Does the State Bar contact the employers identified on the moral character application?
Yes. Current and past employers are contacted during the moral character investigation.
How do I properly report my enlistment and job in the military?
Report military enlistment in the “Current/Previous Employment section” and the “Military Services” section of the moral character application. List your last duty station, supervisor, date of enlistment, and date of discharge (or the date you left active duty if you are currently on inactive status). An applicant who is discharged from active duty must also provide a DD-214 military discharge document that clearly indicates the type of discharge.
Some of my references told me they did not receive a questionnaire after I submitted my application, should I be worried?
No. Some references may not be contacted. You may wish to remind your references to check their email spam folders periodically and to use the Google Chrome internet browser, if possible, when submitting the questionnaires to avoid potential technical issues.
Do I have to disclose all past residences, no matter how long ago I resided at a location?
No. You are only required to disclose the addresses of the places you have lived within the past eight years, including college and law school residences. If a residence gap is identified due to your extended periods of travel abroad, please report this information in the “Accounting for Gaps in Residence History” section of the moral character application.
How long must I have resided at a particular location for the residence to be reportable on the moral character application?
You must disclose all residences for the past eight years, regardless of how long you resided at the location.
I travel a lot, including overseas, and I cannot recall every address where I lived. How do I appropriately respond to the “Residence” section of the moral character application?
Some applicants have traveled extensively in the past eight years and have numerous addresses to report on the moral character application. You are encouraged to provide as much information pertaining to each residence as can be reasonably recalled. You are responsible for the complete and accurate reporting of information on the application to the best of your ability, and the failure to provide complete responses could result in a delay in the processing of the application.
I cannot log in to my account on the Admissions Applicant Portal. What do I do?
First, try to reset the password. Second, call the Office of Admissions at 800-843-9053 and request a password reset email. Please do not register with another email address, as doing so will create a duplicate account.
Which email address should I indicate as my preferred email?
Please use a personal email address other than your law school email address. If you use a law school or work email address to which you lose access, you may not receive communications from the Office of Admissions.
Can I correct or update information in my moral character application before I submit it?
Yes. Prior to submitting your moral character application, certain fields are editable by you. The editable fields are visible on each type of record.
If you cannot edit the information on the application, you should upload a document (Word, PDF, etc.) with the correct information to any file upload section.
How do I delete documents that I accidentally uploaded to the application?
You cannot delete a document once it is uploaded. If you upload a document in error, please upload a statement that clearly identifies the relevant document and indicates if the document should be deleted.
