Bar Exam Seating for Current OSB Members. If the Oregon Board of Bar Examiners approves an exam for Member Seating, then and only then, Oregon State Bar members interested in obtaining a Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) score may apply for the upcoming UBE exam hosted by the Oregon State Bar. The goal is to help members expand into a multi-jurisdictional practice.

Limited Seating. The maximum seating for OSB Members will be dictated by the maximum seating capacity at the exam sites throughout the Willamette Valley. Open seats will be awarded to OSB Members at the site closest to their home address provided on their application; however, if seating capacity is reached at the closest site, they will be awarded seats at any available site. Applications received after we’ve reached seating capacity at all sites will be rejected. Application fees received after seating capacity is reached or the application deadline has passed will be completely refunded.

National Conference for Bar Examiners (NCBE). All scores will be reported to the NCBE, which maintains official UBE scores. Those with a score of 260 or higher will be eligible for admission in at least some UBE states. Those with a score of 270 (Oregon’s passing score) will be eligible to apply for membership in approximately 40 jurisdictions without taking a bar exam.

No Impact on Current OSB Membership Status. Exam results will have no effect on current OSB membership. Scores for any members already admitted to the OSB will not be reported to the Oregon Supreme Court or the Oregon State Bar. The names of all applicants who obtain a score of 270 or higher will be published with the other members of the February/July cohort who passed the exam. No other public reference will be made to any member’s exam performance.

Withdrawals. Applicants who submit withdrawals at least one week prior to the first day of the exam will be refunded one-half of the application fee.