Montana
The information provided on this page is drawn from the Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements. Links are provided to specific charts in the Guide; each chart is followed by jurisdiction-specific supplemental remarks. Please consult both the chart and its remarks for complete information. (Information last updated Jun 01, 2023.)
UBE Adoption
- UBE Adoption: Yes
- UBE First Administration Date: July 2013
- UBE Minimum Passing Score: 266
- UBE Jurisdiction-Specific Component: Yes See Chart 5
Admission on Transferred UBE Score
- Admission on Transferred UBE Score: Yes
- Effective Date: July 2013
- Minimum Score: 266
- Maximum Score Age: 3 years
- Jurisdiction-Specific Component: Yes See Chart 5
- UBE Score Services
Montana Bar Exam Components
- The Multistate Bar Examination (MBE): Yes
- The Multistate Essay Examination (MEE): Yes
- The Multistate Performance Test (MPT): Yes
- Jurisdiction-Drafted Exam: No
MPRE Requirements
- MPRE Required: Yes
- MPRE Minimum Passing Score: 80
- MPRE Score Time Parameters: See Chart 6
- MPRE Score Services
Character and Fitness Investigations
NCBE provides character and fitness services for the following applicant types in Montana:
- First Bar Admission (Examinee)
- Attorney
- Foreign-Educated/Foreign-Licensed
- Admission by Transferred UBE Score
Admission on Motion
- Admission on Motion: Yes
- Number of Years of Practice Required: 5 of past 7
Bar Admission Agency
State Bar of Montana
33 South Last Chance Gulch, Ste. 1B
Helena, MT 59624
Phone: (406) 447-2210
Fax: (406) 442-7763
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