Qld Bar Exam & Bar Practice Course 

Qld Bar Exam

Before completing the Bar Practice Course, you must sit and pass the Qld Bar Exam comprised of three papers in the following areas:  

1. Legal Ethics;
2. Evidence; and
3. Practice and Procedure.

The Qld Bar Exam is held twice per year. Once you have passed each of the three components of the Qld Bar Exam to the required standard, you will be offered a place in the Bar Practice Course.

Bar Practice Course

The Bar Association of Queensland's Bar Practice Course prepares admitted legal practitioners for practice at the Bar.

The Bar Practice Course is a six week program, with over 45 sessions and six mock trials. The Course provides participants with access to essential information and practical skills that will equip them to succeed in their early years of practice.   

With over 311 presenters and volunteer witnesses involved in the delivery of the Bar Practice Course, including Judges, Magistrates and Senior Counsel, Pupils will learn directly from the experts and build their professional network before their career at the Bar begins.

How do I apply

To apply to sit the pre-course Qld Bar Examination, please follow these steps:

STEP 1:
Option 1 - If this is your first sitting for the Qld Bar Examination - Create a non-member profile by clicking here, verify your email, and then return to this page to proceed to STEP 2.

Option 2 - If you have previously sat the Qld Bar Examination and are reapplying proceed directly to STEP 2 and use your email address from the previous exam and click on 'forgot password'.

STEP 2:
Log in with your email address and password by clicking here. This will direct you to the event page to register for the next QLD Bar Exam once logged in.

When 

Below are the scheduled dates for the Qld Bar Exam and Bar Practice Course:

Useful Resources

Information for Applicants - this booklet contains details about the course, examination and application process. The reading lists for the examination are located in Appendices A, B and C. IMPORTANT: The Ethics, Practice & Procedure and Evidence Reading Lists are subject to change, latest changes are highlighted in yellow.

Frequently Asked Questions

Coming to the Bar Checklist (coming soon)

List of Reader Rooms

Information session for Exam Takers sitting the Qld Bar Exam - A recording of the information session held by the Bar Association of Queensland for Exam Takers intending to sit the pre-course examination is available here. The session covered topics such as preparing for the examination, what will be involved in the Bar Practice Course, and what you should be doing if you are planning on coming to the Bar. 

Questions?

Please email bpc@qldbar.asn.au or phone 07 3238 5100.