Admission by Exam

Preparing Your Application for Admission by Exam to the Wyoming State Bar

Follow each step carefully, making sure to read all instructions completely.

Step 1
Read and become familiar with the Rules & Procedures Governing Admission to the Practice of Law in Wyoming.

Step 2
Print and read Exam Application Checklist (PDF 40K).

Step 3
Complete and print the Application for Admission (PDF 400K). Information can be typed directly into each field; however, you will not be able to save the document. Navigate by using the tab key.

Step 4
Complete and print two copies of the Authorization & Release form (PDF 76K). This document must be notarized.

Step 5
Complete and print the Dean’s Certificate (PDF 72K). This document must be completed by your law school and sent directly to the Wyoming State Bar for inclusion with your application package. Your law school will return the Dean's Certificate to our office.

Step 6
If applicable, complete and print the Application for Permission to Typewrite Exam (PDF 76K). Submit this form only if you wish to use a typewriter for the Wyoming Essay Examination. This form is not to be used if you wish to use a laptop computer for the exam.

Step 7
If applicable, complete and print the Request Form for Nonstandard Testing Accommodations (PDF 80K). Submit this form only if you wish to request nonstandard testing accommodations (NTA). Portions of this form must be notarized, and some sections must be completed by others.

PLEASE NOTE:  Effective June 1, 2008, the Board of Law Examiners has revised the forms to request NTA.  Please read the instructions carefully prior to applying for accommodations.

Step 8
Complete, finalize and print the NCBE Request for Preparation of a Character Report. You may submit this portion online to the NCBE, but you must also print a copy to include with your application packet. Payment to the NCBE should be attached to the printed copy and submitted with your application packet. Incomplete NCBE applications will not be processed.

Step 9
Review the Exam Application Checklist carefully. Assemble all completed forms, making a copy for your records. Be sure to include $450, payable to the Wyoming Supreme Court, as well as the appropriate amount payable to the NCBE. Send your complete application packet to:

Clerk of the Wyoming Supreme Court
2301 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002

If you have a change to your application after filing it with the Wyoming Supreme Court, complete and print the Amendment to Application (PDF 68K) form. Mail the form to the Wyoming Supreme Court.

Questions? Either visit our Frequently Asked Questions page or contact Nancy Shore at (307) 632-9061.