Board of Bar Examiners of the Supreme Court of Delaware

2010 Delaware Bar Examination Questions

The results from the July 2010 Bar Examination are scheduled to be released on Thursday, October 7, 2010. 

In order to be admitted to practice in Delaware, all persons who pass the 2010 Delaware Bar Examination will be required to attend the two-day mandatory Pre-Admission Conference. The conference will be held at Widener University School of Law on Thursday, October 28 and Friday, October 29, 2010. Please plan accordingly -- attendance at the two-day program is mandatory.

The Admission Ceremony for applicants who pass the 2010 Bar Examination will be on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 2:00. 
The ceremony will be held at the Schwartz Center for the Arts, 226 S. State Street in Dover.

The next Delaware Bar Examination will be administered on July 25, 26 and 27, 2011 at Widener School of Law, 4601 Concord Pike, Wilmington. Widener is a smoke free campus and therefore smoking is not permitted anywhere on the grounds.

Recent Board Rule Amendments - June 2010

To file a 2011 Application to sit for the July Delaware Bar Exam, you must complete the electronic application which will be available January 1st.

The fees and filing deadlines have recently changed. To review the amended Board Rule 5 “click here”. The Application to take the 2010 Delaware Bar Examination is available. To File online, "click here". To use ExamSoft for the 2011 Bar Exam you must sign up at examsoft.com/debar between April 1st and June 1st. The signup period will end on June 1st at midnight. No late exceptions are made.

There is not a separate application for applicants retaking the exam. Therefore, even if you have filed an application in the past, you must file a complete 2011 Application.  If you took the 2010 Examination, you do not need to file transcripts again. However, current photographs and good standing certificates must be submitted along with any other document which needs updating.  You need only mail a Form A reference letters to your current employer or any new employers since your last application. You do not need to supply forms for personal references or employers who were contacted last year. The Delaware Bar Examination will consist of the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), two Multistate Performance Tests (MPT) and eight essay questions on such subjects as listed in Board Rule 12. In addition the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) is required (see Board Rule 8 for time restriction). For more information on these tests, please refer to the National Conference of Bar Examiners. 2010 Preceptor Meeting Handout Preceptor Information including what to do if you can't find a Preceptor. s Preceptor Duties and Clerkship Requirements Memorandum (April 5, 2006) Law Clerk Schedule "The Delaware Clerkship Requirement: A Long-Standing Tradition" written by Justice Randy J. Holland and published in the November 2009 issue of The Bar Examiner.

Preceptor Certificate Form A: Request for Certification of Employment Board Rules Supreme Court Rules Clerkship Checklist Application for Special Accommodations

• Delaware's Drafting and Grading Procedures

Rule 55 Applications:

• Application for Admission to Practice Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 55 and BR- 42 (Admitted in another jurisdiction)
• Application for Admission to Practice Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 55 and BR-45 (Law school graduate)
• Application for Limited Admission under Supreme Court Rule 55 and Board of Bar Examiners Rule 42 (For non-compensated attorneys only)