Supreme Court of Missouri
en banc
October 31, 2006
Effective March 1, 2007
Effective March 1, 2007
In re:
Repeal of Regulation 2 of Regulations of the Board of Law Examiners to subdivision 8.08, entitled “The Bar Examination,” of Supreme Court Rule 8, entitled “Admission to the Bar,” and in lieu thereof adoption of a new Regulation 2 of Regulations of the Board of Law Examiners to subdivision 8.08, entitled “The Bar Examination.”
ORDER
1. It is ordered that effective March 1, 2007, Regulation 2 of the Regulations of the Board of Law Examiners to subdivision 8.08 be and the same is hereby repealed and a new Regulation 2 of the Regulations of the Board of Law Examiners to subdivision 8.08 adopted in lieu thereof to read as follows: 8.08 THE BAR EXAMINATION
Regulations of Board of Law Examiners
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2. The first day of the examination shall be devoted to the essay examination. This day may include essay questions prepared by the National Conference of Bar Examiners for the Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) and essay questions prepared by the board. The essay questions may cover all or some of the following subject matters: agency and partnership, corporations and limited liability companies (LLCs), conflicts of law, estates, family law, federal civil procedure, trusts and future interests, sales, commercial paper, secured transactions, constitutional law, contracts, criminal law and procedure, evidence, real property, torts, administrative law, remedies, and Missouri civil procedure.
The essay portion of the examination will also include the Multistate Performance Test (MPT) prepared by the National Conference of Bar Examiners. The MPT does not require specialized subject matter knowledge and contains all of the resource material necessary to complete the MPT.
All essay questions on the first day of the examination shall be answered according to Missouri law as it exists on the date of the examination.
3. It is ordered that this order be published in the South Western Reporter.
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MICHAEL A. WOLFF
Chief Justice