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Key Facts: AL Bar Exam

260

Minimum Passing UBE Score

Alabama State Bar Admission Office

200

MBE Questions (Day 2)

NCBE / Alabama State Bar

6 essays + 2 MPTs

Written Components (Day 1)

NCBE Uniform Bar Examination

50% / 30% / 20%

MBE / MEE / MPT Weighting

NCBE Uniform Bar Examination

$575

First-Time Application Fee

Alabama State Bar Admission Office (2026)

100+

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The Alabama Bar Exam is the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE), requiring a combined scaled score of 260. Day 1 (written): the Multistate Essay Examination (6 essays, 30%) and the Multistate Performance Test (2 tasks, 20%). Day 2: the Multistate Bar Examination (200 multiple-choice questions, 50%). The MBE covers Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts. While the UBE itself is uniform, Alabama practitioners must also know key Alabama distinctions — most notably PURE CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE (one of only about five U.S. jurisdictions), punitive-only wrongful death, caveat emptor in home sales, and the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. Alabama plans to switch to the NextGen Bar Exam in July 2028.

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1Alabama is one of only a handful of U.S. jurisdictions that retains a particular common-law negligence doctrine. A pedestrian is struck while jaywalking by a driver who was speeding. A jury finds the driver 95% at fault and the pedestrian 5% at fault. Under Alabama tort law, what does the pedestrian recover?
A.95% of the damages, reduced by the pedestrian's percentage of fault
B.100% of the damages, because the driver was the proximate cause
C.Nothing, because the pedestrian was contributorily negligent
D.50% of the damages under the modified comparative-fault rule
Explanation: Alabama is one of only a few jurisdictions (with Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and D.C.) that still applies PURE CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE. Under Alabama Power Co. v. Schotz and its progeny, a plaintiff whose own negligence proximately contributes to the injury — even by 1% — is completely barred from recovery. The pedestrian's 5% fault bars all recovery.
2In an Alabama negligence action, the defendant raises contributory negligence as a complete bar. The plaintiff argues that an exception should apply because the defendant's conduct was reckless and the plaintiff merely failed to keep a proper lookout. Which doctrine, recognized in Alabama, may allow the plaintiff to recover despite his own ordinary negligence?
A.Comparative apportionment of fault
B.Assumption of risk converted to a partial defense
C.The last clear chance doctrine and the doctrine of wanton conduct
D.Joint and several liability shifting
Explanation: Because Alabama applies the harsh pure-contributory-negligence bar, it retains common-law escape valves. Contributory negligence is NOT a defense to WANTON (reckless) conduct, and the LAST CLEAR CHANCE / subsequent-negligence doctrine permits recovery where the defendant had the final opportunity to avoid the harm after the plaintiff's negligence. Both are recognized Alabama doctrines.
3A plaintiff sues a manufacturer in Alabama state court asserting a products-liability claim under the Alabama Extended Manufacturer's Liability Doctrine (AEMLD). Which statement best describes the AEMLD as Alabama courts apply it?
A.It is a fault-based doctrine to which contributory negligence and assumption of risk remain available defenses
B.It is a pure strict-liability rule identical to Restatement (Second) § 402A
C.It abolishes the requirement that the product be defective
D.It requires the plaintiff to prove privity of contract with the manufacturer
Explanation: Under Casrell v. Altec Industries and Atkins v. American Motors Corp., Alabama's AEMLD is a hybrid: it imposes liability for selling a defective and unreasonably dangerous product, but unlike pure § 402A strict liability, Alabama permits the defendant to assert traditional defenses including contributory negligence, assumption of risk, and lack of causal relation.
4Under the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, a defendant served with a complaint in the Circuit Court must file a responsive pleading within how many days after service of process, absent an extension?
A.30 days
B.21 days, as under the Federal Rules
C.14 days
D.60 days
Explanation: Alabama Rule of Civil Procedure 12(a) requires a defendant to serve an answer within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint. This differs from Federal Rule 12(a), which sets a 21-day default. Alabama deliberately adopted a 30-day period, a point frequently tested as an Alabama civil-procedure distinction.
5Alabama administers the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE). Which combination correctly states the components and weighting of the UBE as administered in Alabama through February 2028?
A.MBE 50%, MEE 30%, MPT 20%
B.MBE 40%, four state essays 60%, no MPT
C.MBE 50%, MEE 20%, MPT 30%
D.MBE 60%, MEE 25%, MPT 15%
Explanation: Alabama adopted the UBE in 2011. The UBE comprises the 200-question Multistate Bar Examination (MBE, weighted 50%), the six-question Multistate Essay Examination (MEE, weighted 30%), and the two-task Multistate Performance Test (MPT, weighted 20%). A total scaled score of 260 is required to pass in Alabama.
6A landowner in Alabama openly occupies and uses a neighboring parcel of farmland, paying the property taxes and farming it continuously and exclusively. Under Alabama's adverse possession statute, what is the minimum period of possession generally required to acquire title by adverse possession with color of title or by statutory adverse possession?
A.10 years under all circumstances
B.7 years in every case
C.20 years for prescription, or 10 years with statutory elements such as color of title or payment of taxes
D.5 years if the possessor pays taxes
Explanation: Alabama recognizes two paths. Adverse possession by prescription requires 20 years of open, notorious, hostile, exclusive, and continuous possession. Statutory adverse possession under Ala. Code § 6-5-200 requires 10 years PLUS an additional element such as color of title, a recorded deed, or payment of taxes for 10 years. The distinction between the 20-year prescriptive and 10-year statutory periods is heavily tested.
7Under Alabama law, a married person dies intestate survived by a spouse and by two children who are also the children of the surviving spouse. Under the Alabama Probate Code, how is the intestate estate distributed?
A.The surviving spouse takes the entire estate
B.The surviving spouse takes the first $50,000 plus one-half of the balance; the children share the remainder
C.The children take everything and the spouse takes a statutory elective share only
D.The estate is divided equally per stirpes among the spouse and children
Explanation: Under Ala. Code § 43-8-41, when an intestate decedent is survived by a spouse AND by descendants who are all also descendants of the surviving spouse, the spouse takes the first $50,000 plus one-half of the balance of the intestate estate; the descendants take the remainder. Alabama's intestacy scheme is based on the Uniform Probate Code with state-specific dollar thresholds.
8Alabama recognizes common-law marriage for relationships formed before a certain date. As of 2026, which statement accurately reflects Alabama's treatment of common-law marriage?
A.Alabama abolished the future formation of common-law marriages effective January 1, 2017, but recognizes those validly formed before that date
B.Alabama has always recognized common-law marriage and continues to allow new ones to form
C.Alabama has never recognized common-law marriage
D.Common-law marriage in Alabama requires a license filed with the probate court
Explanation: By Ala. Code § 30-1-20, Alabama abolished the formation of NEW common-law marriages effective January 1, 2017. Common-law marriages validly entered into before that date remain valid. This is a frequently tested Alabama family-law distinction because most states had already abolished the doctrine decades earlier.
9A business is organized as a limited liability company under the Alabama Limited Liability Company Act of 2014 (Ala. Code Title 10A). The operating agreement is silent on whether the LLC is member-managed or manager-managed. Under the default rule of the Alabama Act, how is the LLC managed?
A.It is member-managed by default, with each member having equal management rights
B.It is manager-managed by default
C.Management vests in the member holding the largest capital contribution
D.An LLC cannot be formed in Alabama without specifying its management structure
Explanation: Under the Alabama Limited Liability Company Act of 2014 (Title 10A, Chapter 5A), an LLC is MEMBER-MANAGED by default unless the certificate of formation or operating agreement provides that it is manager-managed. In a member-managed LLC, each member has equal rights in management absent contrary agreement.
10A plaintiff slips on a wet floor in an Alabama grocery store and sues for negligence. The evidence shows the plaintiff was looking at his phone and did not see a clearly visible 'Caution: Wet Floor' sign. The store was also negligent in failing to mop promptly. How should an Alabama court most likely treat the plaintiff's inattentiveness?
A.Reduce the plaintiff's recovery by his comparative share of fault
B.Ignore it because premises liability is strict liability in Alabama
C.Shift the burden to the plaintiff to disprove the store's negligence
D.Treat the plaintiff's inattentiveness as contributory negligence that completely bars recovery if it proximately contributed to the injury
Explanation: Alabama's pure contributory negligence doctrine applies in premises-liability cases. If the plaintiff's own failure to keep a proper lookout (ignoring an open and obvious warning) proximately contributed to the injury, recovery is completely barred. Alabama does not reduce damages proportionally; any contributory fault is a total bar.

