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THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA

[Testing Accommodations for Applicants with Disabilities]

The Committee of Bar Examiners provides reasonable testing accommodations for qualified applicants with disabilities.  Each applicant's request for testing accommodations is considered on its individual merits.  Accommodations are provided for all examinations administered by the Committee.

Applicants should file their petitions no later than four months prior to administration of the examination they intend to take.  Petitions received after the final filing deadline for the examination they wish to take and those that are filed in an incomplete manner will not be accepted for processing.  Early filing allows sufficient time for full review of an applicant's petition, including providing additional information and/or filing appeals if appropriate.  Applicants who wait to file their requests near the filing deadline may not have the opportunity to exhaust all administrative avenues before administration of the examination, such as appealing the decision of the Senior Executive, Admissions to the Committee.

Applicants can either request a petition packet from the Office of Admissions or download the instructions and forms from the above link..

[Practical Training of Law Students]

NOTE:  The State Bar of California's Practical Training of Law Students (PTLS) program certifies law students to provide legal services under the supervision of an attorney.

[Moral Character Application]

NOTE: Application for Determination of Moral Character - Applicant's who are in their last year of law study are encouraged to file their Application for Determination of Moral Character at the beginning of their last year of law study, and all applicants are encouraged to file at least eight (8) to ten (10) months prior to the date they wish to be admitted to practice law in California.  Applicants may download the application from the Moral Character Application link above.

Applications for Determination of Moral Character generally will be processed in a minimum of 180 days, unless there are issues in an applicant's background that requires that further investigation and/or review by The State Bar of California, Committee of Bar Examiners/Office of Admissions.  Applicants should make sure they have completed the most current Moral Character Application form and have paid the most current application fee as both the form and fee are subject to change.

Failure to file your application in a timely manner will delay your admission to practice law.

An extension application must be filed by an applicant no sooner than every 18 months and no later than every 24 months after an initial determination of good moral character has been made by The State Bar of California.

THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BAR EXAMINERS

[Online Registration-- Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE)]

[Changes to Minimum Passing Score Required for MPRE Effective January 1, 2008]

SCHEDULE OF FEES - THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA

Schedule of Some of the State Bar's Admission Fees

For Implementation July 20, 2007

Processing of applications received with incorrect fees after the effective date will not continue nor will the application be considered filed until the correct fees have been received.  If the correct fees are not received by the published time frames, applications will be considered abandoned and fees that have been paid will not be refunded.

Application Deadlines: [top]

Registration as a Law Student - Students register after law classes have begun.  Students must create an account and register on the State Bar's website (www.calbar.ca.gov).  Visit direct link above.

Application for the First-Year Law Students' Examination (exam given June & Oct.) - Timely filing deadline: April 1st for June exam, and August 1st for October exam (unless awaiting June results).  Students must create an account if not done previously, then apply on the State Bar's website (www.calbar.ca.gov).  You must have Registered as a Law Student.  Visit direct link above.

Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) (exam given Saturday March 8th, Friday August 8th, and Saturday November 8, 2008) - approx. 40 days prior to the examination.  You must be enrolled as an advanced student to be eligible to receive credit for passing this exam.  Applications may be picked up in the office.  Visit direct link above.

Effective January 1, 2008 the minimum passing score required by The Committee of Bar Examiners of the State of California is a scaled score of 86.

Students may now register on-line for the MPRE at www.ncbex.org.  Visit direct link above.

Application for the California Bar Examination (exam given July & Feb.) - Timely filing deadline: April 1st for July exam and November 1st for February exam (unless awaiting results for last exam).  Students must create an account if not done previously, then apply on the State Bar's website (www.calbar.ca.gov).  Visit direct link above.

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