No. If your UBE score has expired, you must be actively practicing law for at least 36 months (3 of the last 5 years) to transfer that expired score to Tennessee. If you have less than 36 months of practice, you can’t extend or revive your score under these rules. How it Works: A UBE…
If you are licensed, active, and in good standing in another U.S. jurisdiction, an interview is generally not required, but may be directed at the discretion of the Board.
Your MPRE score expires after 2 years.
Your Character & Fitness interview is valid for 2 years. If your interview occurred more than 2 years ago, a new interview is required.
No. Tennessee does not accept MBE scores transferred from previous Tennessee exams or from another jurisdiction, whether or not concurrent. All applicants sit for the entire examination and only scores earned in a single administration will be considered.
Your foreign education must be equivalent to a U.S. bachelor’s degree and a U.S. J.D. degree. A single foreign degree may satisfy both components, but the same coursework cannot count for both degrees.
If you earned your law degree outside the U.S., you may qualify for admission by examination or transferred UBE score if you meet the requirements for eligibility in Rule 7. There are 3 paths for eligibility: (1) Substantially Equivalent Edication under § 7.01(a); (2) Foreign law degree + Practice under § 7.01(b)(1); and (3) Foreign…
Complete the TLC registration in Synergy and pay the $15 fee. You will receive login credentials within 5 business days of payment.
Exam applicants will get access to the TLC within 10 days after the bar exam. Applicants for admission by transferred UBE score, comity, and spouse of military servicemember will get access to the TLC within 5 business days of the Board’s receipt of the background investigation report from the NCBE.