California bar admission ceremony 2020. The state bars admission requirements are set by the california business and professions code. Taking the oath is not just a ritual. The california bar exam is a 2 day exam.
In accordance with section 1d of sco 20 012 the chair of the board has set a maximum seating capacity for the october 2020 remote exam of 300. The state bar will expedite creation of a provisional licensure program under supervision for 2020 law school graduateseffective at least until june 1 2022 or until they can take and pass a california bar exam. Additionally no october exam taker may currently be registered to take another states bar exam in 2020 and they must not have taken a bar exam between june 29 2020 and october 4 2020.
If you did not pass and want to repeat the test the period to register for the september 2020 california bar exam opens after 600 pm. One of the first things you may choose to do once you pass the california bar examination is to attend a swearing in ceremony where multiple attorneys take the attorney oath at the same time. I know you would have asked those things eventually especially after reading the announcement about the june 2020 admissions ceremonies issued by the state bar of california.
Use the online application. Watch as southwestern law school students get sworn in as lawyers after having passed the bar exam. Day 1 consists of three essay questions in the am then two essay questions and one 90 min performance test in the pm.
Essay questions are designed to be answered in 1 hour. It is required for admission to practice law in california. Register as a law student or attorney applicant.
But if you are unable to attend such a ceremony there. Thursday december 12 2019 in chevron auditorium at the international house. Today the state bar released results of the february 2020 california bar exam and announced that 1128 people 268 percent of applicants passed the general bar exam.
If those who passed satisfy all other requirements for admission they will be eligible to be licensed by the state bar to practice law in california. State bar admission ceremony information graduates who passed the california bar exam in july come back to campus for the annual swearing in ceremony each december. Practicing lawyers in california must be licensed by the state bar.
Day 2 is the multistate bar exam mbe a 200 question multiple choice exam 100 questions in the am 100 questions in the pm.