Sunday, January 6, 2013

Crucial Details About California Bar Exam 2013

By Katelyn Buckner


California bar exam 2013 will be on in February and July as is usually the case. Candidates for the July tests are supposed to begin registration from 1st of March. This is in-line with the deadlines set to facilitate detailed verification and approval. A candidate has an opportunity to choose an examination center if the application is made in good time.

Every candidate who wishes to be considered must have submitted Moral Character application as well as fingerprints. This must be done in advance to give sufficient time for verification. Moral Character Applications should commence before the first day of January. This is for anyone who wishes to be considered in the July sitting.

Verification of information provided during Moral Character Application takes between 8 and 10 months. This necessitates early application considering that no one will be admitted until all these details are verified. July candidates must have completed submissions by the second day of April. This is a logical date since examinations commence on 26th July and extend to 27th and 30th of the same month.

The examination may be based on several topics. Some of them are Wills and Succession, Law on Contract, Civil Procedure, and Criminal Laws. There are three sections in to which the examination is divided. Each candidate will sit for a Multistate Bar Examination MBE, two performance tests and six questions in essay format.

The marks are distributed between these sections with 35% coming from MBE and the 65% from a combination of performance and essay tests. The sections shall not be taken at different times during the year. This means that a candidate must be prepared to sit for all exams at the same time.

All candidates are required to have been registered by California State Bar before thinking about California bar exam 2013. The same requirement is extended for anyone intending to sit for MPRE or Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination. A positive evaluation must be gotten after Moral Character Application. A fully completed California Bar Examination application form is required.

Other provisions made regard any participant who intends to use a laptop while sitting for the examination. This candidate must make the request in advance and adhere to the guidelines that will be issued. They include installation of an examination security app. There is a limitation of the number of persons allowed to use laptops and therefore advance application is required. There is a deadline for online application and one must be keen.

Special provisions have been made for students with disabilities. They include learning and physical limitations as well as chronic medical conditions. They are required to make their submission in advance to facilitate accommodation arrangements. There are conditions that must be fulfilled. It is not automatic to get accommodation space like in graduate school.

The results for California bar exam 2013 taken in February are usually released before the last day of May. Those who sit for their examinations in July will have received results by the end of November. Those who make it through July examinations will be hosted for a Swearing-in ceremony at the earliest opportunity in December.




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