Rule 717: Admission to the Bar by Uniform Bar Examination Score Transfer

(a)   Eligibility. An applicant for admission to the Kansas bar who has taken the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) in another jurisdiction is eligible for admission if the applicant meets the following requirements:

(1)   achieves a minimum UBE score of 266 on an examination that occurred within 60 months of the date the applicant submitted the application for admission to the Kansas bar;

(2)   ensures that the National Conference of Bar Examiners provides the applicant’s qualifying UBE score to the Attorney Admissions office;

(3)   achieves a minimum score of 80 on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination and ensures that the National Conference of Bar Examiners or the testing jurisdiction provides the score to the Attorney Admissions office;

(4)   is eligible under Rule 708; and

(5)   has never received professional discipline of suspension, disbarment, or loss of license in any jurisdiction.

(b)   Required Documents and Fee. An applicant under this rule must submit the following:

(1)   an application submitted and accepted through the Attorney Admissions office’s online portal;

(2)   any other information the admissions attorney, the Attorney Admissions Review Committee, or the Board of Law Examiners requests for use in considering the application; and

(3)   the fee under Rule 707(a)(4).

(c)   Concurrent Application with Another UBE Jurisdiction. An applicant with an application pending in another UBE jurisdiction may concurrently apply for admission to the Kansas bar under this rule. The applicant may submit the concurrent application at any time after the applicant has filed an application in the other jurisdiction to take the next administration of the UBE.

(d)   Application Review Process. The following rules apply in the application review process:

(1)   Rule 723 and Rule 725 apply to the character and fitness investigation and any hearing;

(2)   Rule 724 applies following an adverse Board ruling; and

(3)   Rule 726 applies if the Board approves an application.

[History: New rule adopted effective July 1, 2022.]