Indiana State Board of Law Examiners
30 S Meridian St., Suite 875
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Executive Director
Bradley Skolnik

Pho: 317.232.2552
Fax: 317.233.3960

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Choosing a Law School

It is required that you be a graduate of an ABA approved law school in order to be eligible to sit for the Indiana bar examination.

All four of the Indiana Law Schools are approved by the American Bar Association:

For a complete list of law schools accredited by the American Bar Association, please visit the website of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.

Early Examination Rule

An applicant, who has fewer than five (5) hours to complete and is within one hundred (100) days of graduation from an approved law school, satisfactorily has passed work in the subject matter as set forth in the provisions of this section, and otherwise has completed all requirements for admission to the bar, shall be entitled to take the examination for admission to the bar, but may not be admitted to the bar of the Court until said applicant has met all other requirements for admission and has graduated from an approved law school. [Admission and Discipline Rule 13 (5)]

Required Courses

Applicants must have completed in an approved school of law, two cumulative semester hours of legal ethics or professional responsibility.