Maine

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

How to apply

Admitting agencyMaine Board of Bar 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; transitioning to NextGen UBE (first administration: July 2028)

UBE min score270

MPRE requiredyes (min: 80)

Education requirementABA-approved J.D. NOT strictly required. Alternatives permitted: Non-ABA-approved out-of-state law school, law office study, correspondence law school, online law school (Additional requirements: Bar admission in another state, specified number of years of practice) Foreign-law graduates may be eligible (see jurisdiction rules).

Other required components

Local law componentNone identified beyond standard UBE components.

Other pathsNo diploma privilege or supervised-practice pathway identified.

Transfer options

Accepts transferred UBEyes, max score age 3 years

UBE transfer acceptedyes

Score age limit3 years

Admission on motion

Allows AOMyes

Reciprocal onlyno

Years of practice3 of past 5

AOM fee$1,000 (plus C&F fee)

Other requirementsMPRE (80) required; ABA-approved JD required.

Official AOM source

Essays & sample answers

Publishes past essayspartial (only most recent past exam available to unsuccessful applicants on request; third-party site makethisyourlasttime.com mirrors MEE/MPT Q&A)

Years availableSite references only current/most recent exam cycle by request; unaffiliated site makethisyourlasttime.com has 2023-2024 July MEE/MPT PDFs credited as Maine materials

Sample answersyes, but only to unsuccessful applicants on request ('their answers and the representative answers for the July [exam] exam here')

Exam typeUBE

Terms of useNot stated; access appears limited/on-request rather than an open public archive

Essay archive / sample answers Essay archive / sample answers

Maine Board of Bar Examiners page title is stale ('current-exam-feb-2015') but text refers to the current administration each time; Maine does not appear to maintain a long public archive on its own domain — access to representative answers is described as available on request to unsuccessful applicants only.

Fees & deadlines

Feesfirst_time_applicant: $800 (see suppl. remarks); attorney_applicant: $900 (plus C&F fee) (see suppl. remarks); repeater: $800 (non-attorney repeaters) / $900 (attorney repeaters) (plus C&F fee) (see suppl. remarks); laptop_fee: $90; admission_on_motion_fee: $1,000 (plus C&F fee)

Application deadlinesjuly_2026_regular: May 20; july_2026_late: —; february_2027_regular: Dec. 20; february_2027_late: —

Next exam datesjuly_2026: Scheduled (standard UBE/local administration); february_2027: Scheduled (standard UBE/local administration); nextgen_first_administration: July 2028; legacy_ube_final_administration: February 2028

Official sources

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UBE via online Applicant Portal (in place since Oct. 2022); Maine has announced intent to administer NextGen UBE in July 2028 (confirmed via NCBE ncbex.org/jurisdictions/ME).

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