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Update July Bar Exam Results


Please don't worry if you have not received your bar exam results yet. Notifications are posting to accounts on a rolling basis. All applicants will receive their results today. Please do not call the office as staff are not able to give results over the phone.

July 2024 Bar Exam Results Update


The July 2024 bar exam results will be available to applicants on November 1st. Applicants may view their individual results by logging into their application account.

The names of the successful applicants will be posted on this website on November 6th.

Beginning on November 20th and continuing through December, certification notices will be issued on a rolling basis to applicants who have met all eligibility requirements for admission.  Please do not call the office. Applicants may use the "Create Message" button on their account homepage for questions.

 

February 2025 Bar Exam


Information on How to Apply for the February 2025 Bar Exam is now available. Registrations opens November 1st and closes November 21st at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. You must make payment before 5:00 PM ET to allow for the payment to process.


Changes to Application Fees


Information regarding changes to the application fees effective April 1, 2024 may be found here. Originally posted on December 22, 2023.


Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice


As of January 8, 2022, the Committee on Admissions will no longer accept Pro Hac Vice applications via courier, U.S. Mail,  email or in person.  Please follow the instructions on how to submit  Pro Hac Vice applications under the Information & Applications tab.

Notice of Successful Applicants


The Committee on Admissions offers congratulations to the 298 successful applicants on the February 2024 Uniform Bar Exam!Their names are posted here.


Notice to Bar Exam Applicants


Applicants who have not completed all required credits for their juris doctor degree before the first day of the bar exam are not eligible to sit for the exam. The applicant's Declaration of compliance with this requirement will be verified by the Committee on Admissions during the background investigation. Here is the rule provision (emphasis added):

 D.C. App. Rule 46 (c)(3) Proof of Legal Education in a Law School Approved by the American Bar Association. An applicant who has graduated from or completed all requirements for graduation from a law school that at the time of degree conferral is approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) may take the bar examination if the degree conferral occurred before, or is expected within 3 months after, the first day of the bar examination. Before an applicant can be admitted to the Bar, the Director must receive a certification that the applicant has graduated from an ABA-approved law school with a J.D. or LL.B. degree.

 



D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program


The following information is posted on behalf of the D.C. Bar. For questions or more information please email: lap@dcbar.org

The D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program welcomes D.C. Bar applicants, who are preparing to take the July D.C. or UBE exam, to join their peers for a 4-session support group series.

This Free and Confidential series, facilitated by LAP Senior Counselors, Jessie Joachim, LPC and Sharon Greenbaum, LICSW, is designed to provide mental health tools to help navigate the stressors of the bar exam process.

Zoom Registration is now open:  https://dcbar.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0td-usqDIoGt3oBkDEt7El0XmX5IX62MYg

Sessions will be held on four consecutive Tuesdays – June 4th, June 11th, June 18th and June 25th via Zoom at 4pm.

 During the one-hour, interactive group sessions, we will explore a variety of topics including how to:

• Reduce test anxiety

• Sharpen your brain: back to basics.

• Tame the shame: why self-compassion is a tool for resilience

• Build coping strategies for exam day

 



July 2024 Bar Exam Application Information


A modified version of the slides from the February 3rd information webinar are now available.

Non-ABA Educational Requirements


Non-ABA law school graduates and foreign trained candidates who wish to apply for admission by bar exam, or by transfer of UBE score, should review this announcement to make sure they satisfy the education requirement.


How do I check the status of my application?


  • For questions about the status of your application, please log into your account and use the "Create Message" button to send your inquiry directly to the staff reviewer responsible for your application.


Access D.C. App. Rule 49 Here


For guidance on the unauthorized practice of law, please see D.C. App. Rule 49 here.

 



Certificates of Good Standing are issued by the DC Bar on behalf of the Court of Appeals


Certificates of Good Standing are now issued by the DC Bar on behalf of the Court of Appeals. Mail requests received by the Committee on Admissions will be returned to the requestor. For more information on the processing of Certificates please contact the DC Bar.

February 2023 Bar Exam


The notice with names of the successful applicants for the February 2023 District of Columbia Bar Exam is now available.


July 2023 Bar Exam Notice


The notice with names of the successful applicants for the July 2023 District of Columbia Bar Exam is now available.



July 2022 Bar Exam Results


The names of the successful applicants from the July 2022 Bar Exam are now available.

February 2022 Uniform Bar Exam Results


The Notice of the 2022 February Uniform Bar Exam with the names of the successful candidates is now available.


July 2021 Bar Exam Results


The 2200 applicants for the July 2021 Uniform Bar Exam have been notified of their results. A total of 1609 individuals who sat for exam were successful for a pass rate of 73%. The list of successful applicants has been posted.

Office of the Committee on Admissions and Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law Phone hours:


Office of the Committee on Admissions and Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law phone hours:
Monday and Wednesday through Friday 8:30am - 11:00am and 3:00pm - 5:00pm. Tuesday 8:30am - 9:30am; 11:00am - noon and 3:00pm - 5:00pm.



Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law Opinion 24-20


Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law Opinion 24-20: Teleworking from Home and the COVID-19 Pandemic

FEBRUARY 2021 BAR EXAM RESULTS


The February 2021 bar exam candidates have been notified of their results by email. The Notice of the results from the Chair of the Committee on Admissions is posted for public review.

Bar Examination July 2019 Results


Bar Examination July 2019 Results click here.

Administrative Order 1-19


Please see , Administrative Order 1-19 for Temporary Suspension of Rule Requiring Law Students Practicing in D.C. to Register with this Court and be issued a Student Bar Membership Card