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July 2025 Bar Exam Information
The July Bar Examination application is now live! The timely filing deadline is April 15, 2025. The late filing deadline is May 15, 2025.
Applicants who are requesting ADA testing accommodations will be required to submit a request form titled "Doc 1 - Request for Testing Accommodations". Please note the requests for accommodations must be submitted on April 15, 2025. Any request received after this date will still be considered, but such applicants will assume the risk that we may lack the resources to accommodate their request. Request for accommodations submitted without a bar exam application will not be considered by the Board.
The Laptop Registration period will begin in June. You will receive an email with detailed information about the registration dates and associated fees once the registration opens.
The July Bar Examination is scheduled to take place on July 29th and 30th, 2025 at the three Oregon Law Schools. Applicants will receive their testing location after the late filing deadline has passed.
*Please note for the July 2025 Bar Exam the three Oregon law schools arrange lunches on site for examinees. We will share your exam site location and email address with the schools for that limited purpose. If you do not want that information shared and wish to opt out, please contact us at admissions@osbar.org.
Please reach out to the admissions office: admissions@osbar.org, if you have any further questions.
February 2025 Exam Information
The February 2025 Bar Examination results are set to be released on April 25, 2025. Applicants who sat for the exam will receive their results through their user portal. Any applicant who was unsuccessful on the February 2025 exam in Oregon and wishes to apply for the July 2025 exam will not be subject to the late filing fee. More information on the July 2025 exam can be found here: Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners - News
Accommodation Request Instructions
Accommodation Request Instructions
The information that follows is intended to help applicants complete a request for accommodations for the July 2025 bar examination. In order to submit a request, applicants must first register as an applicant who will seek accommodations. Upon selecting this option in the registration process, Document 1 of the ADA Accommodation Packet will be prepopulated on the User Homepage for the applicant. There is no other location in which an applicant may receive document 1. However, you will need to use the the Browse Forms link (4th link under Bar Examination heading in the Applications & Information Page of the Admissions Web Portal) and print the relevant remaining Accommodation Forms related to your particular condition. These instructions include hyperlinks to all possible forms, and will help you identify which forms are needed for a complete submission.
The deadline to submit a timely accommodations request that will be part of the Oregon Bar Exam plan is April 15, 2025.
IMPORTANT PRELIMINARY NOTES: Some of the required forms must be completed by third parties and returned to you for submission to the Board of Bar Examiners. Make certain to request completion of these forms by the third parties in a timely manner so that you are able to submit your request by the deadline. Accommodations are tested at a different site than standard testing examinees. The site is near Portland, Oregon; thus, if you are awarded accommodations, know that you will have to make arrangements for travel to Portland, and secure lodging for the days of your examination.
Step 1: Accommodations History. Gather documentation of your history of accommodations requests, if any. This should include Doc 2 - Law School Verification Form, as well as documentation from each educational institution or testing agency from which you requested accommodations, and whether the requests were granted or denied. Complete the top portion of the form and request that the entity complete the rest of the form and return it to you for inclusion in your packet. Alternatively, you may provide other proof of your accommodations history, such as a copy of the letter(s) you received from the entity notifying you of the specific accommodations granted or denied or some record from the institution that establishes the accommodations you received. The proof should identify the time frame (e.g., third year of law school) and the nature of the disability (e.g., AD/HD) for which any accommodations were granted or denied. If you received accommodations as a result of an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or a 504 Plan, please provide copies of all IEPs or 504 Plans. If one of the institutions you requested accommodations from was another State Bar, complete the top portion of Doc 3 - Statement of Jurisdiction Form, and send it to the relevant Jurisdiction for them to complete and send back to you.
Step 2: Education Transcripts/Testing Performance. If your disability affected your education, ability to learn or performance on tests, then provide transcripts and scores on all significant standardized tests. Attach copies of your undergraduate and law school transcripts and your LSAC Academic Summary Report. Photocopies of transcripts are acceptable for this purpose. You can obtain your LSAC Academic Summary Report by logging in to your LSAC account at www.lsac.org. Click on “Transcripts,” then click on “Academic Summary Report,” and print the report. If you have trouble obtaining the report, contact an LSAC representative at 215-968-1001. While not required, transcripts or report cards from elementary, middle school, and high school may be useful in providing evidence of symptoms and impairment present during childhood for developmental disorders, learning disorders and AD/HD.
