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Key Facts: NH Bar Exam

270/400

Minimum Passing UBE Score

New Hampshire Board of Bar Examiners

50% / 30% / 20%

MBE / MEE / MPT Weighting

NCBE Uniform Bar Examination

200

MBE Questions (175 scored)

NCBE Multistate Bar Examination

$995

Application Fee (2026)

New Hampshire Board of Bar Examiners

July 2028

NextGen UBE Start Date

New Hampshire Supreme Court / NCBE

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The New Hampshire Bar Exam is the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE), requiring a scaled score of 270/400. Day 1 covers the Multistate Essay Examination (6 essays, 30% of score) and the Multistate Performance Test (2 tasks, 20%); Day 2 is the 200-question Multistate Bar Examination (50%). The MEE adds Business Associations, Family Law, Trusts & Estates, Conflict of Laws, and Secured Transactions to the 7 MBE subjects. Applicants must also pass the MPRE with a scaled score of 79. New Hampshire adopted the UBE in 2014, offers the pioneering Daniel Webster Scholar pathway at UNH Franklin Pierce that admits selected students without the two-day exam, and will transition to the NextGen UBE in July 2028.

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1New Hampshire administers which licensing examination for attorney admission?
A.A state-specific bar exam created by the New Hampshire Board of Bar Examiners with no national component
B.The Uniform Bar Examination (UBE), composed of the MBE, MEE, and MPT
C.Only the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) multiple-choice test
D.An open-book practice-skills assessment with no written essays
Explanation: New Hampshire adopted the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) in February 2014. The UBE has three components administered by the National Conference of Bar Examiners: the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), the Multistate Essay Examination (MEE), and the Multistate Performance Test (MPT). A passing UBE score is portable to other UBE jurisdictions.
2What is the minimum passing UBE score required for admission to the New Hampshire bar?
A.260 on a 400-point scale
B.266 on a 400-point scale
C.270 on a 400-point scale
D.280 on a 400-point scale
Explanation: New Hampshire requires a minimum scaled UBE score of 270 out of 400 for admission. This score combines the MBE (50%), MEE (30%), and MPT (20%). An applicant who earned a 270 or higher in another UBE jurisdiction may transfer that score to New Hampshire under Supreme Court Rule 42.
3The Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is significant in bar admission because it:
A.Guarantees graduates a passing UBE score without examination review
B.Replaces the MPRE professional responsibility requirement
C.Waives the requirement of graduating from an ABA-accredited law school
D.Allows selected students to be admitted to the New Hampshire bar without sitting the traditional two-day bar exam
Explanation: The Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program, launched in 2005, was the nation's first bar-exam alternative. Selected students complete a rigorous variant assessment during their final two years of law school and are sworn into the New Hampshire bar without sitting the traditional two-day UBE. It remains New Hampshire's distinctive licensure pathway.
4An injured plaintiff in a New Hampshire negligence action is found by the jury to be 55% at fault, with the defendant 45% at fault. Under RSA 507:7-d, what does the plaintiff recover?
A.Full damages, because New Hampshire applies pure comparative negligence
B.45% of the damages, reduced by the plaintiff's share of fault
C.Nothing, because the plaintiff's fault was greater than the defendant's fault
D.Nothing, because any contributory fault bars recovery in New Hampshire
Explanation: New Hampshire applies modified comparative negligence under RSA 507:7-d. A plaintiff is barred from recovery if the plaintiff's fault was 'greater than' the fault of the defendant (or defendants in the aggregate). Because the plaintiff here was 55% at fault — more than the defendant's 45% — recovery is completely barred. A plaintiff who is 50% or less at fault recovers reduced damages.
5A plaintiff in a New Hampshire personal-injury action is found 50% at fault and the defendant 50% at fault, with total damages of $100,000. Under RSA 507:7-d, what is the plaintiff's recovery?
A.$50,000, reduced in proportion to the plaintiff's fault
B.$0, because the parties are equally at fault
C.$100,000, because equal fault does not reduce recovery
D.$0, because any plaintiff fault bars recovery
Explanation: Under RSA 507:7-d, recovery is barred only when the plaintiff's fault is 'greater than' the defendant's fault. A plaintiff who is exactly 50% at fault is not 'greater than' the defendant and may recover, but damages are diminished in proportion to the plaintiff's fault. Here the $100,000 award is reduced by 50%, yielding $50,000.
6On the New Hampshire UBE, what percentage of the total scaled score is attributable to the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)?
A.30%
B.40%
C.50%
D.60%
Explanation: Under the UBE scoring formula used in New Hampshire, the MBE accounts for 50% of the total scaled score, the Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) for 30%, and the Multistate Performance Test (MPT) for 20%. The 200-question MBE is therefore the single most heavily weighted component.
7A motorist sues a city in New Hampshire for negligence after a car accident, filing the complaint three and a half years after the crash. The city moves to dismiss. Under RSA 508:4, the most likely result is:
A.The claim survives because New Hampshire has a six-year limitations period for personal injury
B.The claim survives because municipalities have no limitations defense in New Hampshire
C.The claim is time-barred because most personal actions must be brought within three years
D.The claim is time-barred because New Hampshire applies a one-year limitations period to tort claims
Explanation: RSA 508:4 establishes a general three-year statute of limitations for most personal actions, including personal-injury negligence claims, subject to a discovery rule. Filing three and a half years after the accident (with no tolling) renders the claim time-barred.
8Under the doctrine of Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, a federal court sitting in diversity in New Hampshire must apply:
A.Federal common law to all substantive and procedural issues
B.New Hampshire substantive law and federal procedural law
C.New Hampshire law to procedure and federal law to substance
D.Whichever law produces the outcome favored by the federal court
Explanation: Under Erie R.R. Co. v. Tompkins (1938), a federal court exercising diversity jurisdiction applies the substantive law of the forum state (here New Hampshire) but its own federal procedural rules. The Erie doctrine prevents forum-shopping and the inequitable administration of laws between state and federal court.
9A New Hampshire resident sues an out-of-state defendant in federal court for exactly $75,000 in damages based on a state-law breach of contract. The defendant moves to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. The motion should be:
A.Denied, because the parties are diverse and that alone supports jurisdiction
B.Granted, because the defendant did not consent to jurisdiction
C.Denied, because contract claims are always within federal jurisdiction
D.Granted, because the amount in controversy must exceed $75,000 and $75,000 does not satisfy that requirement
Explanation: Diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332 requires both complete diversity of citizenship AND an amount in controversy that 'exceeds' $75,000. A claim for exactly $75,000 does not exceed the threshold, so the court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction and the motion to dismiss should be granted.
10Under International Shoe Co. v. Washington, a New Hampshire court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant only if the defendant has:
A.Minimum contacts with New Hampshire such that jurisdiction does not offend traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice
B.Been personally served while physically present in New Hampshire on a single occasion
C.Consented in writing to suit in every state of the union
D.Owned real property anywhere in the United States
Explanation: International Shoe Co. v. Washington (1945) established that due process permits personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant who has 'minimum contacts' with the forum such that maintaining the suit does not offend 'traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice.' New Hampshire's long-arm statute reaches to the limits of due process.

