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Format, Content, & Grading of the Louisiana Bar Exam |
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The
Louisiana Bar Exam is a
three-day essay exam. Louisiana, the nation's only civil-law
state, does not use the Multistate Bar Exam (the MBE).
Day
Two (Wednesday) Non-Code Subjects Seven separate exam areas, including four code subjects, must be passed. A passing score on the Louisiana Bar Exam is 70%. Louisiana
generally releases the results of the Summer exam in late September
and the results of the Winter exam in mid-April. |
July 2002 Louisiana Bar Exam
Law |
Number
of |
Number |
Percentage |
Number |
Percentage |
Number |
Percentage |
LSU |
157 |
131 |
83.44% |
18 |
11.46% |
8 |
5.10% |
Tulane |
63 |
48 |
76.19% |
10 |
15.87% |
5 |
7.94% |
Loyola |
116 |
78 |
67.24% |
25 |
21.55% |
13 |
11.21% |
Southern |
119 |
62 |
52.10% |
28 |
23.53% |
29 |
24.37% |
Other |
88 |
54 |
61.36% |
17 |
19.32% |
17 |
19.32% |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
543 |
373 |
68.69% |
98 |
18.05% |
72 |
13.26% |
Louisiana Bar Exam Details
You MUST take and pass the Louisiana bar exam to practice law in Louisiana.
For further information, contact:
Committee on Bar Admissions |
Summer 2004 Filing
deadlines and fees are subject to change. Contact the Louisiana
bar examiners to learn the rules in effect at the time of your
application. |
The Civil Code
II covers: Civil
Code III covers: The Civil Code
III examination covers the following topics: Louisiana
Code of Civil Procedure Torts Business
Entities & Negotiable Instruments Title 12, Chapter 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes (pertaining to limited liability companies); Chapters 1, 3, and 4 of Title 9, Code Title XI of the Louisiana Revised Statutes (pertaining to partnerships, partnerships in commendam, and registered limited liability partnerships); and Chapters 1, 3, and 4 of Title 10 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes (pertaining to commercial paper and bank deposits and collections). Constitutional Law Examination
will include: Criminal Law, Procedure & Evidence Examination
will include: Federal Jurisdiction & Procedure Examination
will include: Louisiana
Policy on Changes in the Law: |
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