Per-state guide
Florida Bar Exam Prep
Florida bar exam (Florida): fees, deadlines, tested subjects, and recommended prep for the July 2026 and February 2027 administrations.
Key dates & fees
Source-of-truth pulled from the NCBE charts and verified state pages, last reviewed April 27, 2026.
July 2026 administration
state_override| Exam type | Florida |
|---|---|
| Timely deadline | 2026-05-01 |
| Final deadline | 2026-06-15 |
| Late deadlines | 2026-06-01 / 2026-06-15 |
| Standard fee | $1,000 |
| Attorney fee | $1,600-$3,000 |
| Repeater fee | $450 |
| Late fee | $325 by 2026-06-01 / $625 by final cutoff 2026-06-15 |
| Laptop fee | $125 |
Laptop fee is non-refundable and non-transferable; Florida lists a $125 laptop fee due by the final cutoff.
February 2027 administration
state_override| Exam type | Florida |
|---|---|
| Timely deadline | 2026-11-16 |
| Final deadline | 2027-01-15 |
| Late deadlines | 2026-12-15 / 2027-01-15 |
| Standard fee | $1,000 |
| Attorney fee | $1,600-$3,000 |
| Repeater fee | $450 |
| Late fee | $325 by 2026-12-15 / $625 by final cutoff 2027-01-15 |
| Laptop fee | $125 |
Laptop fee is non-refundable and non-transferable; Florida lists a $125 laptop fee due by the final cutoff.
Tested subjects
Part A Florida essays and Florida multiple choice; Part B MBE.
Florida keeps a substantial Florida-law layer, so national MBE work transfers only after you add Florida procedure, Florida constitutional law, and Florida professionalism rules.
National / UBE overlap
Civil ProcedureConstitutional LawContracts / SalesCriminal Law & ProcedureEvidenceReal PropertyTortsBusiness Entities
State-specific or local focus
Florida Constitutional LawFlorida Civil ProcedureFlorida Criminal ProcedureFlorida Bar RulesProfessionalismWills / EstatesTrustsFamily LawUCC Article 3UCC Article 9
Cycle-specific cautions
Family Law / Domestic RelationsTrusts / EstatesSecured Transactions / UCC 9
Board note: Florida has announced a NextGen Bar Exam with Florida Law Component beginning July 2028.
National resources to pair with Florida
Official sources
- Florida Board of Bar Examiners exam information
- Florida Board of Bar Examiners laptop program
- NCBE FL non-UBE fees and deadlines chart
- NCBE jurisdiction indexOfficial NCBE entrypoint for jurisdiction-specific admission information.
- Florida Board of Bar Examiners test specificationsOfficial Florida Board page for the Florida-prepared portion and test-specification materials.
- NCBE NextGen UBE content scopeOfficial NCBE scope for July 2026-February 2028 and July 2028 forward, including foundational concepts and skills-context treatment.
- NCBE help: legacy and NextGen content differencesOfficial NCBE help article noting July 2026 MEE removals and the MPT treatment of family law and trusts and estates.