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North Carolina Bar Admission Registration

All persons who wish to file any sort of application with the North Carolina Board of Law Examiners must first create a personal NC Bar Admission Registration account on this website.

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Special Testing Accommodations

General information about the Special Testing Accommodations, deadlines, policy, definitions, procedure and application forms.

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Rules

Rules Governing Admission to the Practice of Law in the State of North Carolina.

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Character and Fitness

Every applicant shall have the burden of proving that the applicant possesses the qualifications of character and general fitness

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Fingerprint Requirement

All Applicants must submit two sets of clear fingerprints, along with a complete Fingerprint Authority for Release of Information form. The Board provides two options to satisfy this requirement:

  1. Use any physical fingerprint cards available to you.
  2. Use Board provided fingerprint cards. If you are having trouble locating physical fingerprint cards locally, you may contact the Board at info@ncble.org. and request a set of fingerprint cards be mailed to you.

Announcements

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Update to Fingerprint Requirement

The North Carolina Board of Law Examiners will now accept physical fingerprints on any fingerprint card!

05/30/2025 Read More

NCBLE Offices Closed Friday, April 18, 2025

NCBLE offices will be closed April 18, 2025

01/19/2022 Read More

February 2025 NC Bar Exam List of Applicants Meeting All Requirements Now Available

List of applicants who were successful on the February 2025 NC Bar Exam and have met all requirements now posted

04/08/2025 Read More

Timely Deadline Extension for July 2025 Bar Examination Applications

The timely deadline for the July 2025 bar examination application has been extended until January 10, 2025. This is a postmark deadline.

01/07/2025 Read More

New Reciprocal Jurisdiction with North Carolina

Indiana is now a reciprocal jurisdiction

10/30/2024 Read More

NCBLE Offices Closed to Public July 29, 2024-August 2, 2024 for July 2024 NC Bar Exam

BLE Offices will be closed Monday, July 29, 2024 - Friday, August 2, 2024

07/17/2024 Read More