Bar Examination and Fee Schedule
NOTE: Exam days have changed to Tuesday and Wednesday.
- Winter 2012 Examination Dates:
Tuesday, February 28 and Wednesday, February 29, 2012
- Filing Deadlines for
First Examination:
Notice of Intent and Fee: October 1, 2011
Application and Exam Fee: November 15, 2011
- Filing Deadlines for
Re-examination:
Notice of Intent and Fee: November 30, 2011
Application and Exam Fee: December 15, 2011
- Summer 2012 Examination Dates:
Tuesday, July 24, and Wednesday, July 25, 2012
- Filing Deadlines for
First Examination:
Notice of Intent and Fee: March 1, 2012
Application and Exam Fee: April 15, 2012
- Filing Deadlines for
Re-examination:
Notice of Intent and Fee: April 30, 2012
Application and Exam Fee: May 15, 2012
- Timely Filing Determined by
Postmark.
Use Regular Mail.
(Overnight Mail & Certified Mail Are Not Necessary)
- Fee Schedule
- Notice of Intent -
$80 - Non-refundable/non-transferable
- First Time Tennessee -
$300 - All eligible applicants–those who received
their J.D. from the University of Memphis, University
of Tennessee, Vanderbilt University, the Nashville School
of Law and all ABA-approved law schools. A distinction
will no longer be made between residents and non-residents.
Also, those who received their law
degree from a school outside the U.S.
- Re-examination Fee -
$200
- Late Fees:
In Addition to above Amounts and Non-refundable
- Notice of Intent -
$50 Postmarked after Stated Deadline
- Application -
$100 Postmarked after Stated Deadline
- Returned Check Fee
- $25
- Final Absolute Deadline- No applications will be accepted after January 10 for
the February exam and June 10 for the July exam.
- Refund Policy
- Examination Fee:
Non-transferable. Refundable up to half of the above fees if written notice of withdrawal received by FEBRUARY 15 for February exam or by JULY 15 for July exam.
- No Refunds If Notice of Withdrawal Received after February 15 for February Exam or July 15 for July Exam.
- Notice Regarding MPRE Requirement
All first-time applicants for the Tennessee bar examination are required to achieve a scaled score of 75 on the MPRE within two (2) years of the first Tennessee bar exam actually taken. No Temporary Certificate of Eligibility or license to practice law will be issued to any successful examinee unless that examinee has fulfilled all requirements for licensing,
including the MPRE requirement.
- For Information Regarding
MPRE Test Dates, Sites, Fees, Call (319) 337-1287.