Bar Exam Subject Areas

According to the Rules of the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners, the following subjects are included in the Virginia Bar exam:

Essay Portion:

• Agency
• Conflict of Laws
• Constitutional Law
• Contracts
• Corporations
• Creditor's Rights
• Criminal Law
• Criminal Procedure
• Domestic Relations
• Equity
• Evidence
• Fed Practice & Procedure
• Local Government Law
• Partnerships

Multistate Portion:

• Constitutional Law
• Contracts
• Criminal Law
• Evidence
• Real Property
• Torts
• Personal Property
• Professional Responsibility
• Real Property
• Sales
• Suretyship
• Taxation
• Torts
• Trusts
• Uniform Commercial Code
• VA Pleading, Practice & Procedure in Law & equity (including appellate practice)
• Wills & Estate Administration