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About Admission by Transferred UBE
Missouri began administering the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) in February 2011. UBE jurisdictions administer the same MPT/MEE components and score these components consistently. The Missouri Board of Law Examiners will accept a UBE score earned in another UBE jurisdiction if the scaled total score is at least 260 and was attained on a UBE administered within the twenty-four months preceding the date the application to Missouri is properly submitted.
To transfer your certified UBE score to Missouri you must request an official UBE score transcript from NCBE and pay a separate fee to NCBE. Instructions for submitting a request can be found on the UBE Score Transcript Services page on NCBE’s web site.
Applicants for admission by transferring a UBE score must satisfy all requirements for admission within one year after the date of written notification to the applicant of acceptance of the transferred examination score. See Rule 8.03(c). There is no refund of the $1,240.00 application fee, even if you do not meet the requirements for admission or withdraw your application.
J.D. Requirements
Rule 8.09(a)(2) requires that a person applying for admission by UBE transfer hold a first professional degree in law (J.D. or LL.B) from a law school approved by the American Bar Association or furnish to the Board satisfactory evidence that he or she met the requirements of Rule 8.07(d) or (e) at the time the applicant sat for the UBE in the jurisdiction from which the transferred score was attained.
To demonstrate that your J.D. degree has been conferred, the Board of Law Examiners requires an official transcript that reflects the date the degree was awarded. "Issued to student" transcripts will not be accepted. You should request an official transcript be mailed directly to our office by your school or submitted electronically by the school with email notification to our office at transcripts@courts.mo.gov. The transcript must include the date your J.D. degree was awarded.
Graduates of non-ABA approved law schools and foreign law schools cannot apply for admission by Rule 8.09 unless they demonstrate that they meet the requirements set out in Rule 8.07(d) or (e). Review these instructions and checklist if you need to request permission under Rule 8.07(d) or (e) to apply for admission by transferred UBE because your law degree is not from an ABA approved law school.
MPRE
Rule 8.09(a)(6) provides that an applicant must attain a scaled score of not less than 80 on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) before he or she can be admitted. The certified MPRE score must be received by MBLE no later than one year after the date of written notification of receipt by the Board of an acceptable UBE score.
The MPRE is administered by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) on behalf of the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE). Applicants can access the online MPRE registration only through their NCBE Number accounts. For information on registration go to the MPRE registration page on the NCBE website.
Applicants must request that NCBE report their MPRE score directly to Missouri. Score reports submitted by applicants are not acceptable. Additional information can be found online on the MPRE Score Reporting page. You may also contact NCBE at: MPRE Records Dept., 302 South Bedford Street, Madison, WI 53703-3614, Phone: (608) 280-8550.
Missouri Educational Component
Because the UBE tests on uniform principles of law, the Supreme Court of Missouri and the Missouri Board of Law Examiners have prepared a mandatory open book test ("Missouri Educational Component Test" or "MECT").
The review materials ("Missouri Materials") include ten outlines on the subjects of Torts, Civil Procedure, Real Property, Trusts, Estates, Family Law, Business Associations, Administrative Law, Missouri Courts and Evidence. The Missouri Materials and the MECT are located at http://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=325.
The Missouri Materials are intended to assist Missouri Bar applicants. The Missouri Materials are distributed and presented with the understanding that the Missouri Board of Law Examiners, its committees, authors, reviewers and speakers do not render legal, accounting, tax or other professional advice. The Missouri Materials are provided as research information to be used by bar applicants for the MECT. The Missouri Materials may be used beyond the MECT by the applicants, in conjunction with other research deemed necessary in the exercise of their independent professional judgment. Original and fully current sources of authority should be researched. Although every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of the Missouri Materials, the law continues to change and there is no guarantee that every statement is correct. The MECT will be graded upon the information provided in the Missouri Materials as posted at the time of the test given even if such information is later deemed to be incorrect. The Missouri Materials and the MECT are provided in English only.
All applicants applying for admission by Rule 8.09 must take the MECT and must sign the Certificate of Completion. Once issued and signed by you, the Certificate of Completion must be mailed to the Board of Law Examiners no later than one year after the date of written notification of receipt by the Board of an acceptable UBE score. Prior to mailing, please make certain that your name, email address and telephone number are correct on the form. All Certificates of Completion must be mailed to Board of Law Examiners, P.O. Box 104236, Jefferson City, MO 65110-4236.
Proof of Citizenship or Prescribed Alien Status
Rule 8.03(a)(4) requires all applicants must be either a citizen or national of the United States, an immigrant lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien otherwise authorized to work lawfully in the United States. If you are a U.S. citizen, provide a CERTIFIED birth certificate, a CERTIFIED Consular Report of Birth, or a copy of your Certificate of Citizenship. Our office will retain these documents and they will not be returned to you. You should obtain a certified copy of your birth certificate from the appropriate government office in the state where you were born. You can visit www.vitalrec.com to locate the appropriate office. If you are a naturalized citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S., provide a legible copy of both sides of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) document evidencing your current status - we will use it to verify your status through USCIS. We cannot accept a copy of your passport as proof of citizenship because USCIS will not verify status on the basis of a passport. You will need to provide a copy of your Certificate of Naturalization or Certificate of Citizenship. NOTE: An Optional Practical Training (OPT) authorization is considered part of the educational purpose of a non-resident student visa. It is not a work visa and is not considered by the Board of Law Examiners as satisfying the requirement of Rule 8.03(a)(4).
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