Acknowledgements, Correspondence with the Office, and Other Information Useful information

A checklist is available for applicants on the web site under the "General Application Information" tab. In addition, a “Definitions” sheet is available. Please read both of these documents and use the checklist to help keep track of what you have done and still need to do.

Please retain a copy of your payment form. To guard against loss and ensure proof of timely filing, ship by overnight carrier, return receipt and/or required signature by receiver to one of the following addresses:

Overnight Delivery via DHL, FedEx, UPS, etc.:
Board of Bar Examiners
Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex
25 West Market St., 8th Fl, North Wing
Trenton, NJ 08611

Certified/First Class/Express/Priority Mail via United States Postal Service:
Board of Bar Examiners
PO Box 973
Trenton, NJ 08625-0973

Complete submissions (online character questionnaire, payment, one page application and one page authorization and release form) are processed in the order received in the office. During peak times, particularly for the July examination, it may take four weeks or more for your application to be acknowledged once all required information is received.

DO NOT call the office to find the status of your application. With volume of approximately 4,000 applicants for a July exam, it is not possible to respond to individual requests.

Check the "Announcements" section of the web site for updates on processing. Keep your receipt from the Post Office, UPS, FedEx, etc. as proof that you sent your paper payment by a certain date if not paying via credit card. The announcement will indicate what date we are processing complete applications.

Once your case file manager processes your application, you will receive an acknowledgement packet posted to your User Home Page.

The acknowledgement packet will consist of two parts:

• 1. information and general instructions;
• 2. acknowledgement of your complete application with payment; and
• 3. fingerprint instructions.

Please read these documents carefully as they contain important information regarding the next steps you must take in the process, the name of your case file manager, etc.

Communication with your case file manager can be accomplished in one of three ways:

• • Messaging from your User Home Page. This method typically results in the fastest response;
• • Email; and
• • Phone.

Please select only ONE method for each question you have; sending the same inquiry multiple times slows down response time. During peak periods, case file managers’ voice mailboxes are often filled to capacity. Please allow two business days for your case file manager to respond before sending a follow up.