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FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2008 DEADLINE to file Petition for Admission to sit for the 2008 JULY BAR EXAMINATION.
First Time
Application
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I obtain an
application?
What is the filing fee?
What documents must I file with the Supreme Judicial
Court?
What should the letters of recommendation include?
How do I get an individual MPRE Score Report?
Can I have my MPRE Score sent directly to you from the National
Conference of Bar Examiners?
What do I do if I need nonstandard testing accommodations for the exam?
What is the format of the exam?
When are results of the Bar Exam released?
Where are the results posted?
When can I begin to practice as an Attorney?
When will I be admitted to the Massachusetts Bar?
When do I get my Bar Registration Number?
When is my law school certificate due?
1. How can I obtain
an application?
You may obtain the documents for your application by completing our newly created web forms. Click Here
2. What is the filing fee?
The fee is $815.00 made payable to the Commonwealth in the form of a money order or bank check.
Personal checks will NOT be accepted.
3.
What documents MUST I file with the Supreme Judicial Court?
4. What should the letters of
recommendation include?
Information on Letters of Recommendation.
5. How do I get an individual
MPRE Score Report?
You must contact the National Conference of Bar
Examiners and request that your individual Score Report indicating a Scaled
Score of 85 or greater be sent directly to you, so that you can submit it with
your application to sit.
6. Can I have my MPRE Score
sent directly to you from the National Conference of Bar Examiners?
No. Your MPRE Score Report indicating a scaled score of 85 or greater MUST be
filed with your application.
7. What do I do if I need
nonstandard testing accommodations for the exam?
What forms should I file with
the Board of Bar Examiners?
8. What is the format of the
exam?
Examination Information
9. When are results of the Bar
Exam released?
The results are released approximately three months after the examination is
taken. The results from the February exam are generally released in mid -May.
The results from the July exam are released in mid-November.
10. Where are the results
posted?
The results of those who passed the law examination are publicly posted at this
office, at every Superior Court Clerk's office in the Commonwealth and they can
also be found on the
Board of Bar
Examiners web site.
11. When can I begin to
practice as an Attorney?
You may begin to practice as a Massachusetts Attorney once you have officially
been admitted to the bar.
12. When will I be admitted
to the Massachusetts Bar?
After the public posting and the Board of Bar Examiners recommends your
admission, you MUST be officially admitted either at the formal admission
ceremonies or by the
alternate admission procedure.
13. When do I get my Bar
Registration Number?
After you have been admitted, this office will forward your name, address and
date of admission to the Board of Bar Overseers. The
Board of Bar Overseers will
forward the requisite registration materials to you.
You MUST register within 90 days of your
admission. While you await your Bar Registration number or your bar card, it is
advised that you use "pending" in lieu of the number
IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE
CONTACT ADMISSIONS.
14. When is my law school certificate due?
Unless an exception has been made for you by the Supreme Judicial Court, your law school certificate is due with your application by the deadline. |