State-by-State Bar Exam Information: Delaware
Bar Information
Key Dates
The last Mon, Tue and Wed of July
The late-filing deadline is May 15th
Exam Details
Written: 8 state-law essays and 2 performance tests from the Multistate Performance Test
Multiple-choice: The Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)
Monday: 8 essay questions
Tuesday (a.m. only): 2 performance tests
Wednesday: MBE
The MBE tests Contracts, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts.
The state-law essays test the MBE subjects as well as Agency; Corporations; Equity; Partnerships; Procedure (Supreme Ct of Delaware, Ct of Chancery of Delaware, Superior Ct of Delaware, U.S. District Ct for District of Delaware, Family Ct of Delaware); Trusts; UCC; and Wills.
Yes. All applicants who seek to take the exam on a laptop will be able to do so. There is a fee of $100. Sign ups end at midnight on June 1. No late sign ups granted.
Past questions only--here
The written portions (essays, 40%, and performance tests, 20%, combined) are weighted at 60% of the overall score. The MBE is weighted at 40%.
Statistics
2011: 73.25%
2011: 66.80%
Reciprocity
No
No
The information for Delaware comes from the Delaware Board of Bar Examiners' website as well as from the National Conference of Bar Examiners' Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements and annual statistical report.
