Per-state guide
Maine Bar Exam Prep
Maine bar exam (UBE): fees, deadlines, tested subjects, and recommended prep for the July 2026 and February 2027 administrations.
Key dates & fees
Source-of-truth pulled from the NCBE charts and verified state pages, last reviewed April 27, 2026.
July 2026 administration
state_verified| Exam type | UBE |
|---|---|
| Timely deadline | 2026-05-20 |
| Final deadline | 2026-05-20 |
| Late deadlines | — |
| Standard fee | $800 (see suppl. remarks) |
| Attorney fee | $900 (plus C&F fee) (see suppl. remarks) |
| Repeater fee | $800 (non-attorney repeaters) / $900 (attorney repeaters) (plus C&F fee) (see suppl. remarks) |
| Late fee | Not published |
| Laptop fee | $90 |
Maine laptop testing uses Examplify; the license fee is $90 and is non-refundable and non-transferable.
February 2027 administration
state_verified| Exam type | UBE |
|---|---|
| Timely deadline | 2026-12-20 |
| Final deadline | 2026-12-20 |
| Late deadlines | — |
| Standard fee | $800 (see suppl. remarks) |
| Attorney fee | $900 (plus C&F fee) (see suppl. remarks) |
| Repeater fee | $800 (non-attorney repeaters) / $900 (attorney repeaters) (plus C&F fee) (see suppl. remarks) |
| Late fee | Not published |
| Laptop fee | $90 |
Maine laptop testing uses Examplify; the license fee is $90 and is non-refundable and non-transferable.
Tested subjects
Maine uses the legacy Uniform Bar Exam. Subjects follow the NCBE UBE chart: MBE (7 subjects), MEE (national essays), and MPT (skills tasks).
National resources to pair with Maine
Official sources
- Maine Board of Bar Examiners exam information
- Maine Board of Bar Examiners laptop testing
- NCBE ME UBE fees and deadlines chart
- NCBE jurisdiction indexOfficial NCBE entrypoint for jurisdiction-specific admission information.