Alabama State Bar
P.O. Box 671
Montgomery, AL 36101
334-269-1515
www.alabar.org
Dates and location: Administered on the last Monday, Tuesday in February and July in Montgomery, AL.
Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC)
2100 Richard Arrington Boulevard North
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
For a list of nearby hotels, visit https://www.bjcc.org/accommodations.php.
Exam Dates
Applications must be filed online. Exam components: The Alabama bar exam is a two–day exam consisting of the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE).
Other than the version found on this webpage, the Alabama State Bar does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any version of the Rules Governing Admission to the Alabama State Bar. For questions about the most updated version of the rules, please contact the Admissions Office at (334) 269-1515.
Alaska Bar Association
P.O. Box 100279
Anchorage, AK 99510
phone: 907-272-7469
fax: 907-272-2932
email: info@alaskabar.org
www.alaskabar.org
Dates and locations: (UBE administered effective July 20, 2014.) in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau. Two day exam administered during the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July.
Application Deadlines and Fees
Please be sure to visit https://admissions.alaskabar.org/information-and-applications for complete application instructions.
Exam components: The Alaska bar exam is a two–day exam consisting of the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE).
MPRE: Scaled score of 80 required.
Committee on Examinations
Supreme Court of Arizona
1501 W. Washington, Suite 104
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602-452-3971
attorneyadmissions@courts.az.gov
Dates and location: Two day exam; Administered on the last Tuesday and Wednesday in February and July; Location: Phoenix, Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court has adopted the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE).
There are three paths for admission to the practice of law in the state of Arizona.
Exam components: 2-day exam: 1 day of 6 essays and 2 MPTs, 1 day MBE.
MPRE: Scaled score of 85 required, dated within 2 years prior to successful Arizona bar exam or after exam within time frame for admission to practice.
Arkansas State Board of Law Examiners
Attn: Executive Secretary
120 Justice Building
625 Marshall Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-682-9400
Website: https://www.arcourts.gov/administration/professional-programs/bar-exam
Dates and location: Two day examination; Administered on the last Tuesday and Wednesday in February and July. Applicants will be notified of the exact location preceding each exam.
Exam components: 2-day exam: 1 day MBE, 1 day MPT and MEE.
MPRE: Scaled score of 85 required.
Office of Admissions
State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
San Francisco Telephone: (415) 538-2300
Los Angeles Telephone: (213) 765-1500
Fax: (415) 538-2304
https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Admissions/Examinations
Dates and location: Administered on the last Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday of February and July in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco/Oakland Bay area and Sacremento.
Exam components: 3-day exam: 2 days of essay questions and performance test, 1 day MBE.
MPRE: Scaled score of 86 required.
Colorado Supreme Court
Office of Attorney Admissions
1300 Broadway, Suite 520
Denver, CO 80203
303-928-7770
www.coloradosupremecourt.us
E-mail: information@lawexaminers.state.co.us
Dates and location: Two day exam; Administered on the last Tuesday and Wednesday in February and July. Site: Denver, CO.
Deadline and fees: See Live Link for detailed information.
Exam components: 2-day exam: 1 day MEE and MPT, 1 day MBE. Colorado adopted the UBE, November, 2011.
MPRE: Scaled score of 85 required.
Connecticut Bar Examination
100 Washington Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06106-4411
Telephone: 860-706-5135
Hearing and speech-impaired applicants: 711 or 1-800-842-9710
E-mail BarExam@jud.ct.gov
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm* *except state holidays
860-706-5135
https://ctbaradmissions.jud.ct.gov/home
Dates and location: Two day exam administered on the last Tuesday and Wednesday in February and July; Winter and Summer location: CT Convention Center, Hartford, CT.
Deadline and fees: Use live link for current information.
Exam components: 2-day exam: 1 day MBE, 1 day of MEE and state essays.
MPRE: Scaled score of 80 required. (within 4 years before or 1 year after filing application)
Board of Bar Examiners of the Supreme Court of Delaware
Carvel State Building
820 N. French Street, 11th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-577-7038; 302-577-7037 Fax
courts.delaware.gov/bbe
Board of Bar Examiners of the Supreme Court of Delaware
The Renaissance Centre
405 North King Street, Suite 500
Wilmington, DE 19801
ARMS_BBE@delaware.gov
Dates and location: Two day exam Administered on the last Tuesday and Wednesday in February and July in Wilmington, DE.
The Delaware Bar Examination will be administered at Widener School of Law, 4601 Concord Pike, Wilmington, Delaware.
MPRE: Scaled score of 85 required.
Committee on Admissions
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
430 E Street N.W., Room 123
Washington, DC 20001
202-879-2710
www.dccourts.gov ; http://www.dccourts.gov/internet/appellate/admincommittee/main.jsf
Dates and location: Two day exam administered on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July in Washington, D.C.
Exam components: 2-day exam; 1 day MPT and MEE, 1 day MBE.
Washington DC Bar Exam Format - The Washington DC Bar Exam is administered over two days. The examiners have adopted the Uniform Bar Exam (“UBE”).
