Maine is the twenty-third state beyond California, the same MBE bank, MEE outlines, MPT workspace, and study-guide library California, Florida, Louisiana, New York, Texas, Illinois, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, Colorado, Arizona, Alabama, Missouri, Indiana, Iowa, Utah, Nebraska, Montana, Minnesota, and New Hampshire shipped with, re-tuned for the Maine Board of Bar Examiners.

Maine is the twenty-third concrete state instantiated from the shared UBE template — the same MBE bank, MEE outlines, MPT workspace, and study-guide library California, Florida, Louisiana, New York, Texas, Illinois, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, Colorado, Arizona, Alabama, Missouri, Indiana, Iowa, Utah, Nebraska, Montana, Minnesota, and New Hampshire shipped with, re-tuned for the Maine Board of Bar Examiners acting under Maine Bar Rule (formerly 4 M.R.S. ch. 9). Key distinctions: JD-from-ABA single pathway (no clerk-reader / LLM alternative); 270 ME-UBE floor — the HIGHEST UBE passing score in the country, co-anchored with NH/UT only (ABOVE IN 264, ABOVE the 266 DEFAULT shared with NY/TX/MA/IL/PA/NJ/WA/OH/NC/VA/CO/MO/IA/NE/MT, ABOVE AL/WI/MN at 260); MPRE ≥ 85 HIGH-MPRE tier; Maine Lawyers Assistance Program (MeLAP — distinct from Iowa’s no-LAP Rule 31.9 framework); Maine Business Corporation Act (13-C M.R.S. RMBCA-based) overlay; Maine Uniform Probate Code 18-A M.R.S. as the UPC variant (DISTINCT from NH RSA 561–564 / Title 56 framework); 19-A M.R.S. § 722 family-law equitable-distribution SEPARATE-PROPERTY regime; 33 M.R.S. § 161 notice-race recording act; 33 M.R.S. § 65 20-yr adverse possession; 14 M.R.S. § 6203-A mortgage foreclosure by power of sale (non-judicial, parallel to NH RSA 479 / NE’s trust-deed §§ 76-1001 et seq.); 2-YEAR UBE score-transfer window (DISTINCT from the 3-year DEFAULT, parallel to MN’s 2-year); MCLE 12 hrs/year including 2 ethics under Maine Bar Rule 5.

The single-state purchase matches California, Florida, Louisiana, New York, Texas, Illinois, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, Colorado, Arizona, Alabama, Missouri, Indiana, Iowa, Utah, Nebraska, Montana, Minnesota, and New Hampshire at $499 one-time — a deliberate parity that keeps the per-state cost obvious while the UBE bundle rolls out one state at a time.

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Module pieces

Four pieces, ME overlay.

The Maine module mirrors the four-piece shape California, Florida, Louisiana, New York, Texas, Illinois, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, Colorado, Arizona, Alabama, Missouri, Indiana, Iowa, Utah, Nebraska, Montana, Minnesota, and New Hampshire shipped with — an MBE bank, MEE outlines with a Maine doctrine overlay, an MPT workspace, and the study-guide library. Each piece is reachable inside the dashboard the moment the access pass unlocks.

Practice · MBE

Multistate MBE bank

7-subject MBE bank sized for the Feb 2027 Maine administration (Tue 2027-02-23 / Wed 2027-02-24). Civil Procedure, Contracts, Evidence, Torts, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Real Property — tagged by topic and weighted to current NCBE scoring distributions.

7 subjects · ~600+ questions

Included in the $499 access pass.

Outlines · MEE

MEE essay outlines with ME overlay

6 MEE fact patterns with IRAC outlines. Business Associations overlay reads Maine Business Corporation Act at 13-C M.R.S. (RMBCA-based), director fiduciary duties 13-C M.R.S. § 8.30 (BJR framing), close-corp 13-C M.R.S. § 7.01 et seq., appraisal/dissenters' rights 13-C M.R.S. § 13.01 et seq. Wills/Trusts overlay reads Maine Uniform Probate Code 18-A M.R.S. (Maine adopted 18-A as its UPC variant — DISTINCT from NH RSA 561–564 / RSA Title 56, from UPC § 2-201, from Iowa's Iowa Code § 633.246, IN § 29-1-3-1, MN § 524.2-201, NE § 30-2313, MT § 72-2-142), elective-share 18-A M.R.S. § 2-201, Uniform Trust Code analog 18-B M.R.S. Family Law overlay reads 19-A M.R.S. dissolution, no-fault 19-A M.R.S. § 1652 irretrievable-breakdown, equitable property division 19-A M.R.S. § 722 factor list (SEPARATE-PROPERTY jurisdiction — NOT community property like TX/WA/AZ); parenting/custody 19-A M.R.S. best-interest standard. Real Property overlay reads 33 M.R.S. § 161 notice-race recording act, 33 M.R.S. § 65 20-year adverse possession (LONGER tier than MT/NE/IA/MN at 10–15 years, SHORTER than OH 21-yr; PARALLEL to MA / GA / NH 20-yr), 14 M.R.S. § 6203-A mortgage foreclosure by power of sale (the Maine non-judicial foreclosure regime — parallel to NH RSA 479 non-judicial, NE Trust Deed Act §§ 76-1001 et seq., TX Property Code § 51.002, WA RCW 61.24, AZ A.R.S. § 33-725, MO §§ 443.300+, UT § 57-1-23, GA O.C.G.A. § 44-14-160).

