The Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners is responsible for the Minnesota bar exam. The Minnesota Examiners publish their essay questions, along with example answers. The links to exams furnished below are from this Minnesota Examiners page.
The Minnesota Bar exam, a two-day exam, consists of
- the six-hour Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), weighted 50%;
- one 90-minute Multistate Performance Test (MPT) problem, weighted 12.5%; and
- six 45-minute Minnesota essay questions, weighted 37.5%.
The successful applicant must achieve a combined scaled score of 260. Applicants also must pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) with a scaled score of 85.
The following subjects may be tested on the Minnesota bar exam:
- business organizations (partnerships, proprietorships, corporations, and LLCs)
- civil procedure
- constitutional law
- contracts, including UCC Article 2 sales
- criminal law and procedure
- ethics and professional responsibility
- evidence
- family law
- real property, including real estate finance
- tax (federal income)
- torts
- UCC Articles 1 (general provisions), 2 (sales)
Here are the Minnesota essays from 2000 through 2008:
Questions and Answers from July 2008
Questions and Answers from February 2008
Question and Answers from July 2007
Questions and Answers from February 2007
Questions and Answers from July 2006
Questions and Answers from February 2006
Questions and Answers from February 2005
Questions and Answers from July 2005
Questions and Answers from February 2004
Questions and Answers from July 2004
Questions and Answers from February 2003
Questions and Answers from July 2003
Questions and Answers From February 2002
Questions and Answers From July 2002
Questions and Answers From February 2001
Questions and Answers From July 2001
Questions and Answers From February 2000
Questions and Answers From July 2000