Maryland Attorneys’ Exam

Maryland Rules 19-212 and 19-213 govern admission of out-of-state attorneys by the Out-of-State Attorneys’ Examination. Eligible petitioners are members of another state bar who meet the professional-experience standards in the Rules (commonly framed as substantial full-time practice, judicial, or ABA law-teaching experience for the periods stated in Rule 19-212). Experienced attorneys may instead pursue admission without examination under Rules 19-215/19-216 when eligible.

The attorneys’ exam is offered in connection with the Maryland bar exam administrations. It is an open-book Maryland practice exam (Maryland Rules and selected Annotated Code volumes). Confirm current format, length, scoring, and retake limits with the State Board of Law Examiners and apply through eBar. Petitions are generally due well before the exam date (historically about 60 days); late filing may be allowed only for good cause.

Additional requirements

Expect character-and-fitness review, proof of qualifying practice experience, and any Maryland Law Component / professionalism course requirements then in effect. Maryland’s general bar path now uses the NextGen UBE; confirm whether MPRE timing rules for attorney-exam petitioners differ from standard examinees on the SBLE site and Maryland MPRE page.