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.
For law school graduates and attorneys licensed outside of Delaware seeking admission to the Delaware Bar.
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.
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.
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.
The early registration fees — $700/$800 — will apply for any February 2024 Applicant who applies for the July 2024 Bar Exam.
July 2024 Bar Exam
July 30-31, 2024
Chase Center On The Riverfront
815 Justison Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
Important Dates and Deadlines
Application opens February 1, 2024
Early filing April 2, 2024
Testing Accommodations Application: April 2, 2024
Administrative Accommodations Application: April 2, 2024
Bar Application: Final Deadline May 7, 2024
Please review the following January 2024 'Statement from the Delaware Board of Bar Examiners Regarding Bar Exam Topics' to give clarification to a question raised about the interpretation of the 2023 amendment to Board Rule 12 altering the scope of the criminal law and procedure subjects that may be tested on the Delaware Bar Examination: Clarification of Criminal Law and Procedure
Class of July 2023 Bar Admission Ceremonies
April 17, 2024
September 18, 2024
Instructions For Obtaining Criminal History Reports
Applicants, please click the link below to view the new instructions:
Instructions for Obtaining State of Delaware and Federal Criminal History Reports.pdf
These instructions are also available in the ‘Forms Library’: Delaware Bar Application.
February 2024 Bar Exam
February 27-28, 2024
University of Delaware
Clayton Hall
100 David Hollowell Drive
Newark, Delaware 19716
Important Dates and Deadlines
Preceptor Training
Preceptor Training Meeting Video
May be requested via electronic mail at ARMS_BBE@delaware.gov
Next Preceptor Training Meeting Date – June 6, 2024 at 3:00PM
Will be held directly after Annual Bench & Bar Conference
Chase Center On The Riverfront
815 Justison Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
Board of Bar Examiners of the Supreme Court of Delaware
The Renaissance Centre
405 North King Street, Suite 500
Wilmington, DE 19801
ARMS_BBE@delaware.gov