6 MEE outlines · ME-specific overlay

Included in the $499 access pass.

MPT · scaffolding

MPT workspace + Maine-tuned libraries

2 MPT tasks under 90-minute budget with Maine-specific file/library combinations surfaced first — Maine Superior Court civil pleadings under the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure with local-rule variance by county (Cumberland County — Portland, Penobscot County — Bangor, Kennebec County — Augusta, Androscoggin County — Auburn, York County — Biddeford, plus other Maine counties each with distinctive local rules under the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure); Maine Supreme Judicial Court briefs under the Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure (sitting as the Law Court); Maine District Court filings (the lower-tier trial court for small claims, misdemeanors, landlord-tenant); Maine Probate Court filings under 18-A M.R.S. / 18-B M.R.S. (probate-court filings, accounts, trust-administration orders under 18-B M.R.S. Maine UTC).

2 MPT tasks · 90 min · ME libraries

Included in the $499 access pass.

Guides · strategy

Study guides + 90-day paced calendar

10+ guides covering MBE strategy, IRAC scaffolding, MPT format, Maine Board of Bar Examiners admissions under Maine Bar Rule 4 (formerly 4 M.R.S. ch. 9) and the Maine Rules of the Board of Bar Examiners (JD from an ABA-accredited law school — the JD-from-ABA pathway is the complete academic menu, NO clerk-reader / law-office-study / apprenticeship alternative like MO Rule 8.04 / AL Rule II / CA Rule 4.15, NO LLM alternative like CO Rule 201(b) / WA APR 3(c) / AZ Rule 34(g)), Maine Lawyers Assistance Program (MeLAP — distinct from Iowa's no-LAP Rule 31.9 framework), UBE score transfer into Maine (270+ within 2 years — the ME 2-YEAR window is DISTINCT from the 3-year DEFAULT shared with NY/TX/MA/IL/PA/NJ/WA/OH/NC/VA/CO/MO/IA/NE/MT/NH/UT/AL/GA and PARALLEL to MN's 2-year; the 270 floor co-anchored with NH/UT only — ABOVE IN 264, ABOVE the 266 DEFAULT, ABOVE AL/WI/MN at 260), MPRE (≥ 85) — HIGH-MPRE tier on file with the Maine Board of Bar Examiners before admission approved, MCLE under Maine Bar Rule 5 (12 hours/year including 2 hours ethics), and the Feb-2027 administration calendar anchored to Mon 2026-11-23 start → Tue 2027-02-23 exam day.

10+ guides · 90-day calendar

Included in the $499 access pass.

Maine module · FAQ

The seven questions Maine candidates ask us.

These are the questions candidates ask before purchase — how the module differs from a generic UBE prep, when the next administration is, the 2-year Maine transfer rule, the $499scope, the 270 ME-UBE floor (the HIGHEST UBE passing score in the country, co-anchored with NH/UT, ABOVE IN 264, ABOVE the 266 DEFAULT shared with NY/TX/MA/IL/PA/NJ/WA/OH/NC/VA/CO/MO/IA/NE/MT, ABOVE AL/WI/MN at 260), the Maine Bar Rule 4 ABA-accredited-JD eligibility requirement, and the Maine C&F framework with MeLAP.

How does the Maine module differ from a generic UBE prep?

ME overlay: 270 floor (the HIGHEST UBE passing score, co-anchored with NH/UT only — ABOVE IN 264, ABOVE the 266 DEFAULT shared with NY/TX/MA/IL/PA/NJ/WA/OH/NC/VA/CO/MO/IA/NE/MT, ABOVE AL/WI/MN at 260); MPRE ≥ 85 HIGH-MPRE (same tier as NH/WA/OH/MA/NY/CO/TX/AZ/UT 85+, ABOVE the 80 DEFAULT-MPRE shared with NJ/NC/VA/IL/MO/IN/IA/NE, ABOVE AL/GA at 75); Maine Business Corporation Act at 13-C M.R.S. (RMBCA-based) vs. Minnesota's MBCA / Iowa's Ch. 490 / Nebraska's §§ 21-2,101 / NH RSA Title XXIX Ch. 293-A; Maine Uniform Probate Code 18-A M.R.S. as the UPC variant (Maine adopted 18-A — DISTINCT from NH RSA 561–564 / Title 56 framework, from UPC § 2-201, from Iowa's non-UPC § 633.246, from MN's partial-UPC § 524.2-201); mortgage foreclosure by power of sale under 14 M.R.S. § 6203-A (the Maine non-judicial power-of-sale regime, parallel to NH RSA 479 non-judicial and NE Trust Deed Act §§ 76-1001 et seq. non-judicial) vs. MN's Ch. 580 mortgage foreclosure by advertisement and Iowa's judicial Ch. 654; Maine Lawyers Assistance Program (MeLAP — exists) vs. Iowa (no separate LAP under Iowa Court Rule 31.9); 33 M.R.S. § 65 20-year adverse possession (LONGER than MT/NE/IA at 10-yr, MN 15-yr; PARALLEL to MA / GA / NH 20-yr; SHORTER than OH 21-yr); ME 2-YEAR UBE score-transfer window (DISTINCT from the 3-year DEFAULT shared with NY/TX/MA/IL/PA/NJ/WA/OH/NC/VA/CO/MO/IA/NE/MT/NH/UT/AL/GA, parallel to MN's 2-year, SHORTER than the 5-year tier for PA / other UBE-adopting).

