Arkansas

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Imported 2026-09-27 — not yet reviewed; confirm with the admitting authority.

How to apply

Admitting agencyArkansas State Board of Law Examiners

Application portalApply online

Character & fitnessApplication process managed by the jurisdiction's bar admission agency; many jurisdictions use NCBE's Character & Fitness application/investigation as part of the exam application (timing: filed together with or shortly after the bar exam application). Verify exact process/timing per jurisdiction at the agency_url.

Exam & score rules

Exam typeUBE

UBE min score270

MPRE requiredyes (min: 85)

Education requirementABA-approved J.D. required; no alternative domestic legal-education pathway reported.

Other required components

Local law componentNone identified; Arkansas applications are filed via downloadable PDF application, not a live online applicant portal.

Other pathsNo diploma privilege or supervised-practice pathway identified.

Transfer options

Accepts transferred UBEyes, max score age 36 months

UBE transfer acceptedyes

Score age limit3 years

Admission on motion

Allows AOMyes

Reciprocal onlyyes

Years of practice3 of past 5

AOM fee$1,500

Other requirementsMPRE required; ABA-approved JD required; diploma-privilege admittees ARE eligible. AR publishes an explicit reciprocal-jurisdiction list (e.g., includes AK, CO, DC, GA, ID, IL, IA, NE, NH, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA and others).

Official AOM source

Essays & sample answers

Publishes past essayspartial (historically yes for pre-2012 essays; current practice unclear)

Years availableArkansas Judiciary page states NCBE has allowed posting of 'questions and best answers' since Feb 2012; prior years available via Supreme Court Library

Sample answersyes ('best answers', per site text)

Exam typeUBE

Terms of useNot independently verifiable — site blocked direct fetch (403/Cloudflare) in this session; content confirmed only via search-engine cache snippet

Essay archive / sample answers Essay archive / sample answers

Third-party aggregator passthebar.com also lists Arkansas essay Q&A from 1996-2005. Live arcourts.gov page returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch (likely bot protection), so verified=false for direct confirmation though search snippet is consistent and specific.

Fees & deadlines

Feesfirst_time_applicant: $1,000; attorney_applicant: $1,000; repeater: $1,000; laptop_fee: $0; admission_on_motion_fee: $1,500

Application deadlinesjuly_2026_regular: April 1; july_2026_late: —; february_2027_regular: Nov. 15; february_2027_late: —

Next exam datesjuly_2026: Scheduled (standard UBE/local administration); february_2027: Scheduled (standard UBE/local administration); nextgen_first_administration: Not announced; legacy_ube_final_administration: Not specified in source

Possible multi-bar pathways

Researched examples that name Arkansas. Discovery content only — not eligibility approval.

Arkansas' explicit reciprocal list (partial capture)

Arkansas' Board of Law Examiners maintains and publishes a formal 'Recognized Reciprocal Jurisdictions' list; being admitted in one of these lets an attorney apply for Arkansas AOM (3 of past 5 years practice).

Official sources

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UBE; per NCBE data Arkansas has NOT announced NextGen adoption date (shows 'No' for NextGen UBE offering) as of the data pulled — confirm directly with the Office of Professional Programs since NCBE's jurisdiction list otherwise shows most states adopting by 2028. | Caveats: Arkansas's current stance on NextGen UBE adoption was 'No'/not announced per NCBE data pulled; given nearly all other jurisdictions have announced adoption, this should be reconfirmed directly with arcourts.gov in case of a more recent announcement.

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