New Hampshire

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

How to apply

Admitting agencyNew Hampshire Supreme Court Office of Bar Admissions

Application portalApply online

Character & fitnessThis jurisdiction does not use NCBE's character and fitness services; please contact New Hampshire 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 2028

UBE min scoreLegacy UBE: 270; NextGen UBE: 620

MPRE requiredRequired, minimum score 79

Education requirementABA-approved JD required: Yes; Foreign-educated graduates eligible: Yes (Legal education in English common law, determination of educational equivalency)

Other required components

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

Other pathsAdmission on motion available via reciprocal-jurisdiction list (Rule 42(XI)(a)) - reciprocity-based, 5 of past 7 years active practice required. No diploma privilege or apprenticeship pathway identified.

Transfer options

Accepts transferred UBEYes (accepts legacy UBE: Yes; NextGen UBE: Yes); max score age: 3 years/5 years

UBE transfer acceptedyes

Score age limit3 years/5 years

Admission on motion

Allows AOMyes

Reciprocal onlyyes

Years of practice5 of past 7 / past 3 (alternative tracks)

AOM fee$2,500

Other requirementsABA-approved JD NOT required; diploma-privilege admittees NOT eligible.

Official AOM source

Essays & sample answers

Publishes past essaysno dedicated public archive found on courts.nh.gov

Years availableConfirm with the admitting authority.

Sample answersno

Exam typeUBE

Essay archive / sample answers

NH Judicial Branch page describes MEE/MPT format but no past-question or sample-answer archive found; page returned HTTP 403 on direct automated fetch (likely bot protection) though content was visible via search snippet.

Fees & deadlines

Feesfirst_time_applicant: $995; attorney_applicant: $995; repeater: $995; 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: $52.50

Application deadlinesjuly_2026_regular: May 1; july_2026_late: —; february_2027_regular: Dec. 1; 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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NextGen UBE first administration announced for July 2028; Legacy UBE final administration February 2028 per NCBE. Admission-on-motion is limited to jurisdictions NH has determined are "reciprocal" (comparable treatment of NH-admitted attorneys) - see reciprocal jurisdictions list.

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