UBE Vermont

2022 bar exam February 22-23, July 26-27 The Vermont Bar Exam is a 2-day Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). Day 1 Two 90-minute Multistate Performance Test questions (MPT in the a.m.) and six 30-minute Multistate Essay Exam questions (MEE in the p.m.). Day 2 Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), a 200-question, multiple-choice exam (100 questions in the a.m., 100 questions in the p.m.).

Subjects tested MBE subjects Constitutional Law, Contracts/Sales, Criminal Law/ Procedure, Evidence, Federal Civil Procedure, Real Property, Torts MEE essay subjects Business Associations (Agency and Partnership; Corporations and Limited Liability Companies), Conflict of Laws, Family Law, Trusts and Estates (Decedents’ Estates; Trusts and Future Interests), Article 9 (Secured Transactions) of the Uniform Commercial Code plus all MBE subjects Multistate Performance Test “Closed universe” practical questions using instructions, factual data, cases, statutes and other reference material supplied by examiners. MPRE A scaled score of 80 on the MPRE, no earlier than three years before taking the bar exam, or one year after being notified of passing the UBE, is required for admission.

Filing deadlines and fees Applications must be filed by December 1st for the February Exam and May 1st for the July Exam. Late applications must be accompanied by a written request to the Board seeking permission for late filing. The late filing request must demonstrate extraordinary circumstances to justify late filing and may be denied. • Bar exam application fee: $300 • Late filing fee: $50 • Admission on motion: $800 • UBE score transfer: $525 Scoring The MEE and MPT scores are scaled to the MBE, with the MBE weighted 50%, the MEE 30% and the MPT 20%. A total scaled score of 270 or higher is required to pass.

Reciprocity Acceptance of MBE score Vermont does not accept an MBE score from an exam taken in another jurisdiction. Admission on motion A member in good standing of another U.S. state may be admitted on motion if applicant has been actively engaged in the practice of law for no less than five of the ten years immediately preceding the filing of the application. Alternatively, applicant may qualify if admitted in New Hampshire or Maine and has been actively engaged in the practice of law for no less than three years immediately preceding the filing of the application. Additional requirements apply. Admission by UBE score transfer Applicants who have obtained a scaled score of at least 270 on a Uniform Bar Exam taken in another jurisdiction within the preceding three years may apply for admission based on that score. Passing UBE scores earned more than three years, but less than five years prior may qualify if applicant has been actively engaged in the full-time practice of law for at least two. Additional requirements apply.

Vermont Board Of Bar Examiners Tel (802) 859-3000 Web vermontjudiciary.org