CA STATE BAR REGULATIONS

REGISTRATION AS A LAW STUDENT (file online)

The State Bar of California, through its Committee of Bar Examiners, regulates admission to the practice of law in California. Those persons who wish to seek admission to practice law in California are required to register with the State Bar of California within ninety days after beginning the study of law. This is in accordance with Rule V, Section 2, of the Rules Regulating Admission to Practice Law in California. It is the student’s responsibility to comply with the rules of the Committee of State Bar Examiners. A copy of Rules Regulating Admission to the Practice of Law in California is available at the Irvine University Administration office or may be obtained from the CBE.

CBE State Bar of California - Los Angeles 1149 South Hills St. Los Angeles, CA 90017 213.765.1500

CBE State Bar of California - San Francisco 180 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94105 415.538.2303

FIRST-YEAR-LAW-STUDENTS EXAM (FYLSX)

Upon completion of one year of law study, all first-year students at Irvine University College of Law will take the First Year Law Students’ Examination. The Committee of Bar Examiners (CBE) administers the FYLSX twice a year.

QUALIFYING LIMITATIONS
According to Rule VII of the Rules Regulating Admission to Practice Law in California, a student is required to attend 270 hours of classroom instruction per year at Irvine University College of Law for four (4) years, for a total of 1080 hours, to be eligible to sit for the CA GBX.

“The method of instruction at this law school for the Juris Doctor (JD) degree program is principally in physical classroom facilities”.

“Students enrolled in the JD degree program at this law school who successfully complete the first year of law study must pass the First Year Law Students’ Examination required by Business and Professions Code Section 6060(h) and Rule VIII of the Rules Regulating Admission to Practice Law in California as part of the requirements to qualify to take the California Bar Examination. A student who passes the First Year Law Students’ Examination within three (3) administrations of the examination after first becoming eligible to take it will receive credit for all legal studies completed to the time the examination is passed. A student who does not pass the examination within three (3) administrations of the examination after first becoming eligible to take it must be promptly disqualified from the law school’s JD degree program. If the dismissed student subsequently passes the examination, the student is eligible for re-enrollment in this law school’s JD degree, but will receive credit for only one year of legal study”.

“Study at, or graduation from, this law school may not qualify a student to take the bar examination or to satisfy the requirements for admission to practice in jurisdictions other than California. A student intending to seek admission to practice law in a jurisdiction other than California should contact the admitting authority in that jurisdiction for information regarding the educational requirements in that jurisdiction for admission to the practice of law”.

FYLSX FAQ