New Mexico
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 Feb 01, 2023.)
UBE Adoption
- UBE Adoption: Yes
- UBE First Administration Date: February 2016
- UBE Minimum Passing Score: 260
- UBE Jurisdiction-Specific Component: Yes See Chart 5
Admission on Transferred UBE Score
- Admission on Transferred UBE Score: Yes
- Effective Date: November 2015
- Minimum Score: 260
- Maximum Score Age: 36 months, See Chart 5
- Jurisdiction-Specific Component: Yes See Chart 5
- UBE Score Services
New Mexico 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 New Mexico:
- Attorney
- Admission by Transferred UBE Score
Bar Admission Agency
New Mexico Board of Bar Examiners
2440 Louisiana Blvd. NE, Ste. 280
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: (505) 271-9706
Fax: (505) 271-9768
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