Oregon
Admission Process
- Admitting Entity
- Oregon State Bar
- Entity Managing Admissions Process
Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners
- Phone Number
- 503-620-0222
- 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
Must have a J.D. from an ABA-approved school or have graduated from a non-ABA-approved law school, passed the bar exam in another state, and have been admitted to practice before the highest tribunal in another state, the District of Columbia, or a federal territory and have been actively, substantially, and continually engaged in the practice of law for at least 3 of the 5 years immediately preceding the taking of exam.
- 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. Oregon intends to first administer the NextGen bar exam in July 2026.
- 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
- 270
- Fee(s)
$1,000
- Laptops Allowed/Required
- Allowed
- Laptop Fee
- $150
- Courtesy Seating Availability
- Yes
Transfer Score
- Transferred Scores Accepted
- Yes
- UBE Score Required for Transfer
- Yes
- Score Transfer Time Limit
- 3 years
- Score Transfer Fee
- $1,350
Mpre
- Passing MPRE Score Required
- Yes
- Minimum Passing MPRE Score
- 85
- Time Limit on MPRE Score
- Must either: (a) pass the MPRE within 36 months prior to applying for admission or while an application is pending; or (b) have been admitted in another jurisdiction where MPRE passage is required and be substantially and continuously engaged in the practice of law for at least 12 months in that jurisdiction.
- 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
The most recent information on this I could find is from 2016. It appears that this information was sent directly to applicants. The information I have included in this section is based on this form, but note that it might be outdated and pro bono team would ideally contact admitting entity to confirm.
- Bar Exam Testing Day Restroom Rules
Applicant may leave applicant’s seat while the exam is in progress to use the restroom.
- Bar Exam Testing Day Security Measures
Applicants may only bring their permitted personal items into the examination area in a one-gallon or smaller clear plastic bag.
- Bar Exam Testing Day Identification Documents
Applicants need to show their government-issued photo ID when signing in each morning by checking in at registration tables.
- Bar Exam Testing Day Seating Assignment
Applicants receive an Applicant ID Card showing seat assignment on the first day of the exam.