Michigan

The Michigan State Board of Law Examiners is responsible for the Michigan bar exam. The Michigan bar exam does not have a great deal of original local content.

The examiners publish example answers to the essay questions, but they’re not free and they’re not available on-line.

The Michigan Bar exam, a two-day exam, consists of

The successful applicant must achieve a combined scaled score of 135. Applicants also must pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) with a scaled score of 75.  Beginning in July 2009, the passing MPRE score will be 85.

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

  • business organizations (agency, partnerships, corporations)
  • conflicts of laws
  • constitutional law
  • contracts, including UCC Article 2 sales
  • creditors’ rights, including mortgages, garnishments, and attachments
  • criminal law and procedure
  • domestic relations (family law)
  • equity (remedies)
  • evidence
  • practice and procedure, trial and appellate, Michigan and federal (civil procedure)
  • professional conduct (Michigan rules)
  • property, personal and real, including real estate finance
  • torts (including no-fault)
  • UCC Articles 1 (general provisions), 2 (sales), 3 (negotiable instruments), 9 (secured transactions)
  • wills and trusts
  • worker’s compensation

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