Nebraska

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

How to apply

Admitting agencyNebraska Supreme Court Attorney Services Division Nebraska State Bar Commission

Application portalApply online

Character & fitnessThis jurisdiction does not use NCBE's character and fitness services; please contact Nebraska for filing instructions. MPRE/character timing: character & fitness application should be filed with the bar exam application by the jurisdiction's filing deadline; most jurisdictions require the NCBE Character and Fitness Application to be submitted online via ncbex.org regardless of whether NCBE conducts the investigation.

Exam & score rules

Exam typeUBE (legacy); NextGen UBE first administration July 2027

UBE min scoreLegacy UBE: 270; NextGen UBE: 620

MPRE requiredRequired, minimum score 85

Education requirementABA-approved JD required: Yes; Foreign-educated graduates eligible: No

Other required components

Local law componentNo separate jurisdiction-specific law component required per NCBE data

Other pathsNo diploma privilege or non-exam practice pathway identified. NextGen UBE adoption: first NextGen administration announced for July 2027; Legacy UBE final administration February 2027.

Transfer options

Accepts transferred UBEYes (accepts legacy UBE: Yes; NextGen UBE: Yes); max score age: 5 years

UBE transfer acceptedyes

Score age limit3 years

Admission on motion

Allows AOMyes

Reciprocal onlyno

Years of practice3 of past 5

AOM fee$925 (plus processing fee)

Other requirementsMPRE required (time-limited); ABA-approved JD required; diploma-privilege admittees NOT eligible.

Official AOM source

Essays & sample answers

Publishes past essaysno dedicated public archive found on Nebraska's own site

Years availableConfirm with the admitting authority.

Sample answersno

Exam typeUBE

Essay archive / sample answers

Nebraska Judicial Branch FAQ page covers admissions procedure but no past-essay archive found; third-party site makethisyourlasttime.com hosts Feb 2017 MEE Q&A labeled generically (not Nebraska-specific hosting).

Fees & deadlines

Feesfirst_time_applicant: $490 / $590 (plus processing fee); attorney_applicant: $490 / $590 (plus processing fee); repeater: $225 / $490 / $590 (plus processing fee); late_fee_note: Late fees reflected in the higher figure(s) shown for the filing-deadline fields above where jurisdiction publishes a two-tier fee; laptop_fee: $100

Application deadlinesjuly_2026_regular: March 1; july_2026_late: —; february_2027_regular: Oct. 15; february_2027_late: —

Next exam datesUBE jurisdictions administer the exam on the NCBE-set dates, generally the last Tue/Wed of Feb and July; New York has confirmed July 28-29, 2026 for the July 2026 administration. Confirm exact per-jurisdiction dates on the agency site; NCBE filing-deadline data above is confirmed for July 2026 / February 2027.

Official sources

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NCBE data current as of Sep 27, 2026. Nebraska State Bar Commission administers admissions under Nebraska Supreme Court oversight.

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