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Arkansas Bar Exam Review

BarMax's Uniform Bar Exam review course offers comprehensive prep for the Arkansas bar exam.

For students who will be sitting for the bar exam in Arkansas, BarMax UBE offers comprehensive prep for the Arkansas Bar Exam.

BarMax UBE is the only bar review course that gives you instant and lifetime access to a user friendly program delivered straight to your iPad, iPhone and/or computer. Study whenever and wherever you want while analytics track your progress to highlight your strengths and weaknesses, so you know where to spend your precious time.

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AR UBE Course Structure & Features

BarMax UBE contains black-letter law outlines for every topic with corresponding audio lectures by Harvard Law School-educated law professors, real MBE questions, real practice essays (MEEs) & real performance tests (MPTs), a calendar and task list to keep you organized, flashcards and unlimited personal attention & support.

Enrollment in the course also includes two personalized writing critiques (performance tests and/or essays). BarMax has former state bar graders on staff to ensure that students receive accurate practice scores and effective criticism in a timely manner. Additional critiques can be purchased either in bundles or a la carte.

Upon registering, students will also receive a Welcome Packet via email, which includes skeleton outlines in Word for students who prefer to take notes on their laptop. The Welcome Packet also includes the course calendar, PDFs of past essays, MPTs, point sheets, and when available, model answers. Students can either print these out or view them on any computer.

BarMax UBE Course Study Materials

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1,750+ real MBE questions

	50+ Hours of Lectures from Harvard Law School-educated law professors
	600+ Flashcards categorized by subject
	130+ Real Practice Essays
	25+ Real Perf Tests
	2 Free Essay Critiques
	Digital Welcome Packet • Skeleton outlines • Manageable study calendar • Past essays & MPTs
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	Lifetime Access no fee to repeat the course
	Lifetime Support phone, email, & course message boards

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I downloaded the UBE full version and used it to study for the exam on my own for several weeks. AND I PASSED! And I didn’t just pass; I passed with plenty of room to spare.

Adam Spees, William Mitchell College of Law

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Over 1,750 real MBE questions, plus real essays and real performance tests licensed directly from the NCBE.

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BarMax’s founders and professors are Harvard Law School alumni.

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Only one outline per subject plus mnemonics and flashcards to help you memorize.

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Personalized writing feedback by former bar exam graders is included with the course.

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ARKANSAS BAR EXAM

Detailed Overview

Multistate Essay Exam (MEE)

The Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) is developed by NCBE and consists of six 30-minute questions. It is administered by user jurisdictions as part of the bar examination on the Tuesday before the last Wednesday in February and July of each year.

The purpose of the MEE is to test the examinee's ability to (1) identify legal issues raised by a hypothetical factual situation; (2) separate material which is relevant from that which is not; (3) present a reasoned analysis of the relevant issues in a clear, concise, and well-organized composition; and (4) demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental legal principles relevant to the probable solution of the issues raised by the factual situation. The primary distinction between the MEE and the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) is that the MEE requires the examinee to demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Areas of law that may be covered on the MEE include the following: Business Associations (Agency and Partnership; Corporations and Limited Liability Companies), Civil Procedure, Conflict of Laws, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Family Law, Real Property, Torts, Trusts and Estates (Decedents' Estates; Trusts and Future Interests), and Uniform Commercial Code (Secured Transactions). Some questions may include issues in more than one area of law. The particular areas covered vary from exam to exam.

Multistate Performance Test (MPT)

The Multistate Performance Test (MPT) is developed by NCBE and consists of two 90-minute items. It is administered by user jurisdictions as part of the bar examination on the Tuesday before the last Wednesday in February and July of each year.

The MPT is designed to test an examinee's ability to use fundamental lawyering skills in a realistic situation and complete a task that a beginning lawyer should be able to accomplish. The MPT is not a test of substantive knowledge. Rather, it is designed to evaluate certain fundamental skills lawyers are expected to demonstrate regardless of the area of law in which the skills arise.

Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

The MBE, which is administered on Wednesday, is developed and graded by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE).

This portion of the examination is an objective 6-hour examination containing 200 multiple-choice questions, which is divided into two 3-hour sessions during which 100 questions are administered.

The MBE tests 7 subjects: Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts.

Grading

NCBE scores the MBE component of the UBE. Jurisdictions grade the MEE and MPT components. The MEE and MPT scores are scaled to the MBE and UBE total scores are calculated by NCBE.

UBE total scores are reported on a 400-point scale and a passing score of 270 is required in Arkansas.

MBE: 50%
MEE: 30%
MPT: 20%

Required MPRE Score: 85

Results

Results are generally released approximately four weeks after the exam.

Reciprocity

MBE Transfer

An applicant may transfer from another jurisdiction a Multistate Bar Examination scale score of 135 or more for use in the immediately succeeding examination only.

UBE Transfer

Arkansas does not allow for admission on transferred UBE score.

Admission on Motion

Arkansas does allow for admission on motion for applicants who have been practicing law for at least 5 of the past 7 years. All requirements for admission on motion can be found here.

Contact Information

Arkansas State Board of Law Examiners
2100 Riverfront Dr., Suite 110
Little Rock, AR 72202

https://courts.arkansas.gov/administration/professional-programs/asble
Phone: 501-374-1855
Fax:501-374-1853

Schedule

The Arkansas bar exam is a two-day exam. While Arkansas is not technically a Uniform Bar Exam jurisdiction, it administers the Multistate Performance Test, the Multistate Essay Exam and the Multistate Bar Exam.

Day	AM	PM
Tue	2 Performance Test (3 hours)	6 Essays on any subject (3 hours)
Wed	100 MBE Questions (3 hours)	100 MBE Questions (3 hours)

Subjects Tested

MBE Subjects

Civil Procedure
Constitutional Law
Contracts
Criminal Law & Procedure
Evidence
Real Property
Torts

Essay Subjects

Business Associations
Civil Procedure
Conflict of Laws
Constitutional Law
Contracts
Criminal Law & Procedure
Evidence
Family Law
Real Property
Torts
Trusts
Wills (Decedents' Estates)

Filing Deadlines & Fees

July 2018

Timely Filing: April 2, 2018

Exam fee: $500
Attorney Exam fee: $500
Laptop Computer fee: $0