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Board of Bar Examiners of the Supreme Court of Delaware The Delaware Bar Examination will be administered on July 26, 27 and 28, 2010 at Widener School of Law, 4601 Concord Pike, Wilmington.  Delaware does not administer a February Exam. The 2010 Information Sheet is available “here”. To file a 2010 Application to sit for the July Delaware Bar Exam, you must complete the electronic application available below.  Applicants must submit certain official documents in paper to the Board’s office in addition to uploading them online to their electronic application.  The Application will identify which documents you will need to submit in paper.  Paper documents must be submitted to the Board within ten days of filing them online. 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 2010 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.   Frequently Needed Forms: Preceptor Certificate Form A: Request for Certification of Employment Form B: Request for Reference Letter Board Rules Supreme Court Rules Clerkship Checklist Reference Letter Chart Application for Special Accommodations 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 2010 Application.  If you took the 2009 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. 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. Preceptor Information including what to do if you can't find a Preceptor. 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. The following information is also available: Delaware's Drafting and Grading Procedures Grading Information 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) The results from the July 2009 Bar Examination are now posted by applicant number.  The list of successful applicant names is now also available.  All applicants will receive a letter in the mail confirming the results.  The mailing will include scores for unsuccessful applicants and information regarding admission for successful applicants.  Please wait to receive your mailing before calling the office with questions regarding your results. Information for successful applicants including Admission Ceremony details Information for unsuccessful applicants Board of Bar Examiners of the Supreme Court of Delaware Carvel State Office Building 820 North French Street, 11th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801-3545 (302) 577-7038 * FAX (302) 577-7037