Request Application for Admission
Fees & Deadlines for Bar Exams
Copies of Previous Exams
MBE Scores
MPRE Scores
Bar Review Course
Bar Exam Dates
Successful Examinees
Request Application for Admission
To obtain the application packet, please send a written request and a $15 check or money order to:
State Bar of Montana
P.O. Box 577
Helena, MT 59624
Or contact Vanessa Sanddal, Bar Admissions Administrator at (406) 447-2202 or email vsanddal at montanabar dot org with your credit card number. If you provide your credit card information, we will also need the card's expiration date and the verification code on the signature line on the back of the card (either last 3 or 4 digits depending on card type).
Requests are usually processed within 3 working days.
Fees & Deadlines for Bar Exams
APPLICATION FILING FEES
Late applications will not be accepted.
Student Applicants (never licensed) $150.
DEADLINES: March 1 for July Exam, October 1 for February Exam.
Attorney Applicants $400.
DEADLINES: March 1 for July Exam, October 1 for February Exam.
EXAM FEES
Exam fees are separate from and in addition to application fees. Exam fees are due a few weeks prior to the exam. Most applicants wait until they have been certified by the Commission on Character & Fitness before submitting the exam fee.
- Montana Essay Examination (MTEE) $150.
- Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) $100.
- Multistate Performance Text (MPT) $100.
- Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) $100.
- Addendum to Application (to defer to the next exam) $20.
RECIPROCITY
- Montana does not have reciprocity with any state.
- There is no admission on motion.
- All applicants (attorneys and students) are required to sit for the bar exam.
Copies of Previous Montana Essay (MTEE) Exams
Send $10 per exam and a letter of request to:
State Bar of Montana
P.O. Box 577
Helena, MT 59624
Or contact Vanessa Sanddal (406) 447-2202 or email vsanddal at montanabar dot org with your Visa or Mastercard number.
Requests are usually processed within 3 working days. Exams are available for viewing at the State Law Library in Helena and U of M Law Library in Missoula.
Exams and graders' guides are available for purchase for the following exams:
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February 2005
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MBE Scores (Multi-State Bar Exam)
It is the applicant's responsibility to have MBE scores from another jurisdiction certified to the State Bar of Montana
MBE Passing Score* = Scaled score of 130 or better
*Scores transferrable for 3 years. Consult the Admission Rules, Section III D for specific provisions.
To have your MBE score certified to Montana, contact either:
1. The testing authority where you took the exam, or
2. Contact the National Conference of Bar Examiners' at:
http://www.ncbex.org/tests/mbe/transfer.htm
or
MBE Score Transfer
National Conference of Bar Examiners
302 South Bedford Street
Madison, WI 53708-3622
Phone: (608) 280-8550
To have Montana certify your MBE score to another jurisdiction, contact:
Bar Admissions Administrator
State Bar of Montana
P.O. Box 577
Helena MT 59624
(406) 447-2202
There is a $15 fee for this service.
It is the applicant's responsibility to have MPRE scores from another jurisdiction certified to the State Bar of Montana.
MPRE Passing Score* = Scaled score of 80 or better
*Scores transferrable for 3 years. Consult the Admission Rules, Section III D for specific provisions.
To register for the MPRE, contact:
National Conference of Bar Examiners
MPRE Application Dept.
PO Box 4001
Iowa City, IA 52243-4001
Phone: (319) 341-2500 or www.ncbex.org/mpre.htm
To have your MPRE score certified to Montana, contact:
National Conference of Bar Examiners
MPRE Application Dept.
PO Box 4001
Iowa City, IA 52243-4001
Phone: (319) 341-2500 or www.ncbex.org/tests.htm
Bar Review Course
Contact:
Bruce Barrett
BAR/BRI
330 Blue Heron Lane
Missoula, MT 59804
(406) 542-2595
The Montana Board of Bar Examiners is not affiliated with any bar review course, including BAR/BRI. Further, no bar review course has input as to the content of the Montana bar exam. Examinees may note discrepancies between bar review topics and potential bar exam topics. Thus, they are encouraged to consult the Board’s rules, which contain the list of potential topics for the Montana Essay Examination and to review the information provided by the Bar Admissions Administrator and the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
Bar Exam Dates
2010 February Exam
February 22-24, 2010, Helena, Montana (Red Lion Colonial Inn)
Application Deadline: Postmarked by October 1, 2009
2010 July Exam
July 26-28, 2010, Missoula, Montana (Edgewater DoubleTree Hotel)
Application Deadline: Postmarked by March 1, 2010