Step 3: Documents Packet. All applicants seeking accommodations must complete Doc 1 - Accommodation Request Form, which they can find at their User Homepage. This will identify their condition, how it affects their daily life and states the specific accommodations that the applicant is requesting for the bar exam.
Complete and sign all relevant documents and save as separate PDFs on your computer. Use the following naming nomenclature when saving the PDFs:
Doc 1: Request for Accommodations
Doc 2 (if applicable) School Verification.
Doc 3 (if applicable) “Jurisdiction Verification.
Step 4: Upload to Homepage. Upload the full accommodation request packet through the “Upload Document” button on your user homepage and identify documents using the naming scheme above. You must upload your accommodation request packet before you submit your Exam Application; otherwise, you will not be permitted to submit your exam application, because it will be considered incomplete. For our exam planning to be able accommodate all applicants with accommodations, we need to know at the early planning stages what accommodations will be sought and how many proctors we will need for the accommodated exams. If you are close to the filing deadline, you will need to submit at least Doc 1 as an initial submission, together with a written explanation of the actions you have taken in furtherance of Steps 1 – 3 above, and that you will provide the required documentation as soon as it is received from a third party.
We look forward to processing your accommodation requests in a fair and efficient manner.
OSB Admissions Staff
SPPE Applicants
The SPPE Application is now available for SPPE applicants who have a current employer who they currently work for, or who has made them a job offer contingent upon the applicant being accepted into the SPPE program, and the employer has a supervising attorney who will assume that role once the applicant is accepted into the SPPE program.
The employer must have previously submitted an SPPE Employer Application and the supervising attorney must have already submitted an SPPE Supervising Attorney application. While we requested that the employer and supervising attorney submit their applications at least two weeks before the SPPE applicant submits their application, we may complete our review earlier than the anticipated two-week period. In either case, we will notify the employer, supervising attorney and applicant when we are ready to receive their application.
We will notify the participants as their applications are processed and approved. Each notice includes a link to the registration page for the SPPE application, from which the applicant will register for the SPPE program. This registration process requires the applicant to make numerous representations that they meet the qualifications for the program. Once their registration is accepted, applicants will be given access to the SPPE Application. Once the application is complete and submitted, the applicant will be required to pay the application fee.
Once the fee is collected and their application is received, staff will begin processing the application and conducting a character and fitness investigation. Applicants must cooperate by providing any information requested by staff. Once the application is processed and character and fitness is confirmed, the applicant will receive a Certificate of Eligibility, which confirms the applicant's acceptance into the SPPE program, and if their employment was contingent upon such acceptance, the applicant can begin their employment at that point. The applicant will then notify staff that they have begun their employment.
Once employment begins, staff will notify the PLF that the applicant has been accepted into the program and needs coverage or an exemption. PLF will contact the applicant about coverage. The applicant will complete the required information and make payment for coverage or verify with the PLF that they are exempt from coverage. Once active employment and PLF coverage or exemption is confirmed, the applicant is then fully qualified for the SPPE program and will receive their provisional license.
For applicants who have yet to acquire employment with an employer who has a willing supervising attorney, they should not lose faith in their ability to participate in the program. Employers are starting to actively post job openings for SPPE applicants on various job boards, and employment websites. If these applicants can obtain employment or receive a conditional offer from a qualified employer, then they can have the employer and supervising attorney submit their applications at the below links, and start the process. However, applicants need to allow at least two weeks from the date their employer and supervising attorney submit their applications before they will receive their notice with the link to the registration page.
Link to employer application: https://www.osbar.org/_docs/admissions/forms/SPPEAppEmployer.pdf
Link to supervising attorney application: https://www.osbar.org/_docs/admissions/forms/SPPEAppAttorney.pdf