All Announcements
JULY 2021 HELPFUL HINTS
Please CLICK HERE to access helpful reminders and tips for the July 2021 Remote UBE in Illinois.
Admission by Transferred October 2020 Remote Examination Score
If you earned a score in Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont, or the *Virgin Islands on the October 2020 bar exam and wish to use that score to apply for admission in Illinois, the application for Admission by Transferred October 2020 Remote Examination Score is now available. Click here to initiate an application https://www.ilbaradmissions.org/confirmselectapplication.action?id=240
*Virgin Islands approved May 2021
RECIPROCITY ANNOUNCEMENT
Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar Announces Reciprocity Agreements
Per the order of the Illinois Supreme Court authorizing the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar to consult with other jurisdictions administering the October 5-6, 2020 NCBE remote exam to arrange for reciprocity, the Board is pleased to announce that Illinois will engage in reciprocity with the following jurisdictions:
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Kentucky
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Oregon
Tennessee
Vermont
Other jurisdictions may be added to this list.
Per the agreement, the Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar is required to provide these jurisdictions with the names of applicants sitting for our exam, their NCBE numbers, and earned score. Any applicant wishing to opt out of having this information released to the above-named jurisdictions (and any other jurisdictions added later) should contact Deputy Director Larie McGill, lmcgill@ilbaradmissions.org. Note that if you choose to opt out, you are opting out of reporting to ALL jurisdictions.
Applicants should be aware that this agreement applies only to scores earned on the October 5-6, 2020 exam. It does not apply to any other score or any other exam.
Illinois Supreme Court Rule 711(g)
Please be aware that the Illinois Supreme Court has amended Illinois Supreme Court Rule 711(g). Below is the link to the amended Rule.
https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Resources/71322647-b454-4b94-a2c1-2db33cd0af3c/070220.pdf
COVID 19 PANDEMIC
As our nation addresses the COVID-19 pandemic, IBAB is taking steps to assure the health and safety of our employees and the community. We are still operating, but many employees are working remotely. Our office is closed to the public. Staff is available via email, and that will be the most efficient method for us to assist you.
If you have questions about an exam or UBE transfer application pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rules 704, 704A, or 715, please email a file processor:
Last Name A-Bo: Diana Hobrock, dhobrock@ilbaradmissions.org
Last Name Br-E: Dorothy Holmes, dholmes@ilbaradmissions.org
Last Name F-Jam: Judith McDonough, jmcdonough@ilbaradmissions.org
Last Name Jan-Mas: Lisa Bailey, lbailey@ilbaradmissions.org
Last Name Mat-Pl: Stephany Shipp, sshipp@ilbaradmissions.org
Last Name Po-Ste: Tammy Adams, tadams@ilbaradmissions.org
Last Name Sti-Z: Tara Henrikson, thenrikson@ilbaradmissions.org
Nonstandard: Ty Perry, tperry@ilbaradmissions.org
If you have a question about laptop testing, please email Stephany Shipp, sshipp@ilbaradmissions.org, or Tara Henrikson, thenrikson@ilbaradmissions.org
For questions about applications pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rules 705, 712, 716, 717, and 719, please email Paula Ramsey-Brown, pramsey-brown@ilbaradmissions.org
For inquiries about Character and Fitness processes, please email Vanessa Williams, vwilliams@ilbaradmissions.org
Questions about non-standard testing accommodations should be directed to Ty Perry, tperry@ilbaradmissions.org
Questions concerning MPRE and MBE score transfers, administrative accommodations, or study materials, contact Carrie Homann, chomann@ilbaradmissions.org
Inquiries from law schools and bar admission entities should be directed to Larie McGill, lmcgill@ilbaradmissions.org
All other inquiries, please contact Nancy Vincent, nvincent@ilbaradmissions.org
Understand that not all inquiries can be handled immediately, and we thank you for your patience. Be safe and be well.