Special Early Bird Pricing for 2017 Legal Specialization Exam
The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization invites you to register for the 2017 legal specialist examination by May 1 to take advantage of the special exam fee of $100. This fee increases on May 2 to $250 and on Sept. 2 to $350. This one-day examination will be given on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. The examination will not be offered again until 2019, so why wait to earn your board certification? Registration closes on Oct. 2, 2017.
Attorneys can earn their certification in the following areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law, Appellate Law, Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Law, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, Family Law, Franchise and Distribution Law, Immigration and Nationality Law, Legal Malpractice Law, Taxation Law and Workers’ Compensation Law.
The bar offers free preparation packets on its website to help attorneys gauge how much study is needed. For more information, see the California Board of Legal Specialization (CBLS) web page.