When is the next Maine UBE administration?

Feb 2027: Tue 2027-02-23 / Wed 2027-02-24 (last Tuesday of February, NCBE-scheduled). July 2027: Tue 2027-07-29 / Wed 2027-07-30. Maine Board of Bar Examiners posts application deadlines; file inside the priority window to avoid late fees. The 90-day plan starts Mon 2026-11-23 for the Feb 2027 sitting.

Can I transfer a UBE score into Maine?

Yes — Maine accepts transferred UBE scores of 270 or higher (the HIGH-UBE-floor tier, co-anchored with NH/UT — ABOVE IN 264, ABOVE the 266 DEFAULT shared with NY/TX/MA/IL/PA/NJ/WA/OH/NC/VA/CO/MO/IA/NE/MT, ABOVE AL/WI/MN at 260) earned within 2 years (the ME 2-YEAR window is DISTINCT from the 3-year DEFAULT shared with NY/TX/MA/IL/PA/NJ/WA/OH/NC/VA/CO/MO/IA/NE/MT/NH/UT/AL/GA, parallel to MN’s 2-year, SHORTER than the 5-year tier for PA / other UBE-adopting). Transfer candidate must satisfy Maine Bar Rule 4 JD/eligibility, C&F, and MPRE ≥ 85 — no Maine waiver of the MPRE or the 270 floor.

What does the $499 access pass include?

MBE bank, MEE outlines with ME overlay (Maine Business Corporation Act 13-C M.R.S. with director duties 13-C § 8.30 BJR, close-corp 13-C § 7.01, appraisal 13-C § 13.01; Maine Uniform Probate Code 18-A M.R.S. as UPC variant with elective-share 18-A § 2-201 and Maine UTC analog 18-B M.R.S.; 19-A M.R.S. family-law equitable-distribution SEPARATE-PROPERTY regime with 19-A § 722 factor list; 33 M.R.S. § 161 notice-race recording act, 33 M.R.S. § 65 20-yr AP, 14 M.R.S. § 6203-A mortgage foreclosure by power of sale), MPT workspace with ME libraries (Maine Superior Court civil pleadings under Maine Rules of Civil Procedure + county local rules, Maine Supreme Judicial Court briefs under Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure, Maine District Court filings, Maine Probate Court filings under 18-A / 18-B M.R.S.), full study-guide library, 90-day paced calendar (Mon 2026-11-23 start), AI-graded essay submissions. One purchase, no subscription, $499 access pass.

What is the Maine passing UBE scaled score?

Maine uses 270 — the HIGHEST UBE floor in the country, co-anchored with NH/UT only. This places Maine ABOVE IN at 264, ABOVE the 266 DEFAULT shared with NY/TX/MA/IL/PA/NJ/WA/OH/NC/VA/CO/MO/IA/NE/MT, and ABOVE AL/WI/MN at 260. A candidate scoring 270 meets Maine's standard; the Maine Board of Bar Examiners does not impose a separate state-specific essay component on top of the UBE.

Does Maine require an ABA-accredited JD?

Yes — Maine Bar Rule 4 and the Maine Rules of the Board of Bar Examiners: JD from an ABA-accredited law school. Maine does NOT offer a law-office-study / clerk-reader / apprenticeship alternative (unlike MO Rule 8.04 / AL Rule II / CA Rule 4.15). Maine does NOT publish an LLM alternative for foreign-trained lawyers (unlike CO Rule 201(b) / WA APR 3(c) / AZ Rule 34(g)). The JD-from-ABA pathway is the complete academic menu.

What is the Maine C&F framework?

10-year disclosure model — civil and criminal matters, academic misconduct, pending matters for 10 years preceding application. Maine maintains a Maine Lawyers Assistance Program (MeLAP) as a voluntary disclosure resource — DISTINCT from Iowa (no separate LAP under Iowa Court Rule 31.9) and parallel to NH LAP / MT MLAP / WA LAP / NJ LARP / GA GLCP / MA LCL / OH OLAP / NC NCLAP / VA LHL / CO COLAP / UT LAP / NE LAP / MN LCL. Early outreach on borderline matters is the safe path.

Pricing · live

$499. One-time.

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