This might seem obvious to some, but more often than not applicants to the Florida Bar do not review their Law School Applications prior to submitting the application to The Florida Bar. The Florida Board of Bar Examiners look for inconsistencies between your law school and bar applications. As a college student entering law school, one can be all too eager to assume the most favorable interpretation of a question on a law school application to not highlight some past transgression. The Florida Bar does fully expect an applicant to be completely candid in the admissions process, including BOTH applications.

So if you failed to disclose something on your law school application, please amend prior to submitting the Bar Application. It will definitely mitigate, to some extent, the lack of candor on the Law School Application if you become proactive and take it upon yourself to amend the application without the Board of Bar Examiners requesting you amend it. Candor is the most important aspect of the admissions process and applicants need to be extra careful in being consistent on all applications submitted signed under penalty of perjury.

If you have an investigative hearing and you have candor issues, feel free to call 954-760-6552 for a free consultation.