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Washington State Bar Association
General Areas of Testing
The following subjects may be tested during the Washington Bar Exam, but not
all will be tested on any given exam. This list is not intended to be exhaustive
in detail. A wide range of issues and subtopics exist within each broad topic.
- Administrative Law
- Business Law
- Corporations
- Partnerships
- Limited Liability Companies
- Commercial Transactions
- Article I - Definitions and General Provisions
- Article II - Sales
- Article III - Commercial Paper
- Article IV - Bank Deposits and Collections
- Article IX - Secured Transactions
- Constitutional Law (State and Federal)
- Contracts
- Criminal Law, including substantive crimes and defenses
- Family Law
- Indian Law Jurisdiction (no sooner than summer 2007 exam)
- Real and Personal Property
- Community Property
- Conveyancing, financing, leasing use and zoning
- Torts
- Trial Procedure
- Evidence
- Procedure before, during and after trial
- Wills, Probate and Trusts
- Washington State Rules of Professional Conduct
For more information visit the WSBA Web site at www.wsba.org.
Bar Certification
Students should check with the state bar association of the state in which
they expect to sit for the bar examination to determine deadlines and requirements.
The Center for Professional Development
has information available. Students are not certified as law school graduates
eligible to sit for the bar examination until after all of the student’s
grades are in and all law school requirements have been met.
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