Third-Year Practice Certificate

During the summer, SRO submits a request to the Virginia Bar for practice certificates for all 3Ls who have completed all four of the required courses below to obtain a 3L Practice Certificate.  Such students who would like to have their certificate must contact @email to request it, and SRO will email it back in PDF format.  

Any other 3L student who needs a 3L Practice Certificate and is satisfying the required courses during their fall term should contact SRO so that SRO can obtain a certificate from the VA Bar shortly after the completion of the grading process for fall courses.

VA BAR REQUIREMENTS

To obtain a certificate from the Virginia Bar pursuant to Rule 15, you must have completed at least four semesters of law school, and successfully completed the following courses:

1. Civil Procedure (LAW 6000)
2. Criminal Law (LAW 6003)
3. Evidence (LAW 6104)
4. Professional Responsibility (LAW 7071 or 7072)

CERTIFICATES FOR SUMMER BETWEEN 2L & 3L YEAR 

If you are a 2L and will need your practice certificate for a summer job in between your 2L and 3L year, SRO cannot request a certificate until we can confirm (1) that you've completed four semesters of legal studies, and (2) the satisfactory completion of the courses above. So, please submit a request by April 15 so that SRO can obtain a preliminary grade (i.e., to confirm at least a passing grade) from your spring instructors, thereby allowing SRO to make the request to the Virginia Bar during the third week of May. Otherwise, SRO must wait until the final grading deadline (in early June) to be able to confirm that a rising 3L has satisfied the prerequisites.

OTHER JURISDICTIONS

If you need a letter from SRO or completion of a form by SRO confirming the completion of prerequisites for a student practice certificate in another jurisdiction, please contact Dean Dugas at @email (and if possible, please include the jurisdiction's rules pertaining to student practice for reference).