B.O.L.E. - How to Apply

 

Registration Form - Complete the Guam Bar Registration Form, which may be downloaded from the Supreme Court of Guam website or obtained at the Supreme Court of Guam during business hours. Please attach a current ​passport-size photograph to the registration ​form.

Request for ​NCBE Character ​and Fitness Report - Applicants must complete the Character & Fitness Investigation application process through the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE). ​ Please visit:

http://www.ncbex.org/character-and-fitness

Once completed, please print the NCBE Character & Fitness application and submit the original, together with ​a signed NCBE Authorization and Release form, to the Guam Board of Law Examiners. Please retain a copy for your records​.

Registration Fees:

Regular exam (2days)

$800.00
Late filing  ($800.00 + $250.00)

$1,050.00
Attorney’s Exam

$1,250.00
Late filing  ($1,250.00 + $250.00)

$1,500.00
For temporary admission

$600.00

Checks are payable to the Supreme Court of Guam.

Fingerprint card - To schedule fingerprinting, please contact the Guam Board of Law Examiners at bole@guamcourts.gov or 671-475-3120. ​The fingerprinting fee is $10.00. Applicants not in Guam may contact their local police department or bonded notaries public for fingerprinting​ ​services and submit the official fingerprint card with their application.

Official law school transcript - Official paper transcripts indicating an applicant's eligibility to take the examination are required DIRECTLY from the ​law school​ or approved transcript clearinghouse. ​Official electronic transcripts are accepted but must be electronically provided to the Guam Board of Law Examiners ​DIRECTLY from the law school or an approved transcript clearinghouse. Transcripts that are hand-delivered, faxed​, emailed, or unofficial are NOT accepted. Transcripts may be received after the timely filing and late filing deadlines; however, they must be received by the day prior to the first day of the bar examination.

Certificates of good standing - submit with application current Certificates of Good Standing from all jurisdictions in which the applicant is admitted to practice law.

FORMS & INFORMATION

  1. Registration Form
  2. NCBE Request for Character Report and Applicant Application Form
  3. Certificate of Good Standing