California Baby Bar Exam Dates

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California baby bar exam dates. All applicants must be online no later than 8 30 a m. Dates the bar exam is offered. Please reference your local jurisdiction s guidelines when preparing for your exam. Number of takers allowed to sit.

The first year law students examination or baby bar is a one day test given remotely in june and november. Length of the bar exam. Under the direction of the california supreme court the exam will be administered primarily online. The state bar will submit by may 11 a plan to ensure that the july baby.

We have noted when states have changed or adjusted the dates and lengths of their bar exams below. Applicants will be ready to begin the exam no later than 8 20 a m. The first year law students exam is administered in the los angeles and san francisco areas in june and october each year. October 2020 california bar examination.

Monday and tuesday october 5 6 2020. If you pass the baby bar outside of this window only one year of law study credit is granted toward the legal education requirements necessary to qualify for the california bar exam. The october 2020 baby bar will be postponed until november 2020 so graders can focus on the september 2020 bar exam. Passing score and grading process.

California baby bar exam overview. In the morning the exam will be administered in four one hour sessions one hour per essay question. The exam will begin immediately following the instructions. Applicants should plan to log in at least.

These requirements are set out in section 6060 h 1 of the california business and professions code. On april 14 2020 the board of trustees of the state of california announced their proposed recommendations to the california supreme court regarding both the july 2020 bar exam and the june 2020 first year law exam baby bar. The next california bar exam is scheduled for october 5 6 2020. Law students completing their first year of law study in a juris doctor degree program at a state bar unaccredited registered law school through the law office study program and those without two years of college work attending a committee of bar examiners or an american bar association accredited law school must take the first year.

Those approved for testing accommodations that cannot effectively be provided remotely and those with extenuating circumstances that prevent them from taking the exam online will be accommodated at limited in person testing locations. October 2020 bar exam faqs.