ME Bar Maine Bar Exam UBE Components and Score Portability 3

Question 1

How many essay questions are included in the Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) component of the UBE?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

3

Answer

9

Answer

12

Question 2

How many performance tasks are included in the Multistate Performance Test (MPT) component of the UBE?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

3

Answer

4

Question 3

How many multiple-choice questions are on the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)?

Accepted Answer

200

Answer

100

Answer

175

Answer

225

Question 4

Which seven subject areas are tested on the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)?

Accepted Answer

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts

Answer

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, and Torts only

Answer

Constitutional Law, Family Law, Criminal Law, Torts, and Wills only

Answer

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, Business Associations, and Tax only

Question 5

What is the primary purpose of the Multistate Performance Test (MPT)?

Accepted Answer

To assess practical lawyering skills using a closed universe of provided documents

Answer

To test memorized knowledge of substantive legal rules

Answer

To evaluate open-ended legal research and writing abilities using outside sources

Answer

To measure knowledge of professional responsibility and ethics rules

Question 6

Which of the following statements about UBE score portability is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A UBE score can be transferred to any adopting UBE jurisdiction that accepts transfers, provided the score meets that jurisdiction's minimum and has not expired

Answer

A UBE score can only be used in the state where the exam was originally taken

Answer

A UBE score must be re-verified by the NCBE each time it is transferred to a new state

Answer

A UBE score can be transferred without meeting the destination jurisdiction's passing score if the applicant has 5+ years of legal experience

Question 7

An applicant's UBE score earned in another jurisdiction has expired under Maine's 5-year portability rule. What must the applicant do to seek admission to the Maine Bar through the UBE pathway?

Accepted Answer

Retake the UBE to obtain a current qualifying score

Answer

Submit a petition to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court requesting an exception

Answer

Apply under the reciprocity rule regardless of score expiration

Answer

Request that the NCBE reissue the score with a new date