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Vermont Rules of Admission to the Bar of the Vermont Supreme Court
Part II - Admission by Examination or Transferred UBE Score
Rule 10 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Grading of the Uniform Bar Examination; Finality of Scores

Vt. R. Bar Adm. 10

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As amended through August 12, 2024
Rule 10 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Grading of the Uniform Bar Examination; Finality of Scores
(a)Grading. In conjunction with the NCBE, the Board grades the UBE in accordance with grading procedures and standards set by the NCBE. In its sole discretion, the Board may use professional assistants to assist with grading.
(d)Certified Uniform Bar Examination Score. Based on the grading, the NCBE calculates and certifies each Applicant's score on the UBE.
(c)Finality of Scores. An Applicant's score on the UBE, as certified by the NCBE, is final.

Vt. R. Bar Adm. 10

Effective 4/18/2016; amended June 3, 2024 eff. 1/1/2025.

Board's Notes-2025 Amendment

Along with Rule 2, Rule 10 is amended in preparation for the adoption of the NextGen bar exam. References to "Multistate Bar Examination," "Multistate Essay Examination," and "Multistate Performance Test" are removed, as those will not be standalone parts of the NextGen bar exam. Former subdivision 10(b) is removed because it referenced the Multistate Bar Examination. Subdivisions (c) and (d) are relabeled (b) and (c).

Board's Notes

This rule is new and reflects the adoption of the Uniform Bar Examination. Consistent with the standards for the UBE, the rule provides that certified UBE scores are final. A UBE jurisdiction may not offer the review and appeal process set forth in the prior rules §§ 10(f), (g), (h). Those provisions have accordingly been eliminated.