The Idaho State Bar uses an online application form that enables you to apply to take the Idaho Bar Exam, to transfer your NextGen UBE or Legacy Uniform Bar Examination (“UBE”) score to Idaho, as an Experienced Attorney Applicant (i.e., admission without examination based on practice experience), or for an Idaho House Counsel license.
We recommend that you draft and save your responses to the online application questions in another program, such as Microsoft Word, then copy and paste that information into the online application form. This process will ensure that your work has been saved in the event of a problem with the submission of your online application.
We also recommend that you do not keep a draft application saved for more than 7 days. In order to avoid any technical problems with your submission, it is best to open the online application, complete it and submit it within 7 days.
Admission Based on Practice Experience – View Idaho Bar Commission Rule 206
The application process could take from 60 to 90 days to complete. The application fee is $1,200.00. If you have questions about the application process or the admission requirements, please contact Ashlynn Valdez, Admissions Analyst, at (208) 334-4500.
Listed below are the steps for Admission to the Idaho State Bar as an Experienced Attorney Applicant. The application process could take from 60 to 90 days to complete.
- When an application has been processed and approved, the Idaho State Bar notifies the Idaho Supreme Court that the applicant is eligible for admission.
- When the Idaho State Bar receives the Order of Admission, the Licensing Department sends the applicant online licensing forms to be completed, along with a letter giving instructions for admission to the Idaho Supreme Court and the United States District Court.
- After the Idaho State Bar has received and processed the licensing forms, the applicant is eligible for admission. An applicant must first be admitted through the Idaho Supreme Court before being eligible to be admitted to the United States District Court.
- Applicants must appear in person at the Idaho Supreme Court in Boise to be sworn-in. Please note that applicants have six months from the date of the Order of Admission to be sworn-in. Idaho Bar Commission Rule 220.
- Pursuant to Idaho Bar Commission Rule 402, within 12 months of admission to the Idaho State Bar, each new Idaho lawyer is required to complete the New Admittee Education Requirement, which entails completion of 10 New Admittee Credit (NAC) approved CLE credits, including 4 courses fulfilling the Idaho Substantive Law Requirement. NAC-Approved courses and courses satisfying the Idaho Substantive Law Requirement are available streaming online at isb.fastcle.com.
If you have questions about the application process or the admission requirements, please contact Ashlynn Valdez, Admissions Analyst.
If you have questions about the New Admittee Education Requirement, please contact Teresa Baker, Program & Legal Education Director.