The West Virginia bar exam is a two day exam.  On day one, two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions and six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) questions are given.  On day two, the Multistate Bar Exam is administered. Click here to learn more about AmeriBar's West Virginia Bar Exam Review Course for the West Virginia Bar Exam. 

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Scores for all sections are combined.  A 270 (scaled) is a passing score.

In addition to successfully passing the West Virginia Bar Exam, an applicant must attain a score of 75 on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination.  The MPRE must be taken within 25 months of application for admission.  Click here for more information about AmeriBar's Free Online MPRE Review Course.

The Multistate Essay Examination is a three hour exam administered during the West Virginia Bar Exam.  Six essay questions are to be answered according to the West Virginia law.  Questions on the MEE will be taken from at least six of the subjects listed below.  Some questions may contain issues in more than one subject.

Agency and Partnership
Commercial Paper (Negotiable Instruments)
Conflict of Laws
Corporations and Limited Liability Companies
Decedents' Estates
Family Law
Federal Civil Procedure
Sales
Secured Transactions
Trusts and Future Interests

All MBE Subjects

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Applicants may use MBE score if taken in previous 13 months and applicant passed the exam.

Attorneys who have actively practiced for five of the last seven years may be eligible to apply for admission to practice in West Virginia by reciprocity (Rule 4.0) if also admitted to practice in one of the following jurisdictions (please note that this list is subject to change):

 

Alabama	Missouri
Arizona	Nebraska
Colorado	New York
Connecticut	North Dakota
District of Columbia	Oklahoma
Illinois	Pennsylvania
Indiana	Tennessee
Iowa	Texas
Kentucky	Vermont
Massachusetts	Virginia
Michigan	Washington
Minnesota	Wisconsin
Mississippi

 

Contact the board of bar examiners for the most current information.