Utah

Verified

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

How to apply

Application portalApply online

Character & fitnessNCBE conducts investigations for some application types. 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: 260; NextGen UBE: 610

MPRE requiredRequired, minimum score 86

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 (Legal education in English common law, additional education at an ABA-approved law school, practice of law in common law jurisdiction)

Other required components

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

Other pathsUtah Bar Admissions "Alternate Pathway" (Rule 4-703A): a supervised-practice/portfolio licensure pathway - candidates register on admissions.utahbar.org, secure a Qualified Supervising Attorney (QSA) and law-school coursework certification, complete supervised hours and required modules/exam in lieu of/alongside the standard bar exam process. Admission on motion (3 of past 5 years, reciprocity-based) also available.

Transfer options

Accepts transferred UBEYes (accepts legacy UBE: Yes; NextGen UBE: Yes); max score age: 36 months

UBE transfer acceptedyes

Score age limit3 years/5 years

Admission on motion

Allows AOMyes

Reciprocal onlyyes

Years of practice3 of past 5 (chart-14 headline) though NCBE print page also shows '5 of past 7' in a secondary field - verify directly

AOM fee$850

Other requirementsABA-approved JD required; diploma-privilege admittees NOT eligible. UT publishes an explicit reciprocal-jurisdiction list (~43 jurisdictions).

Official AOM source

Essays & sample answers

Publishes past essaysyes (per Utah Bar Admissions page, citing MEE/MPT 'Questions and Analysis from previous examinations')

Years availableNot enumerated in this session — page states these are 'also available' alongside NCBE Information Booklets

Sample answersunclear — 'Analysis' documents referenced, not confirmed as applicant sample answers vs. examiner point sheets

Exam typeUBE

Terms of useNot confirmed in this session

Essay archive / sample answers Essay archive / sample answers

Utah Bar Admissions page briefly references past MEE/MPT Q&A/Analysis but the actual archive listing (years, direct links) was not deep-crawled in this session — flagged for follow-up.

Fees & deadlines

Feesfirst_time_applicant: $550; attorney_applicant: $850; repeater: $550 (non-attorney repeaters) / $850 (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: $200

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

Possible multi-bar pathways

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

Utah's broad reciprocal list + separate UBE membership

Utah publishes ~43 recognized reciprocal jurisdictions AND is itself a UBE state (min score 270), so a candidate can enter Utah either via years-of-practice AOM (reciprocal list) or via a portable UBE score, whichever is faster.

Official sources

Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Source 4

NextGen UBE first administration announced for July 2028; Legacy UBE final administration February 2028. Utah began transition messaging "Starting with the February 2026 Bar Exam" per admissions.utahbar.org appinfo page - verify specifics of that transition directly.

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