Rule 4a Admission by Transferred UBE Score
Rule Text
(A) An applicant may apply for admission to the practice of law in Michigan by filing an application to transfer a UBE score if all of the following apply:
(1) The applicant earned a UBE score that meets or exceeds the minimum score required by the Board of Law Examiners.
(2) The score that the individual elects to use was achieved on a uniform bar examination administered within the 3 years immediately preceding the uniform bar examination in this state for which the individual would otherwise sit.
(3) The applicant has taken the MPRE prepared and administered by the NCBE and earned the scaled score required by the Board.
(4) The applicant has met all requirements of these rules, including successful completion of any Michigan Law Component.
(B) An applicant who desires to be admitted as a member of the Michigan bar shall file with the Board of Law Examiners an Application for Admission to the Practice of Law by Transferred UBE Score. The application shall include the following:
(1) An affidavit stating that the applicant has studied the Michigan Court Rules, the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct, and the Michigan Code of Judicial Conduct.
(2) An application provided for use by the State Bar of Michigan Standing Committee on Character and Fitness for the purpose of conducting a character and fitness investigation of the applicant and the required fee;
(3) An application fee as prescribed by BLE Rule 6.
(C) An applicant under review shall have a continuing duty to update the information contained in the State Bar of Michigan Standing Committee on Character and Fitness application and to report promptly to the State Bar of Michigan Standing Committee on Character and Fitness all changes or additions to information in the application that occur prior to the applicant’s admission to practice.
(D) An applicant under this section shall successfully complete any required Michigan Law Component within the time period required by the Board.
(E) An applicant under this section who has been approved for admission under this section shall be entitled to take the oath of office under Rule 15, section 3, of the Rules Concerning the State Bar of Michigan. An applicant under this section shall not engage in the practice of law in Michigan before approval and administration of the oath. An application under this section shall be considered withdrawn if the applicant does not take the oath of office within three years after being approved for admission to the practice of law in Michigan.