First Time Applicant Instructions

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Anticipated law school graduates who did not timely register in the Law Student Registration Program, recent law graduates or members of  another bar:

  1. Create an account on this website
  2. Submit the on-line Bar Examination Application form.
  3. Download and print Bar Examination Application, Authorization and Release Form, and Dean Certification form.
  4. Sign and notarize, where applicable, these forms.
  5. Complete the top portion of the Dean Certification form and mail it directly to your law school. Dean's Certificates are due 45 days prior to the commencement of the examination.
  6. Mail the Bar Examination Application form, the notarized Authorization and Release form and the $550.00 application fee to the

    Louisiana Committee on Bar Admissions
    2800 Veterans Memorial Blvd. Ste 310
    Metairie, La 70002

    The application period for the February examination is September 1 to November 1.  The application period for the July examination is December 1 to February 1. The application must be received (not postmarked) by the Louisiana Committee on Bar Admissions on or before February 1 for the July Bar Examination; and on or before November 1 for the February Bar Examination.
  7. Late applications (received no later than December 15 for the February Bar Examination and May 15 for the July Bar Examination) must include a late fee of $750 payable to the Louisiana Committee on Bar Admissions in addition to the application fee.
  8. If you were enrolled in one of the ABA accredited law schools in this state and could have, but did not, participate in the Law Student Registration Program, include in addition to all other fees, the Late Law Student Application Fee to be paid to the Louisiana Committee on Bar Admissions in the amount of $200.
  9. In addition to sending the completed Bar Examination Application to the Louisiana Committee on Bar Admissions, applicants shall also submit a Request for Preparation of a Character Report to the NCBE in accordance with the instructions provided and fees prescribed by the

    National Conference of Bar Examiners
    302 South Bedford Street
    Madison, WI 53703-3622

    The application period for the February examination is September 1 to November 1. The application period for the July examination is December 1 to February 1. A hard copy of the Request for Preparation of a Character Report must be received (not postmarked) by the NCBE on or before November 1 for the February Bar Examination; and on or before February 1 for the July Bar Examination. Late applications (received by the NCBE no later than December 15 for the February Bar Examination and May 15 for the July Bar Examination) will be assessed a $750 late fee by the Louisiana Committee on Bar Admissions.
  10. If you have not released your MPRE scores to La, contact the MPRE Records Department at (319) 337-1304 or at mpre.score@act.org
  11. If you are a member of the Bar in another state having passed the MPRE in fulfillment of the bar admissions requirement in your state of admission, and your MPRE score is more than five years old, the Louisiana Committee on Bar Admissions will accept your MPRE score if the Committee receives a letter directly from the CLE office in your state of admission stating that you are current in your CLE obligation for the year that you are sitting for the examination. 

Do you accept the conditions?