Florida Bar Exam: A Basic Guide

Taking the bar exam in any state is a challenge. However, with proper preparation you should have no trouble passing the Florida Bar Exam. This article will go over a few of the fundamental elements of the Florida Bar Exam to help you identify the areas that you will need to concentrate on while preparing for your exam, including how to qualify for the exam, how to register for the exam, and what to study for the exam.

QUALIFICATIONS

To sit for the Florida Bar Exam you will need to be a graduate of an ABA approved law school when you apply for the exam. The Florida Board of Bar Examiners and the ABA website both have a list of approved law school. If you didn’t graduate from a ABA approved law school then you must have been in practice as an attorney or legal field in another U.S. state or D.C., and you must provide evidence of the quality of your work, which will be reviewed by the Board of Bar Examiners. If you meet the educational requirements you will also need to take and pass the Multistate Professional Responsibilities Exam with a score of at least 80 points. Finally you will need to pass a background check. You can speed up this process by registering with the Board of Bar Examiners as a first year law student. This will start your background investigation early and help speed up the approval process once you are ready to take the exam.

REGISTERING FOR THE EXAM

To register for the Florida Bar Exam you will need to fill out the Bar Application online, and then download and print out the Exam Application and supporting forms, and then complete, and submit them to the Bar Examiners. It is important that you make sure that your application package is complete. To help you with this process the Florida Board of Bar Examiners has a checklist that you can use.

Board of Bar Examiners
1891 Eider Court
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 487-1292 Telephone Number
http://www.barexam.org/florida

If you have questions, or would like to request application materials via telephone, operators are available to assist you Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

THE EXAM’S FORMAT