About the NH Bar Exam

The New Hampshire Bar Examination is the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE), which New Hampshire adopted in February 2014. It is administered over two days: the Multistate Essay Examination (six 30-minute essays) and the Multistate Performance Test (two 90-minute tasks) on Day 1, and the 200-question Multistate Bar Examination on Day 2. The MBE counts 50%, the MEE 30%, and the MPT 20% of the scaled score; a 270 of 400 is required to pass. New Hampshire is distinctive for the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program at UNH Franklin Pierce — the nation's first bar-exam alternative — and is slated to move to the NextGen UBE beginning July 2028.

Questions

200 scored questions

Time Limit

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

Passing Score

270/400 (UBE scaled score)

Exam Fee

$995 (New Hampshire Board of Bar Examiners (NH Supreme Court Office of Bar Admissions))

NH Bar Exam Content Outline

50%

MBE Core Subjects

The 200-question Multistate Bar Examination tests Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts. 175 questions are scored and 25 are unscored pretest items; the MBE is 50% of the UBE score.

30%

MEE Essay Subjects

Six 30-minute Multistate Essay Examination questions add Business Associations (corporations, partnerships, agency), Family Law, Trusts & Estates, Conflict of Laws, and Secured Transactions (UCC Article 9) to the MBE subjects.

20%

MPT Skills Tasks

Two 90-minute Multistate Performance Test tasks present a closed universe (File + Library) and require drafting a memo, brief, client letter, or similar document — testing lawyering skills rather than memorized law.

5%

NH Torts & Comparative Negligence

New Hampshire applies modified comparative negligence under RSA 507:7-d (recovery barred only if the plaintiff's fault is greater than the defendants' aggregate fault; a 50% plaintiff still recovers) and a three-year statute of limitations under RSA 508:4 with a discovery rule.

