Board of Bar Examiners

Are you interested in becoming a Delaware attorney? Whether you are a current law student, a recent graduate, or have already been admitted in another jurisdiction, to become a Delaware attorney, the Delaware Board of Bar Examiners requires Applicants to have graduated from an ABA accredited law school, pass the written Delaware Bar Examination, complete a Character & Fitness evaluation, and complete a 12-week clerkship. You may also apply for limited permission to practice under certain circumstances: in house counsel, military spouse, foreign legal consultant, law school graduate employed by a Delaware nonprofit or governmental agency while waiting to take the Delaware bar exam, or a law student employed by certain Delaware State Courts and Agencies.

Delaware Bar Application

For law school graduates and attorneys licensed outside of Delaware seeking admission to the Delaware Bar.

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Limited Permission to Practice

For law school graduates, attorneys licensed outside of Delaware, attorneys of a military spouse, in-house counsel, foreign legal consultants and current law students, seeking limited permission to practice in Delaware in government jobs or with approved legal service agencies.

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Delaware Bar Application

For law school graduates and attorneys licensed outside of Delaware seeking admission to the Delaware Bar.

Click to advance to First Time <a href=Bar Exam page" />

Limited Permission to Practice

For law school graduates, attorneys licensed outside of Delaware, attorneys of a military spouse, in-house counsel, foreign legal consultants and current law students, seeking limited permission to practice in Delaware in government jobs or with approved legal service agencies.

Click to advance to Limited License page

Rules Governing Admissions

All applicants must read and adhere to the Rules governing admissions. Admission to the Delaware Bar is governed by Supreme Court Rules 51-56 and Board of Bar Examiners Rules.