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

How to apply

Admitting agencyMississippi Board of Bar Admissions
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 typeLocal (jurisdiction-drafted, non-UBE) exam; transitioning to NextGen UBE (first administration: TBA/not announced)
UBE min scoreN/A (jurisdiction-drafted exam; min score 132)
MPRE requiredyes (min: 75)
Education requirementABA-approved J.D. required; no alternative domestic legal-education pathway reported.

Other required components

Local law componentMississippi's exam is currently non-UBE (jurisdiction-drafted, own essays + MBE); Mississippi has announced intent to adopt NextGen UBE, first administration date to be determined per NCBE.
Other pathsNo diploma privilege or supervised-practice pathway identified.

Transfer options

Accepts transferred UBEno
UBE transfer acceptedno
Score age limitn/a (not a UBE jurisdiction)

Admission on motion

Allows AOMyes - by comity/reciprocity
Reciprocal onlyyes
Years of practicenot uniformly stated - Board reviews active/continuous, non-occasional practice under Rule VI (Admission by Comity and Reciprocity)
AOM feenot confirmed - contact MS Board of Bar Admissions
Other requirementsMPRE required; C&F investigation; must be actively engaged, non-occasional practice; reciprocal-jurisdiction list applies (MS reciprocates with most, but not all, states — e.g., NOT with Rhode Island or South Carolina per MS's own reciprocal list).
Official AOM source

Essays & sample answers

Publishes past essayspartial — MEE/MPT are copyrighted by NCBE and 'must be obtained directly from NCBE' per the state's own site; unclear if Mississippi-specific essay questions are separately posted
Years availableConfirm with the admitting authority.
Sample answersno clear evidence found on courts.ms.gov itself
Exam typeNon-UBE (Mississippi-specific essay questions + MEE + MPT)
Terms of usePage explicitly states: 'MEE and MPT Questions and Analyses are copyrighted by NCBE and must be obtained directly from NCBE.'
Essay archive / sample answers

Mississippi Judiciary's Bar Results page defers MEE/MPT materials to NCBE rather than hosting them; no dedicated Mississippi-essay archive was located in this session.

Fees & deadlines

Feesfirst_time_applicant: $525 / $825; attorney_applicant: $825 (plus C&F fee); repeater: $550; laptop_fee: varies; admission_on_motion_fee: $1,500 (plus C&F fee)
Application deadlinesjuly_2026_regular: Feb. 1; july_2026_late: April 1; february_2027_regular: Sept. 1; february_2027_late: Nov. 1
Next exam datesjuly_2026: Scheduled (standard UBE/local administration); february_2027: Scheduled (standard UBE/local administration); nextgen_first_administration: TBA/not announced; legacy_ube_final_administration: Not applicable

Possible multi-bar pathways

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

MBE score transfer (non-UBE states) — VA, FL, MI(reciprocal-only), WV, WI, others

A distinct, less-known portability path: several non-UBE (or partially-UBE) jurisdictions authorize NCBE to transfer a candidate's raw MBE (Multistate Bar Exam) scaled score — separate from the UBE's combined score — to another jurisdiction that accepts transferred MBE scores, letting a candidate skip re-taking the MBE portion of a second state's own exam.

Mississippi comity/reciprocity (broad, with 2 notable exceptions)

Mississippi's Board of Bar Admissions offers 'Admission on Motion' under Rule VI (Comity and Reciprocity) and publishes a reciprocal-jurisdiction list; per that list MS reciprocates with essentially all US jurisdictions EXCEPT Rhode Island and South Carolina (which do not reciprocate back).

Official sources

Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Source 4 Source 5 Source 6 Source 7 Source 8 Source 9
Currently jurisdiction-drafted (non-UBE); NextGen UBE adoption announced with 'TBA' first-administration date per NCBE.

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