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Wisconsin strikes to UBE to ease access-to-justice woes

By Julianne Hill

April 10, 2026, 10:50 am CDT

As a approach to ease entry to justice points, Wisconsin will begin administering the Uniform Bar Examination with the intention to make it simpler to confess legal professionals from different states.

The Wisconsin Supreme Courtroom’s March order to maneuver to the Nationwide Convention of Bar Examiner’s UBE is aimed toward “giving candidates higher flexibility to start or proceed their authorized careers within the state,” in accordance with a launch from the state’s board of bar examiners.

“Wisconsin is going through actual challenges in recruiting and retaining certified attorneys. This alteration reduces boundaries to apply whereas sustaining the requirements our courts and communities count on,” stated Chief Justice Jill J. Karofsky within the launch. “It’s a sensible step that helps join extra attorneys with the individuals who want them.”

Beginning in July, the UBE will change Wisconsin’s present bar examination, which incorporates 200 multiple-choice Multistate Bar Examination questions together with elements of the Multistate Essay Examination and questions ready by the Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners. After the UBE sunsets 2028, Wisconsin plans to transition to the NextGen UBE for the July 2028 administration, in accordance with the NCBE.

Additionally, beginning with this summer season’s bar examination administration, those that obtain a rating of 260 or greater on the UBE can switch their scores to Wisconsin. Candidates should additionally full 21 credit score hours of jurisdiction-specific regulation elements inside 12 months of receiving or making use of to switch their UBE rating, in accordance with the NCBE.

Graduates of Wisconsin regulation colleges will proceed to be eligible for admission via diploma privilege, in accordance with the NCBE.

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