Vermont

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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 16, 2021.)

Bar Exam Eligibility, Deadlines, and Fees

  • ABA-Approved Law School J.D. Required: No See Chart 3
  • Foreign Law Graduate Eligibility: Yes See Chart 4
  • Bar Exam Application Filing Deadlines: See Chart 9
  • Bar Exam Application Fees: See Chart 9

UBE Adoption

  • UBE Adoption: Yes
  • UBE First Administration Date: July 2016
  • UBE Minimum Passing Score: 270
  • UBE Jurisdiction-Specific Component: No

Admission on Transferred UBE Score

  • Admission on Transferred UBE Score: Yes
  • Effective Date: 18th April 2016
  • Minimum Score: 270
  • Maximum Score Age: 3 years/5 years, See Chart 5
  • Jurisdiction-Specific Component: No
  • UBE Score Services

Vermont Bar Exam Components

  • The Multistate Bar Examination (MBE): Yes
    • Accepts Transferred MBE Scores: No
  • The Multistate Essay Examination (MEE): Yes
  • The Multistate Performance Test (MPT): Yes
  • Jurisdiction-Drafted Exam: No

MPRE Requirements

Character and Fitness Investigations

NCBE provides character and fitness services for the following applicant types in Vermont:

  • First Bar Admission (Examinee)
  • Attorney
  • Foreign-Educated/Foreign-Licensed
  • Admission by Transferred UBE Score
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Admission on Motion

  • Admission on Motion: Yes See Chart 12 and Chart 13
  • Number of Years of Practice Required: 5 of past 10 / past 3, See Chart 12

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Bar Admission Agency
Vermont Board of Bar Examiners
Office of Attorney Licensing

Costello Courthouse
32 Cherry Street, Ste. 213

Burlington, VT 05401

Phone: (802) 951-0139

Fax: (802) 859-3003

Email: JUD.AttyLicensing@vermont.gov

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