State-by-State Bar Exam Information: Florida
Bar Information
Key Dates
The last Tue and Wed of February and July
May 1st
Postmarked on or before June 1: $325 late fee
Postmarked on or before June 15: $625 late fee
Exam Details
Florida portion: Three state-law essays; 100 multiple-choice questions. Multistate portion: The Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)--200 multiple-choice questions
Tuesday: 9:00 - 12:00, three Florida essays; 1:30 - 4:30, 100 Florida multiple-choice questions. Wednesday: 9:00 - 12:00, first 100 questions of MBE; 1:30 - 4:30, second 100 questions of MBE
The Florida portions may test on any of the following subjects: Florida Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure; Florida Rules of Judicial Administration 2.051, 2.060, and 2.160; Florida Constitutional Law; U.S. Constitutional Law; Trusts; Business Entities; Real Property; Evidence; Torts; Wills & Administration of Estates; Criminal Law; Contracts; Family Law; and Chapters 4 & 5 of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar. The MBE tests Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Evidence, Property, and Torts.
Yes with an additional fee of $125.
Yes--for free on the Florida Board of Bar Examiners' website.
The Florida portion (essays and multiple-choice questions combined) and the MBE are each weighted equally at 50% of the overall score.
Statistics
2011: 80%
2011: 74%
Reciprocity
No
No
The information for Florida comes from the Florida Board of Bar Examiners' website and from the National Conference of Bar Examiners' Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admissions and annual statistical report.
