Virginia 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

** Starting with the February 2022 exam, Virginia no longer tests Agency, Constitutional Law, or Equity on the essay portion of the bar exam. Effective July 2020, Virginia dropped Conflict of Laws and Taxation as testable topics on the essay portion of the bar exam. Suretyship was dropped in February 2010.

  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Creditor's Rights
  • Criminal Law
  • Criminal Procedure
  • Domestic Relations
  • Evidence
  • Fed Practice & Procedure
  • Local Government Law
  • Partnerships
  • Personal Property
  • Professional Responsibility
  • Real Property
  • Sales
  • Torts
  • Trusts
  • Uniform Commercial Code
  • VA Pleading, Practice & Procedure in Law & equity (including appellate practice)
  • Wills & Estate Administration
  • Multistate Portion
  • Civil Procedure
  • Constitutional Law
  • Contracts
  • Criminal Law and Procedure
  • Evidence
  • Real Property
  • Torts