Checklists, Forms, and Information

Checklists to:

• Register as a First Year Student
  File the Student Registration by the earliest deadline under rule 2-23.1(a) to qualify for the lowest fee. Special Note: Student Registration provides both the Certified LegaI Internship (CLI) clearance requirement, and preliminary processing for admission to The Florida Bar.
• Convert a Student Registration into a Bar Application
  Student Registration should be converted at the beginning of the senior year of law school. Early filing is recommended.
• Register for Certified Legal Internship (CLI) Clearance only
  If you plan to take the Florida Bar Examination in the future, do not use this checklist. If you do not plan to take the Florida Bar Examination in the future, then use this checklist to file a CLI Only Registration within 250 days from entry into law school to receive registrant clearance for the lowest fee.
• File a Bar Application (Student Registration not previously filed, first time taker of the examination)
  The Bar Application is required both to initiate the background investigation and to receive a ticket of admission into the General Bar Examination. Completed Bar Applications with the appropriate fee must be postmarked by the November 15 (for the February Examination) or May 1 (for the July Examination) filing deadline to avoid late filing fees. See Florida Bar Examination Information for more information about the General Bar Examination and the MPRE. Though you can wait until the filing deadlines to submit your application, the sooner you initiate the process, the sooner the investigation can begin and the better the chance that the investigation will be complete at the time the examination results are released.
• File a Re-Examination/Conversion Application (repeater, postponer, or converter)
  Completed Re-Examination/Conversion Applications with the appropriate fee must be postmarked by the November 15 (for the February Examination) or May 1 (for the July Examination) filing deadline to avoid late filing fees. See Florida Bar Examination Information for more information about the General Bar Examination and the MPRE.
• File an Updated Bar Application (Prior Bar Application now obsolete)
  For those applicants whose prior application became stale pursuant to rule 2-29(a), was terminated pursuant to rule 3-14.6(a), or was denied under rule 3-23.6(d), a new Bar Application must be filed.
• File a Test Accommodations Petition

• Amendment (PDF - 72k)
  Amendment forms are used to update the Bar Application. Applicants and registrants have a continuing obligation to keep each item on the Bar Application current until sworn in as a member of the Bar; or, in the case of CLI Registrants, through the conclusion of any term of Certified Legal Internship that may result. An amendment to the application is timely if made within 30 days.
• Change of Address (PDF - 87k)
  This form is to be used to keep current contact information on file with the board.
• Financial Affidavit (PDF - 442k)
  This form is to be completed when required by a response to one of the items on the Bar Application, or if specifically requested by the board during the investigation.
• Suggested Order for Unsealing Records (PDF - 115k)
  If you have sealed arrest records, you will need to undertake the necessary action to have the records unsealed.
• IRS Form 4506-T (PDF - 62k)
  This form is used to obtain a free transcript of IRS tax returns. It is to be completed if specifically requested by the board during the investigation. Read the instructions on page 2, complete all appropriate blanks incuding the year or period requested, (if more than four periods requested you need to complete an additional form), sign the form, and return to the board.
• Authorization and Release (PDF - 63k)
• Affidavit of Compliance (PDF - 62k)
• Notice of Medical Alert (PDF - 54k)
• Notice of Postponement (PDF - 70k)
• Certificate of Dean (PDF - 171k)

• February 2010 Essay Questions (PDF - 29k)
• The virtual tour of the Florida Bar Examination (PDF - 1461k)
• An online version of the bar admissions information presented to beginning Florida law school students (PDF - 596k)
• Study Guide