Louisiana
Bar Exam Details

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Bar exam details

A typical Louisiana Bar Exam is a 3-day exam.
The Louisiana Bar Exam is a 3-day exam made up of nine separate essay exams. The exam is a Monday, Wednesday and Friday exam. The Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) is not used.

Day 1

Civil Code I, Civil Code II and Civil Code III Exams

Civil Code I: 8:00AM - 10:00AM
Civil Code II: 10:30AM - 12:30PM
Civil Code III: 2:00PM - 5:00PM

Day 2

Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, Torts, and Business Entities

Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure: 8:00AM – 10:00AM
Torts: 10:30AM – 12:30PM
Business Entities: 2:00PM – 5:00PM

Day 3

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Procedure & Evidence, and Federal Jurisdiction & Procedure

Constitutional Law: 8:00AM – 10:00AM
Criminal Law, Procedure & Evidence: 10:30AM – 12:30PM
Federal Jurisdiction & Procedure: 2:00PM – 5:00PM

Subjects tested

Code essay subjects

Civil Code I (Persons, Community Property, Property and Acquisitive Prescription)
Civil Code II (Successions, Donations and Trusts)
Civil Code III (Liberative Prescription, Obligations, Contracts, Sales, Leases, Civil Law Security Rights and other Civil Code III topics)
Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure and Torts

Non-Code essay Subjects