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July 2024 Alaska Bar Exam Application
The online application for the July 2024 Alaska Bar Exam is open. The application and fee is due by the deadlines.
July 30 & 31, 2024 Bar Exam
May 1, 2024 - $850
Reapplicants who sat for the July 2023/February 2024 Exam:
May 31, 2024 - $550
Non-Standard Testing Application: Testing Forms
May 1, 2024
Laptop Registration Fee - $125
Board of Governors Meeting Dates
Upcoming meeting dates for the Board of Governors:
May 2 & 3, 2024
August 22 & 23, 2024
October 24 & 25, 2024
January 30 & 31, 2025
April 22 & 23, 2025
Once the character investigation is complete and all documents have been received, your application will be reviewed at the next regularly scheduled Board Meeting. While meetings are open to the public, applicants will only be discussed during Executive Session. The soonest you will be notified if your application is approved for admission is by email.
All applicants are subject to a determination of character and fitness. This can take at least 3-4 months, depending on each individual application. There is no way for us to expedite this process as we treat all applications with priority.
Requesting Required Documents
It is YOUR responsibility to arrange to have the following items sent directly to the Alaska Bar Association from each respective authority. You cannot have them sent to you and then submit them to our office.
The following be sent directly to the Alaska Bar Association from the authority.
- Original certificate of graduation from law school; the certificate must contain:
- Your name
- The name of the law school
- Graduation date
- Degree received
- The school's seal
- Certificate of Good Standing from each state or D.C., to which you have been admitted; must have been issued within the previous three months.
- Disciplinary history from each State Bar to which you are admitted; must have been issued within the previous three months.
- Statement of bar passage from a reciprocal jurisdiction; at least one of the reciprocal jurisdictions must certify that you passed the written bar exam required by that jurisdiction prior to admission (Reciprocity applicants only)
- MPRE Official Score Transcript from NCBE
- UBE Official Score Transcript from NCBE (UBE applicants only)
The following documents must be submitted to our office by the applicant.
- Authorization and Release Form - must be signed, notarized and may be mailed. Once you have submitted your application electronically, you may also upload the signed and notarized Authorization and Release form by clicking on the "Upload New Document" button located in the bottom right corner of your user home page.
- Photo Submission Form - must include TWO passport sized (2x2) photos; must be mailed to Bar.
- Fingerprints - One properly executed Standard Applicant Fingerprint Card; must be mailed to Bar.
The full checklist for each application can be found on our website here.
Our email and mailing address can be found in the Contact Us link on our website.
Swearing-In Ceremony
The swearing-in ceremony for new members is scheduled for:
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
3:30 p.m.
Supreme Court Courtroom - Boney Courthouse
303 K Street, 5th Floor
Admissions paperwork is due to the Alaska Bar Association office by noon on Friday, May 10, 2024. The admissions paperwork may be found on your
application homepage under forms. The prorated membership fees for the balance of the year (computed at the
rate of $1.81 per day) are $418.11, provided you are sworn in at the ceremony. Prorated dues may be paid by check or over the phone.
Family and friends are welcome to attend.
Alaska Court System Live Stream: https://stream.akcourts.gov/
Additional requirements for admission may be found by visiting the additional admissions requirements page.
Questions? Contact info@alaskabar.org