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Bar Admission Preparation

This guide covers: (1) navigating the multitude of steps necessary for applying to practice in any jurisdiction and (2) preparing to meet all the requirements of the bar admission process to ensure that you will be qualified to sit for the bar exam.

It's Never Too Early to Start Preparing for Your Bar Admission

There are multiple steps for applying to practice in any jurisdiction.  You will not be qualified to sit for the bar exam unless all requirements of the bar admission process have been met.  Start early!

ABA Requirements

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Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements, 2020
Information on bar admission requirements in all U.S. jurisdictions, including a directory of state bar admission agencies.

Also, search bar admission requirements by state:  NCBE Bar Admission Services 

Uniform Bar Exam


The Uniform Bar Examination (UBE)
The Uniform Bar Examination has been adopted by most jurisdictions. 

Prepared and coordinated by the NCB Examiners, the UBE is composed of the Multistate Essay Examination (MEE), two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) tasks, and the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE).  It is uniformly administered, graded, and scored by user jurisdictions, which may add supplemental components.

MBE

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Multistate Bar Examination

The MBE is a component of the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). Jurisdictions that administer the UBE weight the MBE component 50%.

Keri Foster, J.D.,
Director of Academic Success and Bar Preparation

   

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Caroline Vickers

 

 

© Howard University School of Law Library. Requests to republish or adapt this guide should be directed to Carmel Henry-Smith.

Updated: January 2023.