Tennessee Adopts Uniform Bar Exam – Beginning with February 2019 Exam

Dear Students,

Please be advised that the Tennessee Supreme Court has adopted the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) as the key testing component for bar admission for aspiring Tennessee attorneys.  The UBE is a nationwide test that has been adopted in 31 jurisdictions and allows test takers to transfer scores between states, greatly improving the mobility of Tennessee attorneys. The change comes after the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners filed a petition with the Supreme Court to adopt the change and a public comment period. The comments received by the Court were overwhelmingly supportive of the change. The UBE allows the Court to adapt to changing times while protecting the public. The UBE will be given for the first time in Tennessee in February of 2019.

Please see the press release for more information.  We are expecting the TNBLE to provide additional updates in the coming weeks, and we will share those with you as they become available.

Dean Aden