5%

NH Civil Procedure & Court Structure

New Hampshire's Superior Court (general jurisdiction, the only court providing jury trials) vs. the Circuit Court (District, Family, Probate divisions); RSA 508 limitations periods; personal-jurisdiction waiver rules.

5%

NH Real Property & Family Law

20-year adverse possession (RSA 508:2) and recording acts; best-interests custody standard (RSA 461-A), equitable property division (RSA 458:16-a), and income-based child-support guidelines (RSA 458-C); New Hampshire's at-will employment with public-policy wrongful-discharge exception.

5%

NH Admission Distinctions

Early UBE adoption (2014); the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program at UNH Franklin Pierce as a bar-exam alternative; admission by transferred UBE score (270+) under Supreme Court Rule 42; MPRE scaled score of 79; NextGen UBE beginning July 2028.

How to Pass the NH Bar Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: 270/400 (UBE scaled score)
  • Exam length: 200 questions
  • Time limit: 2 days (Day 1: 6 MEE essays + 2 MPTs; Day 2: 200 MBE)
  • Exam fee: $995

Keys to Passing

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

NH Bar Study Tips from Top Performers

1The MBE is 50% of your UBE score — complete at least 1,500-2,000 practice questions across all 7 subjects and review every answer, including why each wrong option is wrong
2Memorize New Hampshire's comparative-negligence rule (RSA 507:7-d): recovery is barred only when the plaintiff's fault is GREATER THAN the defendants' aggregate fault, so a 50% plaintiff still recovers reduced damages
3Learn the key New Hampshire limitations periods: three years for most personal actions (RSA 508:4, with a discovery rule), six years for certain contract/account claims, and 20 years for recovery of real property and adverse possession (RSA 508:2)
4For the MEE, study the five subjects not on the MBE — Business Associations, Family Law, Trusts & Estates, Conflict of Laws, and Secured Transactions (UCC Article 9) — and practice writing in IRAC format within 30 minutes per essay
5Distinguish New Hampshire's court structure: the Superior Court is the court of general jurisdiction and the only court providing jury trials, while the Circuit Court handles District, Family, and Probate matters
6For the MPT, practice closed-universe tasks under timed conditions — you are graded on legal analysis, organization, and writing using only the provided File and Library, not on outside knowledge

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the passing score for the New Hampshire Bar Exam?

New Hampshire requires a Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) scaled score of 270 out of 400. The score combines the MBE (50%), MEE (30%), and MPT (20%). Because New Hampshire is a UBE jurisdiction, a qualifying score of 270 or higher earned in another UBE state may be transferred to New Hampshire under Supreme Court Rule 42, subject to other requirements such as the MPRE and character and fitness.

How is the New Hampshire Bar Exam structured?

New Hampshire administers the UBE over two days. Day 1 consists of the Multistate Essay Examination (six 30-minute essays) and the Multistate Performance Test (two 90-minute tasks). Day 2 is the Multistate Bar Examination: 200 multiple-choice questions in two 3-hour sessions (100 questions each, 175 scored). The MBE counts 50%, the MEE 30%, and the MPT 20% of the total scaled score.

What is the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program?

The Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, launched in 2005, was the nation's first bar-exam alternative. Selected students complete a rigorous performance-based assessment during their final two years of law school and are sworn into the New Hampshire bar without sitting the traditional two-day UBE. An independent evaluation found that lawyers licensed through this pathway performed at least as well as those who passed the bar exam.

Does New Hampshire use comparative negligence?

Yes. Under RSA 507:7-d, New Hampshire applies modified comparative negligence. A plaintiff's recovery is barred only if the plaintiff's fault is 'greater than' the fault of the defendant (or, with multiple defendants, the defendants' combined fault). A plaintiff who is 50% or less at fault recovers, but damages are reduced in proportion to the plaintiff's share of fault. This 'not greater than' aggregate rule is frequently tested on New Hampshire essays.

What is the fee and when is the New Hampshire Bar Exam offered?

The application fee for the New Hampshire Bar Exam is $995. The exam is offered twice per year, in February and July. The filing deadline is typically May 1 for the July exam and December 1 for the February exam. Applicants must also pass the MPRE with a scaled score of 79 and complete the character and fitness review.

Is New Hampshire changing to the NextGen Bar Exam?

Yes. The New Hampshire Supreme Court approved adoption of the NextGen Uniform Bar Examination beginning July 2028. New Hampshire will administer the legacy UBE (MBE, MEE, and MPT) through the February 2028 exam, then transition to the NextGen UBE, which integrates legal knowledge with lawyering-skills tasks rather than using separate MBE, MEE, and MPT components.