R.i. Sup. Ct. R. 1B

As amended through June 7, 2024

Rule 1B - Admission on Transferred Uniform Bar Examination Score

Individuals may seek admission to this state's bar by transfer of a Uniform Bar Examination score of 276 or higher earned in an administration of the Uniform Bar Examination before February 2021 and 270 or higher earned on a February 2021 administration of the Uniform Bar Examination and thereafter and which occurred within two (2) years of filing a Petition for Admission to the Rhode Island Bar. Applicants seeking admission by transfer of a Uniform Bar Examination Score shall electronically file, under oath, with the Clerk of the Supreme Court the Petition for Admission to the Rhode Island Bar available on the Rhode Island Supreme Court Attorney Portal and shall satisfy the Board that they meet the requirements set forth in Rule 1(a) - (d).

R.i. Sup. Ct. R. 1B

Adopted effective 2/28/2019; amended effective (with the administration of the February 2021 bar examination)2/1/2021; Revised 4/8/2024.

The Rules of Practice of the Board of Bar Examiners Governing Admission on Examination and by Transfer of a Uniform Bar Examination Score are available on the Rhode Island Supreme Court website or by contacting the Bar Administrator at the Rhode Island Supreme Court Clerk's Office, Licht Judicial Complex, 250 Benefit Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, ribarexam@courts.ri.gov.