About the AL Bar Exam

The Alabama Bar Examination is the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE), which Alabama adopted in 2011. It is a two-day exam: Day 1 consists of the Multistate Essay Examination (6 essays) and the Multistate Performance Test (2 tasks); Day 2 is the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), 200 multiple-choice questions. The components are weighted MBE 50%, MEE 30%, and MPT 20% for a single combined scaled score. Alabama requires a 260 to pass, and a passing UBE score may be transferred to other UBE jurisdictions for 36 months. Alabama is scheduled to adopt the NextGen Bar Examination in July 2028.

Questions

200 scored questions

Time Limit

2 days (Day 1: 6 MEE essays + 2 MPTs; Day 2: 200 MBE)

Passing Score

260 (UBE combined scaled score)

Exam Fee

$575 (first-time application fee) (Alabama State Bar Admission Office (Alabama Board of Bar Examiners))

AL Bar Exam Content Outline

50%

Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)

200 multiple-choice questions across the seven MBE subjects: Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts (with UCC Article 2), Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts. Administered Day 2 in two 3-hour sessions.

30%

Multistate Essay Examination (MEE)

Six 30-minute essays drawn from the MBE subjects plus Business Associations (agency, partnership, corporations, LLCs), Conflict of Laws, Family Law, Trusts & Estates, and Secured Transactions (UCC Article 9).

