All graduates of the School of Law are required to satisfactorily complete the Montana Bar Examination and the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination prior to admission to practice in Montana. The Montana Bar examination is given in July and February and general information is available in the Law School Library, the Administrative Offices, and from the Clerk of the Supreme Court, State Capitol, Helena, Montana 59620. The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination is given in March, August, and November. If a student intends to apply for admission to practice in another state, contact should be made with the Board of Law Examiners of that state as soon as law studies begin.
Some states require the registration of persons as soon as they commence the study of law.
A character investigation of prospective applicants for admission to practice in such states is required. Refer to the Rules of Procedure of the Committee on Character and Fitness of the State Bar of Montana, for information on the State Bar of Montana's character requirements for admission to practice in Montana. The Law School maintains a career service office, located in room 205, to assist students in finding temporary and permanent legal positions. Each fall and spring, Career Services organizes an on-campus interview weekend, inviting legal employers from Montana and the surrounding states to interview our students for intern, law clerk and associate positions. Many students receive their first offer of legal employment as a result of these on-campus recruiting events.