Law Student Supplemental Instructions

Please note, that you will need to create a website account.

(Print this page as a checklist)

If you registered as a law student, and you are now preparing to sit for the written bar examination:

1. Create a new account   (Follow instructions if you have forgotten your user name and password).
2. Submit the on-line Bar Examination Application form.
3. Download and print Bar Examination Application form, 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 and notarized Authorization and Release form and $550 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. 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.  The Request for Preparation of a Character Report must be received (not postmarked) by the NCBE on or before February 1 for the July Bar Examination and on or before November 1 for the February Bar Examination. Late applications (received no later than December 15 for the February Bar Examination and May 15 for the July Bar Examination) will be assessed the $750 late fee by the Committee on Bar Admissions.
   

9. If you have not already done so, contact the MPRE Records Department at (319) 337-1304 or at mpre.score@act.org to release your score to Louisiana.

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