Nevada

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

How to apply

Application portalApply online

Character & fitnessThis jurisdiction does not use NCBE's character and fitness services; please contact Nevada 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 typeJurisdiction-drafted (non-UBE) exam; NextGen UBE date not yet announced; Nevada does NOT use the UBE. It administers its own Nevada Comprehensive Licensing Examination (multi-stage: Nevada Law Seminar/exam, Lawyering Performance Examination, and a supervised-practice component); the traditional 6-essay/MBE/PT exam format was retired after the July 2026 administration.

UBE min scoreConfirm with the admitting authority.

MPRE requiredRequired, minimum score 85

Education requirementABA-approved JD required: No; Alternatives accepted: Non-ABA-approved out-of-state law school (additional: Bar admission in another state, specified number of years of practice); Foreign-educated graduates eligible: Yes

Other required components

Local law componentYes - entire exam is Nevada-specific (no UBE, no jurisdiction-specific "add-on" to a national exam); MPRE required, min score 85.

Other pathsPractice-based pathway: Nevada Comprehensive Licensing Examination includes a mandatory supervised-practice component (min. 40 hours resolving a real client matter, e.g. via Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada Pathways to Supervised Practice program); this component launches January 2027. No admission on motion/reciprocity and no diploma privilege - every applicant must pass the Nevada exam.

Transfer options

Accepts transferred UBENo (jurisdiction does not accept transferred UBE scores; own jurisdiction-drafted exam)

UBE transfer acceptedno

Score age limitn/a (not a UBE jurisdiction)

Admission on motion

Allows AOMno

Reciprocal onlyConfirm with the admitting authority.

Years of practiceConfirm with the admitting authority.

AOM feen/a - no AOM

Other requirementsMust pass Nevada Bar Examination. No admission on motion.

Official AOM source

Essays & sample answers

Publishes past essaysyes

Years availableFebruary 2014 through July 2025 confirmed (multiple PDFs: Feb 2014, Feb 2021, July 2022, Feb 2024, July 2024, July 2025, Feb 2026)

Sample answersyes ('Selected Applicant Answers' / 'Model Answers')

Exam typeNon-UBE (Nevada-specific essay questions; does not use MEE, though format resembles it)

Terms of useExplicit restrictive notice on question PDFs: '© [year] State Bar of Nevada. All rights reserved. For Personal Use Only. This material ... may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means ... [without] advance written permission of the Nevada Board of Bar Examiners.'

Essay archive / sample answers Essay archive / sample answers

Nevada is a strong, consistently updated example (goes back over a decade) but has an explicit no-reproduction copyright notice restricting reuse beyond personal study.

Fees & deadlines

Feesfirst_time_applicant: $755; attorney_applicant: $1,055; repeater: $755 (non-attorney repeaters) / $1,055 (attorney repeaters); 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: $150

Application deadlinesjuly_2026_regular: March 2; july_2026_late: May 1; february_2027_regular: —; 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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Nevada does not offer attorney exam, reciprocity, or admission by motion - confirmed directly on nvbar.org. Verify current Comprehensive Licensing Exam component schedule since it is a new, still-rolling-out system as of the 2026 transition.

VerdictUp is a study aid and does not provide legal advice or guarantee admission. Confirm with the admitting authority.