Rhode Island Modified Bar Exam
Article II, Rule 2 of the Rhode Island Supreme Court Rules allows attorneys to take a modified bar exam. Attorneys admitted to any state, territory, or district of the United States for at least five of the past ten years immediately preceding the application for admission.
The modified bar exam consists of only the essay and MPT portions of the Rhode Island Bar Exam. The attorney’s raw score is scaled to the scores of examinees taking both parts of the exam. Attorneys must achieve a scaled score of 138 in order to pass the Rhode Island Bar Exam.
Additional Requirements
The Rhode Island Modified Bar Exam’s additional requirements are as follows:
Intent to Practice in Rhode Island. Attorneys must intend to practice in Rhode Island.
Character and Fitness. Attorneys must meet the applicable character and fitness standards.
Practice of Law. Attorneys must be admitted to any state, territory, or district of the United States and have been engaged in the active practice of law, or teaching of law, for at least five of the past ten years immediately preceding the application for admission.
Does not include: Time spent practicing under the Department of the Attorney General exception, the Military Attorney and National Guard exception, and time spent while temporarily admitted for practice in an approved legal services organization cannot be counted towards the five year practice of law requirement.
MPRE. The Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) is not required.
Rhode Island Modified Bar Exam Application Procedure
Attorneys must submit the Application and must provide certificates of admission.