Posted:  October 4, 2023

February 2024 Bar Exam Application

Application Period:  October 15, 2023 until 5:00 pm on December 20, 2023

In order to apply for the exam, applicants must review the instructions and submit an application through the applicant portal at the following links:

1.  Instructions – Application for Applicants Not Admitted In Another Jurisdiction for One Year or More.

2.  Instructions – Application for Applicants Admitted In Another Jurisdiction for One Year or More.

3.  Applicant Portal for Maine Bar Exam Applicants

4.  SAMPLE Application for Applicants Not Admitted In Another Jurisdiction for One Year or More.

5.  Social Security Disclosure Form. *Applicants must upload the form to the applicant portal and do not need to mail the original forms to our office.*

6.  Authorization and Release Form. *Applicants must upload the form to the applicant portal and do not need to mail the original forms to our office.*

7. Application Signature Page. *Applicants must upload the form to the applicant portal and do not need to mail the original forms to our office.*

The applicant portal has been created to provide applicants with a more hands one experience.  Since the portal is new and a work-in-progress, maintenance will be occurring from time to time.  When this happens, a notice will be placed on the website informing applications as to the time period in which the maintenance will occur.

If an applicant has any questions or issues with the applicant portal, please contact the Executive Director, Melissa Hansen, at execdir@mainebarexaminers.org.

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.