[blindLaw] Law School & Uniform Bar Exam

Tue Mar 19 01:06:58 UTC 2024

Hi Natasha,

The answer is that all this is much more complicated than it needs to be. I have actually been looking at transfer rules recently, and you have to look at the jurisdictions separately to see what they require. It's not as simple as getting your bar license in one state and just transferring it over to another with a keyboard stroke. Each state has different rules that govern the transfer process. 

I'm sorry. I know that's not a good answer, but it's what I discovered only after having to look into it myself. And I still don't know all the answers. I would personally not worry about it and just focus on the general idea that a UBE score will transfer more easily than scores from other jurisdictions. But really, I would recommend not focusing as much on this stuff when you choose a law school. 

Hope this helps a little,

Julie

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To clarify, does this mean that the UBE does not automatically allow for multi-state lisencure? I was under the impression that if I took the UBE, I would be able to practice law in one UBE jurisdiction and then practice in another if I so desired. Is this incorrect?

Also, is this something I should be thinking about when deciding which law school to attend?

Thanks,
Natasha Ishaq

On Sat, Mar 16, 2024 at 5:51 PM Sanho Steele-Louchart via BlindLaw < blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> All:
>
> Just clarifying that UBE score transfer and reciprocity are two 
> different things. UBE score transfer is available to people who have 
> taken the UBE within a certain amount of time, have received a minimum 
> passing score, and have met any relevant state-specific bar 
> requirements. Reciprocity is typically tied to admission without 
> examination and requires a practitioner in good standing to have 
> practiced X out of the past Y years, etc. UBE score transfer and reciprocity are for two different sets of professionals.
> I bring this up because it's an important distinction when researching 
> rules around and planning for multi-state licensure.
>
> Warmth,
> Sanho
>
> > On Mar 16, 2024, at 8:26 AM, Seif-Eldeen Saqallah via BlindLaw <
> blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Good morning, Natasha,
> >
> >
> >
> > Generally, higher-ranked schools are better for the 
> > materials/resources they have and the name recognition. As long as 
> > the school is accredited, one can take a bar in any jurisdiction 
> > after graduation. (New York has an additional professional 
> > responsibility requirement class component thing that many, if not 
> > all, law schools can meet.) The Uniform bar exam (UBE)
> is
> > portable between states, so one need take that once and could 
> > transfer a score to another jurisdiction (reciprocity), depending on 
> > that jurisdiction’s requirements and the years it allows for one to 
> > transfer a score. Some are not UBE states, though and do not except 
> > transfers. The
> bar
> > exam is also changing, with some states adopting the next 
> > gen(eration)
> exam.
> >
> >
> >
> > Honestly, I do not feel law school prepares one for the bar as well; 
> > that is why people take commercial bar prep courses afterwards.
> >
> >
> >
> > You do not need to attend a school in a UBE jurisdiction to take the UBE.
> > But attending in a geography where you wish to practice might help 
> > you better know and network there.
> >
> >
> >
> > The NCBE website has good reciprocity resources, though much of it 
> > is in charts.
> >
> >
> >
> > I recommend choosing a school based on what it has to offer first, 
> > rather than on whether it be in a UBE state school. Happy to talk 
> > (phone or
> email)
> > further.
> >
> >
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Seif
> >
> >
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> > | 2020
> >
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> >
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