This photograph is of the actual exam site at
the Meydenbaur Center in Bellevue.

The Washington State Bar exam tests your general knowledge of up to 23 areas of law which are detailed below according to the chapters in our textbooks. The exam takes three days to complete and consists of 24 essay questions. The first two days of the exam test general understanding of the substantive law. The final day tests your knowledge of the rules of professional responsibility (ethics).

Volume One                   Volume Two

Ch. 1   Constitutional Law   Ch. 1  Administrative Law

Ch. 2   Contracts            Ch. 2  Agency

Ch. 3   Criminal Law         Ch. 3  Civil Procedure

Ch. 4   Criminal Procedure   Ch. 4  Commercial Paper - UCC

Ch. 5   Evidence             Ch. 5  Community  Property

Ch. 6   Real Property        Ch. 6  Corporations

Ch. 7   Sales - UCC          Ch. 7  Family Law

Ch. 8   Torts                Ch. 8  Partnership Law

                             Ch. 9  Professional Responsibility

                             Ch. 10 Secured Transactions - UCC

                             Ch. 11 Trusts

                             Ch. 12 Wills/Estates

 

Contact the Washington State Bar Association at:
Admissions: Attention Mary Barnes
2101 Fourth Avenue - Fourth Floor
Seattle, WA 98121-2330
Telephone: (206) 727-8200
Website: www.wsba.org