The State Bar of California
PTLSApplication.0218
Office of Admissions – PTLS Program
180 Howard Street · San Francisco, CA 94105-1639
(415) 538-2117 · ptls@calbar.ca.gov
Practical Training of Law Students Program
Student Application
(APPLICATIONS MUST BE TYPEWRITTEN OR LEGIBLY PRINTED IN INK.)
You must be registered as a law student with the State Bar’s Office of Admissions prior to submitting this form.
Student Name: _________________________________________________________________________________
Admissions File Number (Assigned after Registration with the State Bar’s Office of Admissions):
I attend a law school approved by the American Bar Association or accredited by the State Bar of California.
OR
I am a student at an unaccredited law school and have passed the First-Year Law Students’ Examination.
Date Passed:
OR
I am a student at an unaccredited law school, but successfully completed one year of law study at an accredited
law school. I have attached a letter from the Dean of the accredited law school that I attended. (The letter from
the Dean must state that you successfully completed one full year of studies (a minimum of 270 hours), which
included courses in Evidence and Civil Procedure at the accredited school.) DO NOT SEND TRANSCRIPTS.
DECLARATION
I declare under penalty of perjury under the law of the State of California that the following is true and correct:
I have read the California Rules of Court Rule 9.42. Certified Law Students and meet the requirements of Rule 9.42
(c) (1), (2) and (3).
I have read and am familiar with the requirements associated with designation as a Certified Student specified in
the Rules of the State Bar of California, Title 3, Division 1, Chapter 1.
I will immediately notify the State Bar of California’s Office of Admissions in the event I no longer meet
requirements for designation as a Certified Student as stated in California Rules of Court Rule 9.42 and Rules of
the State Bar of California, Title 3, Division 1, Chapter 1.
I understand the limitations placed upon activities in which I may engage.
I have read and am familiar with the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of California and I will abide by
them in the activities permitted by the California Rules of Court, Rule 9.42 Certified Law Students and Rules of the
State Bar of California, Title 3, Division 1, Chapter 1.
Signature: _________________________________________________ Executed On: _____________________________
Print Name: __________________________________________
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THIS APPLICATION IS NOT COMPLETE UNLESS THE FOLLOWING ARE ATTACHED:
Declaration from Supervising Attorney
Declaration from Dean of Law School
$55 Application Fee (A check, or money order in U.S. dollars
made payable to: The State Bar of California.)
Mail Completed Form to:
The State Bar of California
Office of Admissions
PTLS Program
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