Day 1- The written portion of the exam is administered on the first day of the Washington DC bar exam. The written portion of the bar exam consists of the Multistate Performance Test (“MPT”) and the Multistate Essay Exam (“MEE”). You will have three hours to answer two MPT questions. You will have three hours to answer the six MEE questions.
Day 2 - The Multistate Bar Exam (“MBE”) is administered on the second day of the Washington DC bar exam. The MBE is a multiple-choice test containing 200 questions. The MBE is split into a morning and afternoon session. Each session consists of 100 questions. You have three hours to
MPRE: Scaled score of 75 required.
Florida Board of Bar Examiners
1891 Eider Court
Tallahassee, FL 32399
850-487-1292
www.floridabarexam.org
Dates and location: Two day exam administered on the last Tuesday and Wednesday in February and July in Tampa, FL.
Exam components: 2-day exam; 1 day of essays and multiple-choice questions, 1 day MBE.
MPRE: Scaled score of 80 required.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Office of Bar Admissions
Nathan Deal Judicial Center
330 Capital Avenue, SE
Suite L200
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-3490
https://www.gabaradmissions.org ; https://www.gabaradmissions.org/home
Dates and location: Two day exam administered in Atlanta on the last Tuesday and Wednesday in February and July.
Office of the Clerk
Supreme Court of Hawaii
Ali’iolani Hale
417 S. King Street, Room 103
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-539-4977
email: baradmissions@courts.hawaii.gov
www.courts.state.hi.us
Dates and location: Two day exam administered on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July in Honolulu, HI.
Help Line: Please direct all electronic Bar Application questions to the SCCO (Supreme Court Clerks Office) help line at 808. 539-4789, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. HST. For other general questions regarding the Bar Application, please email: <baradmissions@courts.hawaii.gov> or call the Board of Examiners Office at 808. 539-4977.
Exam components: 2-day exam: 1 day MEE and MPT, 1 day MBE.
MPRE: Scaled score of 85 required obtained no earlier than 2 years or 1 year after from the date applicant sits for exam.
Idaho State Bar
525 West Jefferson
Boise, ID 83702
208-334-4500
http://isb.idaho.gov
The Bar Exam is given twice a year, the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July. Deadlines for timely filing are October 1 for the February exam and March 1 for the July exam. Late deadlines are November 15 for the February exam and April 15 for the July exam.
Exam components: 2-day exam: 1 day of 6 MEEs and 2 MPTs, 1 day MBE.
MPRE: Scaled score of 85 required.
Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar
625 S. College Street
Springfield, IL 62704
217-522-5917
https://www.ilbaradmissions.org
Dates and location: Two day exam administered on the last Tuesday and Wednesday in February and July in Chicago, IL.
The exams are offered twice a year on the last consecutive Tuesday and Wednesday in February and July.
Deadline and fees: For current filing procedures and fees use live link.
Exam components: 2-day exam: 1 day of state essays, MPT, and MEE, 1 day MBE. Components subject to change.
Illinois Bar Exam Format
Applicants for admission to the Illinois bar may qualify on examination. Beginning in July 2019, the Illinois bar examination will be administered in two separate types of examinations as described below.
UBE Score vs Non-UBE Score
Illinois Supreme Court Rule 704 sets forth the requirements for qualification on examination. See Rule 704.
The Illinois bar exams are administered at various venues in Chicago. The February bar exam will be held at the University of Illinois of Chicago Forum (UIC Forum) located at 725 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago 60608. The July bar exam venue(s) are announced prior to the July exam.
MPRE: Scaled score of 80 required.
State Board of Law Examiners
30 S. Meridian Street, Suite 875
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-232-2552
www.in.gov/judiciary/ble
Dates and location: Two day exam administered on the last Tuesday and Wednesday in February and July.
Testing Accommodations applications will test at the Board of Law Examiners Offices, 251 N. Illinois Street, Suite 500, Indianapolis, IN 46204
MPRE: Scaled score of 80 required.
Office of Professional Regulation
Iowa Judicial Branch Building
1111 E. Court Avenue, Second Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-725-8029
www.iowacourts.gov
Dates and location: Three day process, Monday mandatory orientation; Two day exam administered on the last Tuesday and Wednesday in February and July in Des Moines.
MPRE: Scaled score of 80 required.
Attorney Admissions
Kansas Judicial Center
301 S.W. 10th Avenue, Room 374
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-8410
www.kscourts.org
Dates and location: Two day exam administered on the last Tuesday and Wednesday in February and July in Topeka, KS.
Exam components: 2-day exam: 1 day of 16 state essays, 1 day MBE.
MPRE: Scaled score of 80 required.
Kentucky Office of Bar Admissions
1510 Newtown Pike, Suite 156
Lexington, KY 40511
859-246-2381
www.kyoba.org
Dates and location: Two day exam administered on the last Tuesday and Wednesday in February and July in Louisville, KY.
Exam components: 2-day exam: 1 day MEE and state essays, 1 day MBE.
MPRE: Scaled score of 75 required.
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