20%

Multistate Performance Test (MPT)

Two 90-minute closed-universe tasks providing a File and a Library; tests legal analysis, fact gathering, problem solving, and professional writing (memos, briefs, letters) that a new lawyer should perform.

Study focus

Alabama Distinctions: Torts

Alabama is a PURE CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE state — any contributory fault by the plaintiff completely bars recovery (no comparative reduction). Also: AEMLD products doctrine (fault-based, defenses available), tort of outrage, and punitive-only wrongful death under Ala. Code § 6-5-410.

Study focus

Alabama Distinctions: Procedure, Property & Criminal

Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure (30-day answer period vs. federal 21), merged law/equity Circuit Court (no Court of Chancery), caveat emptor in used-home sales, 20-year prescriptive / 10-year statutory adverse possession, and the Alabama Criminal Code (Title 11).

Study focus

Alabama Distinctions: Family, Wills & Business

Equitable-distribution (common-law, non-community-property) state; common-law marriage abolished effective Jan 1, 2017; Alabama Probate Code intestacy and no holographic wills; member-managed LLC default under the Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code (Title 10A).

How to Pass the AL Bar Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: 260 (UBE combined scaled score)
  • Exam length: 200 questions
  • Time limit: 2 days (Day 1: 6 MEE essays + 2 MPTs; Day 2: 200 MBE)
  • Exam fee: $575 (first-time application fee)

Keys to Passing

  • Complete 500+ practice questions
  • Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
  • Focus on highest-weighted sections
  • Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

AL Bar Study Tips from Top Performers

1Alabama is a PURE CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE state — drill this hard: any plaintiff fault that proximately contributes to the injury (even 1%) completely bars recovery, with escape valves only for wanton conduct and last clear chance
2On the MBE, allocate study time roughly by subject weight; Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts each contribute about 1/7 of the 175 scored MBE questions
3For the MEE, study the five UBE-only subjects beyond the MBE — Business Associations, Conflict of Laws, Family Law, Trusts & Estates, and Secured Transactions (UCC Article 9) — because they appear only on the essays, not the MBE
4Practice MPT tasks early: the MPT (20% of your score) rewards organization and following instructions from the File and Library, not memorized law — many candidates underprepare for it
5Learn the high-yield Alabama distinctions for practice and for understanding (punitive-only wrongful death under § 6-5-410, AEMLD products liability, caveat emptor in home sales, 30-day ARCP answer period, no holographic wills, equitable distribution not community property)
6Aim to complete at least 1,500-2,000 timed MBE questions; the MBE is 50% of the UBE and steady pacing (about 1.8 minutes per question) is decisive

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the passing score for the Alabama Bar Exam?

Alabama requires a Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) combined scaled score of 260 to pass. The score combines the MBE (50%), MEE (30%), and MPT (20%) into a single number — there is no separate pass/fail for each component. A 260+ score earned in Alabama may be transferred to other UBE jurisdictions for 36 months.

Is Alabama a UBE state or does it write its own essays?

Alabama is a UBE state. It adopted the Uniform Bar Examination in 2011, so it no longer writes its own Alabama-specific essays for the scored exam. Instead it administers the standardized Multistate Essay Examination (6 essays), the Multistate Performance Test (2 tasks), and the Multistate Bar Examination (200 questions). The exam is portable to other UBE jurisdictions.

How is the Alabama Bar Exam structured?

The Alabama UBE is given over two days. Day 1 is the written portion: the MEE (six 30-minute essays) and the MPT (two 90-minute tasks). Day 2 is the MBE — 200 multiple-choice questions in two 3-hour sessions of 100 questions each. The components are weighted MBE 50%, MEE 30%, and MPT 20%.

What Alabama-specific law should I know even though the UBE is uniform?

Although the scored UBE tests general American law, Alabama practitioners must master key state distinctions. The most important is PURE CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE — Alabama is one of only about five U.S. jurisdictions where any plaintiff fault completely bars recovery. Other distinctions include punitive-only wrongful death (Ala. Code § 6-5-410), the AEMLD products doctrine, caveat emptor in home sales, the 30-day answer period under the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure, and abolition of new common-law marriages after Jan 1, 2017.

How much does the Alabama Bar Exam cost?

The Alabama State Bar application fee for first-time applicants is $575 (non-refundable). Attorney applicants and those transferring from another jurisdiction also pay an NCBE investigation fee determined by NCBE. Application deadlines are October 1 for the February exam and February 1 for the July exam. Commercial bar prep courses are a separate cost of roughly $2,000-$4,000.

Is Alabama switching to the NextGen Bar Exam?

Yes. Alabama plans to adopt the NCBE's NextGen Bar Examination beginning in July 2028, with the final administration of the current UBE format expected in February 2028. Examinees in 2026 and 2027 will take the current UBE (MBE + MEE + MPT). The NextGen exam integrates foundational legal knowledge with lawyering skills over a two-day format.