Character and Fitness

Subject to review by the Oregon Supreme Court, an applicant may not be admitted to practice law in Oregon unless at least a majority of all non-recused members of the Board of Bar Examiners considers the applicant to be qualified as to the requisite character, fitness, learning and ability.

The Board investigates the character and fitness of applicants and, if deemed necessary, may request additional information from an applicant, may request a personal interview with an applicant, and may arrange hearings relating to the moral character and fitness of an applicant whose character or fitness may be called into question.

Your obligation to furnish complete and accurate information in connection with your application is a continuing one and, accordingly, should anything occur or be discovered between the time the application is submitted and the time you are admitted which would change or render incomplete any portion of the information furnished in, or in connection with the application, you are to promptly notify the Board of Bar Examiners and furnish the necessary information to correct or complete your application.

Current and prior employers, as well as references, may be contacted. You must provide complete addresses of employers and references. If you do not provide this information, we may not be able to complete the character investigation, which is a requirement of admission. It is mandatory that a completed form be received by the Board from your current employer.

The application must include applicant's disciplinary history and status of discipline in any other jurisdiction.