New Jersey
Admission Process
- Admitting Entity
- New Jersey Supreme Court
- Entity Managing Admissions Process
New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners
- Phone Number
- 609-815-2911
- Email Address
- Admission by Exam
- Yes
- Admission by Score Transfer
- Yes
- Admission by Motion
- Yes
- Diploma Privilege
No
Education Requirements
- Application Materials
- Prelegal Education Requirements
No
- Legal Education Requirements
JD or equivalent from an ABA approved law school. Graduates of non-ABA approved law schools are not eligible to sit for the bar examination, unless the State Supreme Court grants a relaxation of qualifications for admission to a bar examination.
- Mandatory Law Student Bar Card Registration in Jurisdiction
- No
- Mandatory Student Registration Requirements (if applicable)
N/A
- Mandatory Student Registration Fee (if applicable)
- N/A
Bar Exam
- Universal Bar Exam
- Yes
- Jurisdiction-Specific Component
- No
- Multistate Bar Exam
- Yes
- Multistate Essay Exam
- Yes
- Jurisdiction-Drafted Exam
- No
- Multistate Performance Test
- Yes
- Attempt Limit on Bar Exam
- No limit
- Minimum Passing Bar Exam Score
- 266
- Fee(s)
Timely: $675; first late: $950; final deadline: $1,200
- Laptops Allowed/Required
- Allowed
- Laptop Fee
- No
- Courtesy Seating Availability
- No
Transfer Score
- Transferred Scores Accepted
- Yes
- UBE Score Required for Transfer
- Yes
- Score Transfer Time Limit
- 3 years
- Score Transfer Fee
- $675
Mpre
- Passing MPRE Score Required
- Yes
- Minimum Passing MPRE Score
- 75 (or waiver of requirement through completion of law school professional responsibility course)
- Time Limit on MPRE Score
- No
- 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
Yes
- Bar Exam Testing Day Restroom Rules
Administrative staff indicated that likely only male and female bathrooms would be available, but that availability may vary by site. They recommend that applicants reach out to their case manager (assigned by last name), with any specific questions or concerns
- Bar Exam Testing Day Security Measures
All bags must be left outside the testing room. You are not permitted to bring the following items into the examination site.
• NO Bar review course study materials
• NO Coats and jackets
• NO Ear Plugs (they will be provided)
• NO Electronic devices, such as cellular phones, headphones, e-cigarettes etc.
• NO Handbags/purses
• NO Hats/hoods (except religious apparel)
• NO Liquid paper’ or erasable ink
• NO Mechanical pencils or mechanical erasers
• NO Rulers
• NO Tote bags, duffel bags, backpacks, briefcases etc.
• NO Wallets
• NO Watches or timers of any kind
• NO Weapons of any kind
• NO Written materials, notes, scratch paper, or paper of any kind unless noted below- Bar Exam Testing Day Identification Documents
Each day of the examination, you must bring your Admission Ticket and a government-issued photo ID to your assigned site, or you will not be admitted. From the FAQs – Do I need to bring my government ID to the exam? Yes. The name on your photo ID must match the name listed on your applicant account.
- Bar Exam Testing Day Seating Assignment
Applicants receive site assignments through portal approximately 2-3 weeks prior to the exam.