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Click here for instructions to enable JavaScript in your web browser . Latest News Upcoming Dates Print Page Email Request Office Closed - Thursday, September 8, 2022 Due to a power outage, the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners’ office will be closed on Thursday, September 8, 2022. Our office will be open on Friday, September 9, 2022. OFFICE CLOSED The Board of Bar Examiners’ office will be closed Monday, February 26, 2024 through Friday, March 1, 2024 to administer the February 2024 Bar Exam. The office will reopen on Monday, March 4, 2024 at 8:30 AM. Latest News BAR EXAM OFFICE CLOSED The Board of Bar Examiners’ office will be closed Friday, December 22, 2023 through Tuesday, December 26, 2023 in observance of the Christmas holidays. The office will reopen on Wednesday, December 27, 2024 at 8:30 AM. If you are an applicant for the July 2023 Bar Exam and need immediate assistance, please email your Application Processor.February 2017 Laptop Registrants – MacBook Pro with Touch Bar is NOT allowed at the exam - more information PLEASE NOTE - MBE Score Transfers: DC has changed their policy. You may leave the Applicant ID field blank. MPRE Results (for those awaiting the MPRE results in order to be licensed) - Details February 2024 Bar Exam - Results September 2020 Bar Exam - Results July 2024 Bar Exam Hotel Information Filing Deadline COVID-19 Application Modifications, Testing Conditions, Sample Declaration Survey, and FAQsBar Exam Rule Changes - The Board has revised the list of subjects tested on the Virginia Essay portion of the Virginia Bar Exam. The Board also changed the minimum passing score for Option 3 applicants, effective immediately to include the February 2020 Virginia Bar Exam. Click here for the revised Rules. Bar Examination Applicants - Rules change with new Options for applying for the Virginia Bar Exam (effective September 1, 2019). Admission Without Examination - Supreme Court amends Rule 1A:1 effective December 1, 2018 Fee Increase effective January 1, 2018 - more information Laptop Registration is now OPEN OPEN OPEN - More Information July 2015 Bar Exam - Example 10-point answers now available. Notices Supreme Court of Virginia amended Rule 1A:8 for Military Spouse Provisional Admission - effective March 4, 2024 Timeline Extended for Accepting MPRE Scores - More information Third-year law students may take the February 2023 Virginia Bar Exam - More information Supreme Court of Virginia amended Rule 1A:1 for Admission Without Examination - effective November 12, 2023 Supreme Court of Virginia new Rule 1A:9 for Virginia Legal Aid Counsel - as amended March 7, 2023 Virginia Essay exam subject areas tested - updated as of August 10, 2021 - More Information Educational requirement Rule change for Virginia Bar Exam applicants § 54.1-3926 of the Code of Virginia, "Preliminary proof of education required of applicant" has been amended. - more information Admission Without Examination - COVID-19 Application Modifications Virginia Corporate Counsel, Part I - COVID-19 Application Modifications Virginia Legal Aid Counsel - COVID-19 Application Modifications Virginia Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (VJLAP) - Click here for more information. VSB Award (available to exam-takers who plan to be in-house counsel) - Click here for more information. Welcome! The Virginia Board of Bar Examiners ("Board") is an agency of the Supreme Court of Virginia. In addition, its statutory authority is found in § 54.1-3919 et seq. of the Code of Virginia. The Board is responsible for ascertaining the qualifications of applicants for admission to the Bar of Virginia and licensing those applicants who meet those requirements as established by the Supreme Court of Virginia, the Virginia General Assembly, and the Rules and Regulations issued by the Board. Before calling our office, please refer to our FAQs or the links below to see if your questions can be answered. Our website should provide you all information on the bar admission process in Virginia. On this website, you will find: Frequently Asked Questions about admission to the Virginia Bar. Information about the Bar Exam and all its components, including the Character & Fitness Questionnaire . Information on Admission Without Examination (for persons who may be qualified by virtue of their years of experience in the full-time licensed practice of law in accordance with Rule 1A:1 ). Information on the Law Reader Program . Information on Military Legal Assistance Attorney , Military Spouse Provisional Admission , Foreign Legal Consultant , Virginia Corporate Counsel, Part I , Virginia Legal Aid Counsel , and Virginia State Bar Reinstatement . We can be contacted at the address and phone number below or by accessing the Contact Us page. We try to respond to all correspondence within 48 hours of our receipt, workload permitting. In order to give our staff time to perform all of their required duties, our voice telephone lines are open between the hours of 9:00 to 3:00 Monday through Friday . At other times (or if all lines are busy during those hours), you will hear a recording. Before calling, please see if your questions can be answered by the information on this site. COVID-19If you feel overwhelmed and want to talk, the Virginia Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (VJLAP) is there for you. The Virginia Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program is an independent non-profit organization which provides confidential, non-disciplinary assistance to lawyers, judges, law students, legal professionals, and their family members who experience impairment as a result of substance abuse and/or mental health conditions. For more information, please contact VJLAP at info@vjlap.org or 877-545-4682 (24/7). Services are complimentary, confidential and non-disciplinary. 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