Maine Board of Bar Examiners

APPLICATION DATES FOR FEBRUARY 2021 MAINE BAR EXAMINATION

The Maine Board of Bar Examiners will accept applications for the upcoming February 2021 Maine Bar Examination from October 15, 2020 through December 20, 2020. Please note that our office is currently working remotely due to the pandemic and will only accept applications at this time by mail service at the following address:
Maine Board of Bar Examiners
PO Box 140
Augusta, ME 04332-0140

If you have any questions, please contact our office by email at execdir@mainebarexaminers.org.

GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER REGARDING NOTARIZATION

On April 8, 2020, Governor Janet Mills issued an Executive Order
temporarily modifying certain in-person notarization and acknowledgement requirements.

Notaries outside of the State of Maine should follow their state’s requirements for remote notarization.

This Executive Order applies to all Maine Board of Bar Examiners applications.

Please click here for the Court Order.

OFFICE CLOSURE DUE TO COVID-19

The office of the Maine Board of Bar Examiners is currently closed to the public during this time. We strongly encourage applicants to use the United States Postal Service to mail applications and documentation to our P.O. Box, since FedEx and UPS are not able to access our building for hand deliveries at this time.

Please continue to monitor this website for updated information. We thank you for your patience and understanding.

CHANGE IN MAINE UBE CUT SCORE

In accordance with Maine Bar Admissions Rule 10(c)(3), the Maine Board of Bar Examiners, at its January 2020 Board meeting, set the passing scaled score for future bar examinations at 270. This new passing score will be effective starting with the February 2020 Bar Examination. This change is prospective only.

MAINE BAR APPLICATIONS

When applying for admission to the Maine Bar through examination, Admission by Motion or UBE Score Transfer, please make sure to submit the most recent application. Older versions of applications will not be accepted.

COURTESY SEAT APPLICATIONS

The Maine Board of Bar Examiners provides the opportunity for examinees to apply for a COURTESY SEAT in order to obtain a UBE Score, but not seek admission to the Maine Bar. Please note there is a separate application for courtesy seating. Please click here for the Courtesy Seat Application.

Maine will accept concurrent applications from examinees sitting for the UBE in another jurisdiction. Applicants must still apply as if taking the Maine bar exam, but do not have to sit in Maine if sitting for an exam in another UBE jurisdiction (for the same exam administration). In order to apply concurrently with another UBE jurisdiction, please click here for the Exam Application.

Welcome to the web site of the Maine Board of Bar Examiners. The Board designed this site to facilitate access to information about the Maine bar examination. Relevant documents are available to read on-line and to download.

To begin the application process, applicants need the following documents:

- - Maine Bar Admission Rules;
  - Application Procedures; and
  - The Appropriate Application Form(s) and Instructions. If you wish to download the exam forms, please click HERE.

If you do not wish to download the forms, you may write to us at the address below and we will mail you a copy of the Maine Bar Admission Rules, the Application Procedures, and a Request for Application Form. Unfortunately, due to our staffing limitations, the Board does not accept telephone requests for forms or copies of the Rules.

Applications are available from March to May for the July exam and from October to December for the February exam. Applicants who do not download an application form from this web site must write to the Board and request and complete a Request for Application Form to receive an application.

The information on this website is to assist persons who are potential general or comity applicants. It is of necessity abbreviated at times. If there is any conflict between any language on this website and the Maine Bar Admission Rules (“Rules”) promulgated by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, then the Rules prevail.

Files available to download are in PDF format. If your browser does not have a PDF reader, click on the icon below to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

Maine State Bar Association provides services to attorneys, such as CLE seminars, and services to the public, such as the Lawyer Referral Services. To contact the Maine State Bar Association, click here.

Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar registers Maine attorneys, handles complaints about Maine attorneys, and administers the mandatory CLE requirement in Maine. To contact the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar, click here.