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Tennessee will be administering the bar exam using Examplify, a secure testing software, provided by ExamSoft. The TN Board of Law Examiners Laptop Testing Policy is Policy P-4.02 and Appendix C-1. 

Deadlines (all times Central Time Zone): 
     • Registration Dates – Registration Opens on January 15 at 9:00 a.m. and Closes on January 22 at 3:00 p.m. CT. Failure to register means you will handwrite the answers to the MPT and MEE items. 
     • You are required to complete the mandatory mock exam. The password to open a Mock Exam is 'Mock123'.
     • Deadline to upload the Mock Exam is January 29, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. CT.

An email will be sent by ExamSoft to the email address you provided on your examination application with the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners prior to the opening date of registration. The email will contain your password and user ID. After registration opens, email reminders will be sent until you have completed the registration process and upload the completed mock exam. All notices are sent by email only. You must check your email frequently. If you need to make an update to your email address, the update must be made with BOTH ExamSoft and the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners. 

Visit the bar applicant page for additional information and videos on taking the bar exam with Examplify: https://bar.examsoft.com

Examplify can be used on most all modern computers (i.e. purchased within the last 3-4 years) but cannot be used on a tablet or iPad for taking the bar examination. Before you register, please verify that your laptop meets the minimum system requirements, found at https://examsoft.com/resources/examplify-minimum-system-requirements. 

Registration steps: 
The registration process must be completed for each exam, even if you registered for a previous bar examination in Tennessee or another jurisdiction, or if you used Examplify in any other setting, such as in your law school. To register, you must complete the following requirements:
     1. Sign Up – Log on to http://www.examsoft.com/TNbar and login with the assigned ID and password in the Exam Takers section in the upper left of the page.
     2. Confirm your device meets ALL minimum system requirements and, if it does, Download and Install Examplify on the laptop you will use on exam day. If you download the software to a computer you will not be using on exam day or you obtain another computer to use on exam day, there is a $50 administrative fee for you to re-download the software on a new device. You are not permitted to use a device with an external keyboard and are not permitted to use an external mouse. Use of a tablet or iPad-type device is prohibited. If you have a device with a detachable keyboard, the keyboard must be docked (attached to your laptop) for the entire examination, i.e., it cannot be separated. If the keyboard cannot be attached to the tablet/monitor, you cannot use the device. For specific system requirements, please click on Minimum System Requirements:   https://examsoft.com/resources/examplify-minimum-system-requirements
     3. Register – Enter your ID and password into Examplify to register your copy.
     4. Download Exam Files and the Mock Exam: Exam Files and the Mock exam will be automatically downloaded to your computer after successfully registering Examplify. You must download the exam files on the device you will use to take the bar exam.
     5. Qualify – Complete and Upload the Mock examination. Failure to complete the mock exam will prevent you from being able to use your computer on exam day.
 
Information on uploading your responses, taking your Mock Exam, ExamSoft and the Examplify application can be found here: https://bar.examsoft.com/.

GENERAL NOTES ON EXAMPLIFY

Use of a computer on the bar examination is governed by Board Policy P-4.02 and Appendix C. You are strongly encouraged to practice using the Software. Please note that you should not type all of your answers in one answer tab and be sure that you are typing your answer in the CORRECT answer tab. Failure to do so and use of copy or cut and paste to move your answers may not work between tabs. As noted in the MOCK EXAM, you may copy and paste within an answer but the clipboard will clear if you navigate to another answer tab.

The Board of Law Examiners will not search for your answers. If you attempt to move text from one answer tab and into another answer tab, whether using the cut or copy functions, you may lose the text. 
  

CUT/PASTE FUNCTIONALITY

It is strongly recommend that you use copy and paste instead of cut and paste.  If you cut more than 500 characters or cut from one answer tab and navigate to another answer tab, the content you cut will probably be lost and will not be recovered. You will receive a warning before executing the "cut" command. It is highly recommended you follow the warning and undo the cut action immediately in order to prevent deletion of content.  To undo a previous cut action, applicants will need to immediately use one of the following keyboard shortcuts while in the original answer tab:

• Windows: CTRL+Z
• Mac: Command+Z

 Standard Time Applicants: Answer files MUST be uploaded by Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 9:00 pm local time at the exam location.  The deadline to upload answers for those who have been approved to test over more than two days can be found in the February 2025 General Instruction Manual on page 6, footnote 7.