Law Student Registrant Instructions

Second year law students only
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2nd year law students enrolled in approved ABA Law Schools may register as prospective applicants for the Louisiana Bar.  Registrants must complete and submit a Law Student Registration Form to the Louisiana Supreme Court Committee on Bar Admissions (LASCBA) and complete and submit a Request for Preparation of Character Report to the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE). 

NOTE:  If you are a law student enrolled in one of the ABA accredited law schools in this state and you do not participate in the Law Student Registration Program you will be assessed a $200 Late Law Student Application Fee by LASCBA at the time you file a Bar Examination Application.

The registration period for the Law Student Registration Program is August  1st through October 1st of the fall semester of the second academic year of law school.

  1. Create an account on this website.
  2. Submit on-line Law Student Registration form.
  3. Download and print Law Student Registration form and Authorization and Release form.
  4. Sign and notarize, where applicable.
  5. Mail forms and $25 fee to LASCBA:
    LASCBA
    2800 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Suite 310
    Metairie, LA 70002
  6. In addition to sending the completed Law Student Registration form and fees to LASCBA, registrants shall submit a Request for Preparation of Character Report to the NCBE. Follow the prompts on the LASCBA website to access the NCBE forms.
  7. Complete and submit the Request for Character Report in accordance with the directions provided and fees prescribed by the NCBE.Mail the required forms and fees to the NCBE:
    8. National Conference of Bar Examiners
    302 South Bedford Street
    Madison, WI 53703-3622
  8. Pursuant to Court Rule, hard copies of the Law Student Registration Forms, Request for Preparation of Character Report and all required fees must be received (not postmarked) by the October 1 deadline date.
  9. LASCBA will acknowledge receipt via e-mail message.

Do you accept the conditions?