SCOTX Task Force Recommends Major Change In Texas Bar Exam

After nearly two years of study, a Texas Supreme Court task force has recommended that the state adopt the Universal Bar Exam, an exam that essentially qualifies lawyers to practice in any state that accepts it.

If adopted, Texas would become the 30th state, in addition to the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands, that would accept the results of the UBE for licensing without having to take a localized bar exam. The test has been endorsed by the American Bar Association and the National Conference of Bar Examiners.