on
each day. The first day is devoted to the Kentucky essay portion of the
examination, which is prepared and graded by the Board of Bar Examiners
and the Multistate Essay Examination (MEE), which is prepared by the
National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE).
The essay portion of the exam consists of six (6) Kentucky essay
questions and six (6) Multistate Essay (MEE) questions.
The second day is devoted to the Multistate (MBE) Bar Examination,
which is prepared by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
The Multistate (MBE) Bar examination is graded by the American
College of Testing (ACT).
When taking the essay portion of the exam, please
note that the value of an answer depends not so much upon the correctness
of the conclusion(s) as upon
the recognition of issues and the quality of the discussion that
evidences an ability to
apply the law to the facts presented and
to reason in a logical manner in arriving at a conclusion.
Factors, such as grammar, penmanship and spelling, are not considered in the grading of the essay
answers.
When answering essay questions, the demonstration of a knowledge of Kentucky law is not normally necessary. However, to the extent that applicants know that Kentucky law differs from the
national majority view on a subject, or represents a contested
majority view, those
differences should be pointed out and the implications of the differences discussed,
if time permits.
Each of the 12 essay questions cover one or more of
the following subjects:
Administrative Law and Procedure
Conflict of Laws
Contracts
Constitutional Law
Business Entities (corporation, partnerships and/or others)
Criminal Law and Procedure
Uniform Commercial Code (sales, secured transactions and/or
negotiable instruments)
Evidence
Civil Procedure
Domestic Relations
Property (real and/or personal)
Federal Taxation
Torts
Estates (wills and/or trusts)
Such other subjects as the Board may select from among questions from
the National Conference of Bar
Examiners
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