Upcoming Office Closures and Notices

The Admissions Department will NOT accept or return telephone calls from Monday, February 17, 2025, through Friday, March 7, 2025. All inquiries during that time must be forwarded in writing via email. The email address is admissions@nvbar.org. The Admissions Department will commence accepting and returning telephone calls on March 10, 2025.

The State Bar of Nevada Admissions office will be closed on the following dates:

  • February 21-28, 2025 (Bar Exam)
  • May 26, 2026
  • June 19, 2025
  • July 4, 2025
  • July 25-August 1, 2025 (Bar Exam)
  • September 1, 2025
  • October 31, 2025
  • November 11, 2025
  • November 28-29, 2025
  • December 25, 2025
  • January 1, 2026

February 2025 Bar Exam

February 2025 Notice to Appear

February 2025 Exam Bar Exam Grading Protocols and Guidelines – The February 2025 grading protocols and guidelines provide information about the February 2025 bar exam format and how the exam will be graded. 

The February 2025 bar exam will be administered in Las Vegas, NV, February 25-27, 2025.  The Las Vegas site is the Plaza Hotel and Casino.  Accommodated applicants will test at the State Bar of Nevada, Las Vegas office.

The Admissions Department must receive your certified transcript from your law school showing the conferral of your Juris Doctorate no later than February 10, 2025, or you will not be permitted to sit for the February 2025 bar exam.

February 2025 Nevada Bar Exam Information Session

In this video, Rick Trachok, Chair of the Nevada Board of Bar Examiners, Joan Howarth, Bar Examiner, and Sydney Lisy, Director of Admissions, held an information session where they explained the exam format, grading, tips for success, and other details about the February 2025 Nevada Bar exam.

The State Bar of Nevada seeks proctors to help administer the Nevada Bar Exam.

Read the Nevada bar exam proctor job description and qualifications.

If you meet the qualifications and are interested in applying to be a Nevada bar exam proctor, email Assistant Director of Admissions, Dean Fernandez, at deanf@nvbar.org.