The Bar exam in Utah is held each year in February and July.

The exam lasts two days.   On the first day, there are two sessions each consisting of:

1) one Multistate Performance Test (MPT)

2) four essay questions.

On day two, the Multistate Bar Exam is administered.

In total, the two-day bar exam, consists of –

• the six-hour multiple-choice Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), weighted 50%;
• two 90-minute Multistate Performance Test (MPT) problems, weighted 18%, and
• The successful applicant must achieve a combined scaled score of 270 out of 400 possible points. Applicants also must pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) with a scaled score of 86 within two years of passing the bar exam.

The following subjects may be tested on the Utah bar exam:

• administrative law
• business associations (agency, partnerships, corporations, LLCs)
• civil procedure (Utah and federal)
• conflict of laws
• constitutional law (Utah and federal)
• contracts, including UCC Article 2 sales
• creditor/debtor law, including bankruptcy
• criminal law and procedure
• ethics (professional responsibility) (Utah Rules of Professional Conduct)
• evidence (Utah and federal)
• family law
• real property
• torts
• UCC Articles 2 (sales), 3 (negotiable instruments), & 9 (secured transactions)
• wills, trusts, decedents’ estates, future interests, and estate planning (including tax aspects).

Apart from all other requirements, all applicants to the Utah State Bar must have a J.D. from an A.B.A. law school.