VIRGINIA

Carefully read the Law Reader Rules and Regulations before starting your Application.

Thoroughly read and follow these instructions, as failure to do so will delay the processing of your Application and could reflect negatively on your character and fitness to practice law.

1. Create an Account

• Register online using the link at the top right of the website’s homepage.
• After registration, check your email (including spam) for an activation message from noreply@barexam.virginia.gov.

2. Complete the Online Application

• The Law Reader Program Application consists of three Parts.
  • Part I is the online Application which must be completed by the Applicant.
  • Part II is a PDF which must be completed by the Supervising Attorney and uploaded to submit with Part I of your online Application.
  • Part III is a PDF which must be completed by the Applicant and Supervising Attorney and uploaded to submit with Part I of your online Application.
• In lieu of a report from the National Conference of Bar Examiners, the Board currently conducts its own character and fitness investigation. All three Parts of the Law Reader Program Application, as well as the Character & Fitness Questionnaire and required attachments, must be submitted by the deadline.
• You will not be able to submit your Application until every required answer is complete.
• A red exclamation mark (!) signals a missing answer. Click it to review which sections are missing answers.

3. Upload Required Documents

• Upload all required documents. Required documents can be uploaded by clicking the "Upload Documents" link located on your User Home page in the Documents section. You must also mail a copy of the required documents with your printed Application forms.
• Once you are certain that your Application is complete and you have uploaded the required documents, press "Submit" to finalize your Application.

4. Mail Completed Application Forms, Fee, and Required Documents

• Once successfully submitted, click the View/Print Form button to print a copy (single-sided) of your submitted online Application.
• Mail your completed Application, with fee and all required documents in to the Board’s office:

  Office of the Secretary
  Virginia Board of Bar Examiners
  2201 W. Broad Street, Suite 101
  Richmond, VA 23220

Due to confidentiality limitations, the Board will not confirm receipt of an Application over the phone. To ensure we have received your Application, send it using a delivery method that you can track or include with your Application forms a self-addressed stamped envelope or postcard which we will return to you date-stamped with the date we received your Application.

To Amend/Update your Application, go to your User Home Page, select "Amend Application," edit the Character & Fitness Questionnaire, and click "Submit Addendum."

To access an Amendment Form for an Application filed prior to January 1, 2026, click here.