Section 3.05 - Admission by Transferred Uniform Bar Examination Score(a) Any applicant for admission who has taken the UBE in another jurisdiction may be admitted to the practice of law in this state by transferred UBE score, upon showing that the applicant: (1) has taken the entire UBE in a single administration in another jurisdiction and earned a total UBE scaled score equal to or greater than the minimum score required to be achieved by successful Tennessee UBE applicants and that such score has not expired as provided in section 4.07(c);(2) meets the educational requirements pursuant to sections 2.01 and 2.02;(3) is a member in good standing in all jurisdictions in which applicant is currently admitted;(4) is not currently subject to lawyer discipline or the subject of a pending disciplinary matter in any other jurisdiction;(5) meets the Character and Fitness Standard under section 6.01 required of all applicants for admission to practice law in this jurisdiction; and(6) has not engaged in the unauthorized practice of law in this or any other jurisdiction.(b) An applicant who has achieved a UBE scaled score equal to or greater than the minimum score required to be achieved by successful Tennessee UBE applicants that has expired pursuant to section 4.07(c), but is not more than five years from the date grades were released in Tennessee for the exam administration for which the score was earned, may apply for admission on transferred UBE score provided the attorney is licensed in another jurisdiction in the United States and has been primarily engaged in the active practice of law, as defined in section 5.01(c) of this Rule, in one or more states or territories of the United States, or the District of Columbia, for three of the five years immediately preceding the date upon which the application is filed or the UBE score expired, whichever is later. An applicant seeking admission on a UBE score that was expired at the time application is made or that expires while the application is pending must demonstrate sufficient time in practice prior the final expiration of the score, as provided in section 4.07(c). An applicant for admission by transferred UBE score shall:
(c)(1) file an application for admission on transferred UBE score, including character investigation information, in the manner established by the Board, including submission of all required documents in the appropriate format;(2) has requested transfer of the score from the jurisdiction where the score was achieved or from the National Conference of Bar Examiners directly to the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners;(3) submit a certificate of admission from the highest court of each jurisdiction to which the applicant has been admitted;(4) submit a certificate of good standing from each jurisdiction to which the applicant has been admitted; and(5) pay the application fee as adopted pursuant to section 11.01 of this Rule. Amended by Order filed and effective 3/29/2019; amended by Order filed and effective 4/26/2019; amended by Order filed and effective 8/6/2020; and as amended by order filed and effective 10/31/2023.