NCA has adopted a new policy with respect to the evaluation of foreign law degrees
March 1, 2009

Effective March 1, 2009, the NCA has adopted a new policy with respect to the evaluation of foreign common law programs, please refer to Section C - Part 1 of the guidelines. Applicants with common law LL.B./JD degrees who were assessed prior to March 1, 2009 may request a review of their file based on the new rules. A letter or e-mail to nca@flsc.ca is sufficient to request a review. No special forms or further documentation are required for the review. There will be no additional charge for the review for recommendations that are current and valid (i.e. not expired). Reviews will be processed in the order received at the office. A review decision should be returned to you within three months, depending on the number of requests received.

June 1st is the deadline date for recording and purchasing syllabi for the August session. Syllabi may be purchased for any of the subjects in your original recommendation letter up to June 1st, 2009. When you receive your review letter, if you have been exempted from any of the subjects purchased, you may advise the office of which exams you will not write and will receive a full refund of the exam fees.

The deadline date for purchasing syllabi and recording intents for the August session is June 1st. Exam dates will be posted on the website six weeks prior to the commencement of the session. Exam schedules will be posted to each applicant one month prior to the session (refer to Section E for additional exam details).

September 8, 2008
Effectively immediately, upon receipt of a completed application (including all relevant documentation), applicants will receive an evaluation report within three months. Please refer to Section I (Processing Applications for further information).

November 27, 2007
Effective immediately, the Committee has changed its policy on letters of reference and sworn affidavits with respect to an applicant’s legal experience. These letters are no longer required.

February 27, 2007
As of today’s date, all submitted application forms must be typed or word processed. The application form is now available in Word format for downloading.

January 2006
AFTER THE APRIL 2006 EXAM SESSION (ONE EXAM PER DAY AS INDICATED IN THE SCHEDULE IN SECTION E), THE COMMITTEE WILL BE OFFERING ONLY TWO EXAM SESSIONS PER YEAR (AUGUST AND JANUARY). ALL EXAMS WILL BE OFFERED AT EACH SESSION (TWO EXAMS PER DAY - MORNING AND AFTERNOON SESSIONS). FOR THE NEW SESSIONS, THE EXAM SCHEDULE WILL BE MODIFIED SLIGHTLY. PROPERTY WHICH WAS OFFERED ON DAY 1 WILL BE MOVED TO DAY 7. THE GUIDELINES HAVE NOW BEEN UPDATED.

September 2005
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE COMMITTEE REQUESTS THAT ALL APPLICANTS HAVE THEIR FINAL LAW SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS FORWARDED DIRECTLY TO OUR OFFICES BY THE INSTITUTION. PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME CHANGES HAVE BEEN RECORDED IN THE GUIDELINES AND ON THE APPLICATION FORM. HOWEVER, THE GUIDELINES WILL BE FULLY UPDATED BY THE END OF DECEMBER.

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