Bar Admissions

July 2010 Bar Exam

Exam Results from the July 2010 Louisiana Bar Examination will be posted on Friday, October 8, 2010 after 9:00 a.m.  Results will be posted at the Supreme Court of Louisiana’s web site www.lasc.org, this web site and also on the walls of the Supreme Court.

Admission Ceremony for candidates who successfully completed the examination and have met all other requirements will be held on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at the Pontchartrain Center for 11:00 a.m.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to notify the Committee on Bar Admissions of any mailing address, telephone number or email address changes.   Written notification should be made via email message to denisel@lascba.org or rhondal@lascba.org.

Law Student Registration will be accepted from August 1, 2010 – October 1, 2010.   Both the law student registration form and the NCBE Request for the Preparation of a Character Report are to be RECEIVED, not postmarked, by the October 1, 2010 filing deadline.  The law student registration form should be mailed directly to the Committee on Bar Admissions in Metairie, LA along with the $25 fee.  The Request for the Preparation of a Character Report should be mailed directly to NCBE located in Madison, Wisconsin along with the appropriate fees.  To access information for law student registration, please click on the link under Applications, called Law Student Registration.

Additional assistance? Please contact either Denise S. Leeper or Rhonda Lorig at (504) 836-2420.


Committee On Bar Admissions
2800 Veterans Memorial Blvd.  
Suite 310
Metairie, LA 70002
Tel: (504) 836-2420
1-800-314-1530
Fax: (504) 834-1449
 The Louisiana Supreme Court
400 Royal St.
New Orleans, LA 70112
Tel: (504) 310-2300

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Applications

Law Student Registrant– Every prospective applicant for admission to the Louisiana Bar enrolled in law school in this state shall participate in the Law Student Registration Program in the fall of the second year of Law School and only then. Please note that you will be required to file a SUPPLEMENTAL Request for Character Report with the NCBE and a Bar Examination Application when you are ready to sit for the bar examination

Law Student SupplementalLaw students who participated in the Law Student Registration Program and are planning to sit for the upcoming exam.

First Time Louisiana Applicant – Anticipated law school graduates who did not timely register in the Law Student Registration Program, recent law graduates, members of  another bar, or non-members whose NCBE Application for Character Report is received more than one year after juris doctor is awarded.

ReapplicationsApplicants who have previously applied to sit for the Louisiana Bar Examination. If your most recent NCBE Application for Character Report is less than two years old, complete the Bar Examination Application and Affadavit according to the instructions. All other re-applicants must submit an NCBE Application for Character Report

Application for Equivalency DeterminationForeign trained lawyers who wish to apply to take the Louisiana Bar examination must apply in accordance with Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XVII, Sec 6.

ADA Accommodations forms – If you are seeking accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please complete these forms. All forms must be received on or before November 1st for the February bar exam, or on or before February 1st for the July exam in accordance with Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XVII, Sec 4(E).

News

Questions for the July 2010 Bar Exam are available here

Information about Laptop Registration [link]

General Instructions regarding administration of the examination [link]

Outline of the Bar Admissions Application Process (Powerpoint Presentation) [link]

Questions for the July 2009 Bar Exam are available here

Rule XVII amended effective August 1, 2007 [link | PDF order ]

Pro Hac Vice Rules amended [read rules]

Limited Admission for In-House Counsel rule adopted [PDF read order | PDF download form]