Agency 35. Board of Bar Examiners
- Preface
VAC AGENCY NO. 35
BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERSAGENCY SUMMARY
The Board of Bar Examiners is responsible for the examination of applicants and otherwise ascertaining the qualifications of applicants for admission to the Bar of Virginia and is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations therefor pursuant to Article 3 (§ 54.1-3919 et seq.) of Chapter 39 of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia.
The board is required by Articles 3 (§ 54.1-3919 et seq.) and 4 (§ 54.1-3925 et seq.) of Chapter 39 of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia to issue a license to practice law in Virginia to every applicant who successfully passes the required examination and complies with all applicable laws and rules of the Supreme Court and the board. The board may issue a certificate to practice law in Virginia to an applicant if the board is satisfied that the applicant meets the criteria for admission without examination established by Rule 1A:1 of the Supreme Court of Virginia and the guidelines promulgated thereunder. In addition, the board evaluates applications for admission under Rules 1A:5, Part I, 1A:6, 1A:7, 1A:8, and 1A:9. The board also sets the fees to be paid by each applicant.
The board operates under the supervision of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The rules of the board are available at the office of the board at 2201 West Broad Street, Suite 101, Richmond, VA 23220. Internet address: www.barexam.virginia.gov.
Rev. 07/2024
- Chapter 10
- Rules of the Virginia Board of Bar ExaminersRead all
- Part I
- General Provisions
- Section 10
- Examinations
- Section 20
- Academic Requirements
- Section 30
- Character Requirements
- Section 40
- Applicant Eligibility
- Part II
- Filing Procedure
- Section 50
- Procedure for Completing and Filing Application
- Section 60
- Fees
- Section 70
- Filing Deadline
- Section 80
- Form Required
- Part III
- Attachments Required of All Applicants
- Section 90
- Educational Certificates
- Section 100
- Character and Fitness Investigation
- Section 110
- Fingerprints
- Section 120
- Photographs
- Part IV
- Attachments Required of Some Applicants
- Section 130
- Certificates of Good Standing
- Section 140
- Applicants with Foreign Legal Training
- Section 150
- Certification of Study for Reexamination
- Section 160
- Supplementary Sheets
- Section 170
- Applicants with Disabilities
- Part V
- Reexaminations
- Section 180
- Requirements for Reexamination
- Part VI
- Filing an Application But Not Taking the Examination
- Section 190
- Procedure for Taking Examination
- Part VII
- Additional Information
- Section 200
- Applicant Requirements
- FORMS
- Forms (18VAC35-10)
- Chapter 20
- Law Reader Program RuleRead all
- Part I
- General
- Section 10
- Definitions
- Section 20
- Purpose of Regulation
- Section 30
- Special Considerations
- Part II
- Board of Bar Examiners
- Section 40
- Responsibilities
- Section 50
- Filing
- Part III
- Application Procedures
- Section 60
- Applicants
- Section 70
- Notification
- Part IV
- Advanced Standing
- Section 80
- Eligibility
- Section 90
- Prescribed Courses
- Section 100
- Special Application Procedures
- Section 110
- Determination
- Part V
- Supervising Attorneys
- Section 120
- Responsibility
- Section 130
- Qualifications
- Section 140
- Duties
- Section 150
- Examinations
- Part VI
- Course of Study
- Section 160
- Structure
- Section 170
- Jurisprudence
- Section 180
- Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics
- Section 190
- First Year
- Section 200
- Second Year
- Section 210
- Third Year
- Section 220
- Fourth Year
- Section 230
- Recommended Approved Electives
- Part VII
- Board Evaluations
- Section 240
- Frequency
- Section 250
- Determination of Progress
- Section 260
- Materials
- Section 270
- Decision
- Section 280
- Other Evaluations
- Section 290
- Notice
- Part VIII
- Withdrawal
- Section 300
- Voluntary Withdrawal by Reader
- Section 310
- Involuntary Withdrawal by Reader
- Section 320
- Voluntary Withdrawal by Supervising Attorney
- Section 330
- Involuntary Withdrawal by Supervising Attorney
- Section 340
- Effect on the Six-Year Rule
- Part IX
- Course Descriptions
- Article 1
- First Year
- Section 350
- Basic Legal Skills
- Section 360
- Civil Procedure I
- Section 370
- Contracts
- Section 380
- Criminal Law and Procedure
- Section 390
- Property, Real and Personal
- Section 400
- Torts
- Article 2
- Second Year
- Section 410
- Agency and Partnership
- Section 420
- Conflict of Laws
- Section 430
- Constitutional Law
- Section 440
- Corporations and Limited Liability Companies
- Section 450
- Evidence
- Section 460
- Uniform Commercial Code
- Article 3
- Third Year
- Section 470
- Equity (Remedies) and Equity Procedure
- Section 480
- Professional Responsibility
- Section 490
- Domestic Relations
- Section 500
- Wills, Estates, Trusts, Probate
- Section 510
- Basic Federal Income Tax
- Section 520
- Virginia Civil Procedure
- Article 4
- Fourth Year; Recommended Electives
- Section 530
- Administrative Law and Legislation
- Section 540
- Admiralty
- Section 550
- Antitrust
- Section 560
- Consumer Protection
- Section 570
- Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy
- Section 580
- Environmental Law
- Section 590
- Insurance
- Section 600
- Intellectual Property
- Section 610
- International Law
- Section 620
- Labor and Employment Law
- Section 630
- Land Use
- Section 640
- Legal Accounting
- Section 650
- Local Government Law
- Section 660
- Modern Land Finance
- Section 670
- Securities Regulation
- Section 680
- Taxation of Estates and Gifts
- Section 690
- Trial Practice
- Section 700
- Jurisprudence
