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
Pulled from NCBE charts and state board pages, last checked July 6, 2026. Some later dates are estimates. Confirm with your board before filing.
February 2027 administration
Checked against board page| Exam type | UBE |
|---|---|
| Timely deadline | 2026-12-20 |
| Final deadline | 2026-12-20 |
| Late deadlines | None |
| 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 | Check with the Maine Board of Bar Examiners |
| Laptop fee | $90 |
Maine laptop testing uses Examplify; the license fee is $90 and is non-refundable and non-transferable.
July 2027 administration
Estimate, not yet published| Exam type | UBE |
|---|---|
| Timely deadline | 2027-05-20 |
| Final deadline | 2027-05-20 |
| Late deadlines | None |
| 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 | Check with the Maine Board of Bar Examiners |
| Laptop fee | $90 |
Maine laptop testing uses Examplify; the license fee is $90 and is non-refundable and non-transferable.
Turn Maine dates into a daily practice plan
Use the guide to plan your filing and subject coverage, then create a free account for short MBE-style reps, saved progress, and weak-area routing tied to your jurisdiction.
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).
Practice the subjects Maine is likely to test
Use the guide to plan your filing and subject coverage, then create a free account for short MBE-style reps, saved progress, and weak-area routing tied to your jurisdiction.
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.