Maine
The information provided on this page is drawn from the Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements. Links are provided to specific charts in the Guide; each chart is followed by jurisdiction-specific supplemental remarks. Please consult both the chart and its remarks for complete information. (Information last updated Apr 28, 2023.)
UBE Adoption
- UBE Adoption: Yes
- UBE First Administration Date: July 2017
- UBE Minimum Passing Score: 270
- UBE Jurisdiction-Specific Component: No
Admission on Transferred UBE Score
- Admission on Transferred UBE Score: Yes
- Effective Date: 3rd May 2017
- Minimum Score: 270
- Maximum Score Age: 3 years, See Chart 5
- Jurisdiction-Specific Component: No
- UBE Score Services
Maine Bar Exam Components
- The Multistate Bar Examination (MBE): Yes
- The Multistate Essay Examination (MEE): Yes
- The Multistate Performance Test (MPT): Yes
- Jurisdiction-Drafted Exam: No
MPRE Requirements
- MPRE Required: Yes
- MPRE Minimum Passing Score: 80
- MPRE Score Time Parameters: See Chart 6
- MPRE Score Services
Character and Fitness Investigations
NCBE provides character and fitness services for the following applicant types in Maine:
- Attorney
- Foreign-Educated/Foreign-Licensed
Bar Admission Agency
Maine Board of Bar Examiners
P.O. Box 140
Augusta, ME 04332-0140
Phone: (207) 623-2464
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