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July 2024 Bar Exam Application is Now OPEN!!!


The July 2024 Bar Exam Application is now Open. The following are several highlights or features that have been updated for this application:

  1. Each registered applicant will have their own User Homepage, which will include:
    • A saved copy of the latest version of their application prior to, and after submission of their application;
    • The ability to supplement applications anytime through a document upload button and amend application button;
    • Important notices and updates communicated directly into their user homepage;
    • A list of requirements that applicant has yet to satisfy and has satisfied;
    • Reminders and notices to help applicants complete all tasks for the exam on time
  2. Applicants will have direct communication access with Admissions staff through an internal message system;
  3. Applicants will have direct communications with IT support through an internal message system;
  4. OSB Staff will send reference forms directly to applicant's references instead of applicant needing to make such contact, but to ensure a complete file, applicants should contact references to verify they responded;
  5. OSB Staff will send and recover all employment reference forms, but to ensure a complete file, applicants should contact references to verify they responded;
  6. OSB staff will send graduation certificates to the law school registrar for each applicant; however, applicants will be responsible for ensuring that the registrar's office returns the completed graduation certificate to OSB Admissions;
  7. All application data will be stored in an electronic application that only the applicant has access to until submitted to the OSB;.
  8. Finally, applicants have the ability to easily fill out subsequent documents due to their unique User Homepage storing their data for future use.

There are two main components to the the July application: (1) An applicants qualification application that demonstrates that they qualify for to sit for the exam and meet necessary admission requirements; and (2) a character and fitness application that ensures the applicant is qualified for admission following passage of the bar exam. 

If an examinee will seek ADA accommodations, at a minimum, Document 1 of the Accommodation Packet must be uploaded using the "Document Upload" button on the examinee's User Homepage. Without such submission, the application will be considered incomplete.  

Exam applicants who have any issues with the new application, please use the Tech Support button in the lower right of the website.

We wish you the best in your exam studies and this new admission process.

Sincerely,

Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners

OSB Admissions Staff



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