Effective June 1, 2010, the Idaho Bar Examination format, Topic List and Grading Standards will change and the July Bar Exam will be administered over two days instead of two and one-half days. Please be sure to review the following information carefully and refer any questions to the Admissions Department.

February 2010 Examination

July 2010 Examination – July 27 – 28, 2010

July 2010 Laptop Computer Registration Form will be available April 1, 2010.

Bar Exam Requirements Idaho Bar Commission Rules 201 – 204

A student or attorney applicant for the bar examination and for admission to the practice of law in this state must show to the satisfaction of the Board of Commissioners the following:

* is at least the age of majority;

* is a person of good moral character;

* prior to taking the examination, will have received a Juris Doctorate, or an equivalent basic law degree from an American Bar Association approved law school as defined in Rule 200(a);

* must take the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam prior to taking the Idaho Bar Exam or within the next two (MPRE) administrations after successfully completing the bar exam and receive a scaled score of 85 or better.

* Foreign Applicants – Idaho Bar Commission Rule 205:

An applicant who is a citizen of another country admitted to the United States and is a permanent resident and who meets all the qualifications for admission to practice law as established in the Idaho Bar Commission Rules may apply for permission to take the bar examination and for admission on the same terms and conditions as a student.

http://isb.idaho.gov/admissions/bar_exam/bar_examination_information.html