You can find information about a jurisdiction’s bar admission requirements, including contact information for each jurisdiction’s bar admission agency, on the (use drop-down box under “Jurisdiction Information” on the homepage).
Each state has its own rules for admission, including rules governing an applicant’s character and fitness for the practice of law. Additional information about applying for admission to the State Bar of Montana can be found on the State Bar’s bar admission page. If you plan to apply for admission to another state bar, you should go to that state’s “bar admissions” webpage as soon as possible to learn about its rules for admission. If you have questions about any state’s rules, please feel free reach out to the Associate Dean, Associate Dean for Students or Assistant Dean of Career Development for help.
The Montana Supreme Court is considering adoption of the NextGen Bar Exam beginning with the February 2027 administration. Click here to learn more about the .
As of July 2013, Montana is a Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) state. The UBE is coordinated by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), and it has three components:
- Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) (30% of the final score);
- Multistate Performance Test (MPT) (20% of the final score); and
- Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) (50% of the final score).
The MEE consists of six 30-minute questions. The MEE may cover the following topics:
- Business Associations (Agency and Partnership; Corporations and Limited Liability Companies)
- Civil Procedure
- Conflict of Laws
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts (including Article 2 [Sales] of the Uniform Commercial Code)
- Criminal Law and Procedure
- Evidence
- Family Law
- Real Property
- Torts
- Trusts and Estates (Decedents' Estates; Trusts and Future Interests)
- Article 9 (Secured Transactions) of the Uniform Commercial Code
The NCBE provides outlines for each MEE subject matter area on its webpage devoted to . MEE questions from February 2008 through July 2012 are also available at no charge on that webpage.
The MPT consists of two ninety-minute tasks designed to test fundamental lawyering skills in realistic situations.
The MBE consists of multiple-choice questions across seven subjects:
- Civil Procedure
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Criminal Law and Procedure
- Evidence
- Real Property
- Torts