The Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) is the essay portion of the UBE, testing the applicant’s knowledge of 12 areas of substantive law through a series of six 30-minute essays. It is administered on the afternoon of the first day of the UBE in one three-hour session. Missouri and North Dakota became the first two jurisdictions to adopt the UBE, administering the first UBE in February 2011. By June 2020, over 67% of the jurisdictions in the United States had adopted the UBE. The list of UBE jurisdictions continues to grow, so always check the NCBE’s website for the most up-to-date list of UBE jurisdictions.

As a whole, the MEE section of the UBE is weighted as 30 percent of an examinee’s UBE score. That means that each MEE is worth 5 percent of your total UBE score. While the weight of the MEE section is set by the NCBE, it is up to each UBE jurisdiction to decide how it grades its examinee’s MEEs. Some states use a 6-point grading rubric for MEEs, whereas other states use a 10-point grading rubric. If your state uses a 6-point scale, you want to aim for at least a 4 on each MEE. If your state uses a 10-point scale, you want to aim for at least a 7 on each MEE.

Sometimes it is stressful to think about practicing enough essays to cover all the subjects that may be tested on the day of the exam as well as all the possible sub-topics that may be tested within each subject. We suggest that you do a combination of writing, outlining, and reading essays for each subject that is tested so that you practice your writing and outlining skills while maximizing your exposure to the “types” of essays tested within a subject.

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