Title: ORDER PROMULGATING AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES FOR ADMISSION TO THE BAR.

State: minnesota

Issuer: Minnesota Supreme Court

Document:

STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT ADMI0-8008 ORDER PROMULGATING AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES FOR ADMISSION TO THE BAR .am.e<?ff'CE OF rv· rl;;l,,LI\ 1'.C COlJRTS OCT 17 2014 ·,· FILED On September 16, 2014, the Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners petitioned the court to amend the Rules for Admission to the Bar of the State of Minnesota to modify Rule 6(E) with respect to the list of tested subjects for the MultiState Essay Examination. The court has considered the petition and the Board of Law Examiner's recommendations. Based upon all the files, records, and proceedings herein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the attached amendments to the Rules for Admission to the Bar be, and the same are, prescribed and promulgated to be effective as of the date of this order. The Rules for Admission to the Bar, as amended effective as of the date of this order, shall be posted on the website of the Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners. Dated: October 27, 2014 BY THE COURT: Lil~ G. Barry Anderson Associate Justice AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES FOR ADMISSION TO THE BAR In the following amendments, deletions are indicated by a line drawn through the words and additions by a line drawn under the words. Rule 6. Admission by Examination *** E. Scope of Examination. The Minnesota Bar Examination shall be the Uniform Bar Examination prepared by the National Conference of Bar Examiners, comprised of six Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) questions, two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions, and the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE). (I) Essay Questions. The essay examination is comprised of six 30- minute MEE questions, covering any one or more of the following subjects: Business Associations (Agency and Partnerships; Corporations; and Limited Liability Companies) Conflict of Laws Constitutional Law Contracts (including contracts under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)) Criminal Law and Procedure Evidence Family Law Federal Civil Procedure Negotiable IBstnimems (ColRfBereial Paper) l:lfteer die UCC Real Property Secured Transactions under the UCC Torts Trusts and Estates (Decedents' Estates; Trusts and Future Interests) (2) Multistate Performance Test. The· performance test shall include two 90-minute questions testing the applicant's ability to perform a lawyering task using legal and factual materials provided.