Feb 2017 FL Bar Exam Flip Book

2017 February and July Florida Bar Exam

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I. When is the 2017 Florida Bar Exam?



1. February 2017 Florida Bar Exam—February 21-22, 2017








The February 2017 Florida Bar Exam will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 21-22,
2017, at the Tampa Convention Center. Part A, the Florida portion, will be tested on Tuesday the
21st; Part B, the MBE, will be tested on Wednesday the 22nd. You can find arrival and exam
session times on the Florida Board of Bar Examiners website under the heading "Exam
Information.”



2. July 2017 Florida Bar Exam—July 25-26, 2017






The July 2017 Florida Bar Exam will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 25-26, 2017. Part A,
the Florida portion, will be tested on Tuesday, July 25th; Part B, the MBE, will be tested on
Wednesday, July 26th.




II. What Subjects are on the 2017 Florida Bar Exam (Part A)?

Please note that this section covers more than just the 2017 Florida Bar Exam's subjects. We tried
to be concise, while simultaneously providing you with enough information to help you
understand the exam.



Part A of the Florida Bar Exam consists of two sessions: one in the morning answering 3 essay
questions and one in the afternoon answering 100 multiple-choice questions. Applicants have
three hours to answer each session. Click here to see a schedule of the actual exam session times.



Multiple-choice questions are worth a total of 90 points, and the essay questions are worth a total
of 300 points. As such, there are a total of 390 points available to each Florida Bar Exam
applicant. For more information on this subject, it might be worth your time to read our Raw
Scores to Scaled Scores post.


According to the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, "questions on Part A of the exam are designed
to test your knowledge of both general law and Florida law. When Florida law varies from general
law, the question should be answered in accordance with Florida law" (quoting the FL Bd of Bar
Examiners).

That being said, here is a list of the subjects an applicant is expected to know to successfully
pass Part A of the Florida Bar Exam.
1. Business Entities (Corporations & Partnerships)+
2. Contracts^*
3. Criminal Law*
4. Dependency Law
5. Evidence+*
6. Family Law^
7. Florida Rules of Civil Procedure+
8. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure+*
9. Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure+
10. Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure+*
11. Florida Constitutional Law^
12. Federal Constitutional Law^*
13. Florida Rules of Judicial Administration (§2.330, §2.420, §2.505 and §2.515)+
14. Juvenile Delinquency Law
15. Professionalism / Ethics+^
16. Real Property^*
17. Rules of Professional Conduct (Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, Chapter 4)+^
18. Rules Regulating Trust Accounts (Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, Chapter 5)+^
19. Torts^*
20. Trusts^
21. UCC 2 Sales^
22. UCC 3 Negotiable Instruments^
23. UCC 9 Secured Transactions^
24. Wills & Administration of Estates+
+ Usually tested as a Florida Multiple-Choice Subject
^ Usually tested as a Florida Essay Subject
* Also Tested as a MBE Subject




III. What Subjects are on the 2015 MBE (Part B)?

The 2017 MBE brings changes to the Real Property portion of the exam (see, e.g., 2017 MBE Real
Property Changes). Otherwise, it basically remains the same as last year. The MBE consists of 200
multiple-choice questions, 190 of which are scored and 10 of which are unscored. According to
the NCBE, the 190 scored questions ("Q") will be distributed as follows:

1. Civil Procedure (27 Q)
2. Constitutional Law (27 Q)
3. Contracts (28 Q)
4. Criminal Law and Procedure (27 Q)
5. Evidence (27 Q)
6. Real Property (27 Q)
7. Torts (27 Q)

It might be worth your time to read the NCBE's article entitled, "Preparing for the MBE".

IV. Florida Bar Exam 2017 Study Resources

1. Florida Bar Exam Study Guide
2. Florida Bar Exam Virtual Tour
3. Florida Bar Exam Review Videos





V. MBE 2017 Study Resources

1. MBE Subject Matter Outline
2. MBE Sample Test Questions
3. MBE Civil Pro Sample Questions
4. Constitutional Law Video
5. Fourth Amendment Podcasts
Please use our Bar Exam Forum Page for posting comments or inquiries. Thank you and best
regards in your study endeavors.



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