In re Rules Governing Admission To The Bar

          PER CURIAM

         The Supreme Court herby amends Rule IX of the Arkansas Rules Governing Admission to the Bar, adopts Rule XVIII to the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar, and amends Admission to the Bar Regulation 7--effective October 1, 2019. The changes are set out in "line-in," "line-out" fashion (new material is underlined; deleted material is lined through).

         RULE IX. EXAMINATION--SUBJECTS--PASSING GRADE

         A. Unified Bar Examination. All examinations given by the Arkansas Board of Law Examiners (beginning with the February 2020 Exam) shall be prepared by the National Conference of Bar Examiners and shall consist of six Multistate Essay Examination questions, two Multistate Performance Test questions and the Multistate Bar Examination, which is made up of 200 multiple choice questions.

         Subjects tested on the UBE may include, but not be limited to: Business Associations, Civil Procedure, Conflicts of Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Family Law, Real Property, Secured Transactions, Torts, and Trusts and Estates. A. General Examination. All examinations shall be in writing and may cover the subjects hereinafter listed and such other subjects as the Board may direct, subject to prior Court approval.

         Business Organizations. This subject heading may include corporations, partnerships, agency and master-servant relationships.

         Commercial Transactions. This subject heading may include the general coverage of the U.C.C. This will not include the general subject of contracts and will not include matters relating to warranties under product liability, both of which may be covered under other headings.

         Criminal Law and Procedure. This subject heading may include constitutional law as it applies to criminal law and procedure.

         Constitutional Law. This subject heading may include both the Arkansas Constitution and the Constitution of the United States. This subject will not be primarily directed to matters relating to criminal law and procedure.

         Torts. This subject heading may include the entire field of Tort law and questions concerning product liability.

         Property. This subject heading may include the law of real property and, or, personal property. Emphasis here should not be placed on the U.C.C. and other such questions arising primarily under the subject heading "Commercial Transactions."

         Wills, Estates, Trusts. Because of the broad scope of this subject heading, questions concerning taxation shall not be covered. Guardianship of both the person and the estate may be included.

         Evidence Practice and Procedure. This subject heading may include both state and federal trial and appellate practice and, where applicable, remedies and choice of forum.

         Equity and ...