Florida
Admission Process
- Admitting Entity
- Florida Supreme Court
- Entity Managing Admissions Process
- Phone Number
- 850-487-1292
- Email Address
- Admission by Exam
- Yes
- Admission by Score Transfer
- No
- Admission by Motion
- No
- Diploma Privilege
No
Education Requirements
- Application Materials
- Prelegal Education Requirements
No
- Legal Education Requirements
Applicant must have graduated with a JD from an ABA-approved law school. Waivers may be available to applicants without an LL.M. who have been admitted to the Bar of another U.S. jurisdiction for five years and provided a representative compilation of work product for evaluation or to applicants with an LL.M. who have been admitted to the Bar of another U.S. jurisdiction for two years and provided a representative compilation of work product for evaluation.
- Mandatory Law Student Bar Card Registration in Jurisdiction
- No, but encouraged to register
- Mandatory Student Registration Requirements (if applicable)
Encouraged to register with the Florida Bar of Board Examiners and undergo character and fitness by the Committee on Character and Fitness.
- Mandatory Student Registration Fee (if applicable)
- $400, discounts available for early submission of Registrant Bar Application
Bar Exam
- Universal Bar Exam
- No. Florida intends to first administer the NextGen bar exam in July 2028.
- Jurisdiction-Specific Component
- N/A
- Multistate Bar Exam
- Yes
- Multistate Essay Exam
- No
- Jurisdiction-Drafted Exam
- Yes
- Multistate Performance Test
- Yes
- Attempt Limit on Bar Exam
- No limit
- Minimum Passing Bar Exam Score
- 136 average scaled score
- Fee(s)
$1,000 for first-time takers; $1,600 to $3,000 for attorneys depending on length of practice; $450 fee for repeat takers
- Laptops Allowed/Required
- Allowed; must register to use laptop and pay fee
- Laptop Fee
- $125
- Courtesy Seating Availability
- N/A
Transfer Score
- Transferred Scores Accepted
- MBE only
- UBE Score Required for Transfer
- N/A
- Score Transfer Time Limit
- 25 months for MBE
- Score Transfer Fee
- $30
Mpre
- Passing MPRE Score Required
- Yes
- Minimum Passing MPRE Score
- 80
- Time Limit on MPRE Score
- Within 25 months of being earned.
- MPRE Fee
- $160
- MPRE Application Name and Gender Identification Requirements
The MPRE application requires the first and last name to match exactly as listed on valid government-issued photo identification. If the applicant indicates they have been known by a different name, they must list the first name and last name or surname and does not have the option to explain the reason for the name change. The demographic information section asks, “[w]which of the following questions best represents your gender identity?” and provides the following options: “man,” “woman,” “non-binary,” “gender not listed here (please specify),” and “I prefer not to have my response used for research purposes.”
- MPRE Testing Day Procedures
An applicant testing at a Pearson VUE testing center must present a government-issued primary ID and a secondary ID. The primary ID must include a first and last name, recent recognizable photo, and signature. The secondary ID must include at least a first and last name and signature or first and last name and recent recognizable photo. The first and last name used to register must match exactly both IDs presented on test day. Any name corrections must be submitted through the NCBE Account Dashboard at least 48 hours before the first day of the test administration. Before entering the test room, Pearson VUE will collect a digital photograph and digital signature to verify identity. The applicant must consent to the NCBE Candidate Rules Agreement, which in part requires that if the applicant uses the restroom during testing, they must use “the restroom that is closest to the testing room” and pat themselves down (arms, legs, waistline) when leaving and re-entering the testing room. Applicants must also pat themselves down before entering the test room for the first time.
Testing Day Procedures
- Bar Exam Testing Day Procedures
Limited information is available.
- Bar Exam Testing Day Restroom Rules
Applicant must use restrooms inside the examination room. Administrative staff indicates these are gender-designated rooms with a monitor in each room. If you leave the examination room for any reason, you will not be permitted re-entry until the next testing session.
- Bar Exam Testing Day Security Measures
All permitted items should be placed in a clear, plastic, sealable, quart-sized bag for ease of inspection. Metal detectors are used.
- Bar Exam Testing Day Identification Documents
Applicant must bring a (1) Ticket of Admission (for badge pick-up) and (2) Photo ID (driver’s license or other government issued picture ID). After presenting a signed ticket with government-issued identification at the registration stations, applicant will receive a examination photo badge. You must display your photo badge on the front corner of your table during testing and on your lapel or collar when away from your seat (i.e., restroom, metal detectors, etc.).
- Bar Exam Testing Day Seating Assignment
Examination ID number appears on FBBE photo badge and at assigned seat. NCBE number is provided at testing seat.