Vt. R. Bar Adm. 11
An Applicant for admission by examination must achieve a scaled score of 80 or higher on the MPRE within a period beginning three years before achieving a Uniform Bar Examination score that meets Vermont's passing score requirement and concluding one year after written notification to the Applicant of achieving such a score, unless time is extended for good cause. For purposes of this rule, "good cause" means a demonstration that the Applicant has the necessary current knowledge and understanding of legal ethics, considering such factors as legal employment or legal study.
The Applicant is responsible for ensuring that the Board receives an official report from the NCBE certifying the Applicant's score and the MPRE administration date at which the score was achieved.
Vt. R. Bar Adm. 11
Board's Notes-2023 Amendment
In conjunction with a similar amendment to Rule 13(e), Rule 11 is amended to clarify what good cause means in the context of the Board of Bar Examiners' determination of whether to extend the time within which the Board will accept an MPRE score.
Board's Notes-2022 Amendment
The wording in Rule 11 regarding the MPRE passing score is corrected to clarify that an Applicant must receive a score of 80 or higher.
Board's Notes
Rule 11 is derived from prior rule § 6.
The required score of 80 remains the same. The temporal window in which the MPRE must be taken is now based on the date the Applicant achieved a passing score on the Uniform Bar Examination.
Board's Notes-2018 Amendment
Rules 9(b)(1), 11, and 13(e) have been revised to ensure consistency and clarity with regards to the permitted age of UBE and MPRE scores. Rule 11 is revised to make it clear that the triggering date for the time limit for the age of the MPRE score is the date the applicant achieves a passing UBE score, consistent with the prior Board's Notes. Also, Rule 11 now allows for an extension to the time limitation for good cause, consistent with existing Rule 13(d) and the revisions to Rules 9(b)(1) and 13(e). See Board's Notes to simultaneous amendments to Rules 9 and 13.