Admission Requirements and LLLT Exam Results
Applicants must pass both the Practice Area (Family Law) Exam and the Professional Responsibility Exam. The Practice Area exam tests applicants on one specific practice area and knowledge of LLLT scope of practice specific to that practice area. The Professional Responsibility exam tests applicants on their knowledge of the LLLT Rules of Professional Conduct. If an applicant passes only one of the exams, the passing score may be carried over until a later exam, so that exam may not need to be repeated. The professional responsibility examination must be passed no earlier than 18 months and no later than 40 months from the date of the practice area examination in which the applicant received a passing score. The published exam statistics reflect only those applicants who, by passing one or both of the current exams, have passed both exams in the required time frame; it does not reflect those applicants who passed one of the current exams, but did not pass both.
Applicants must provide additional documentation and must complete all of the new admittee requirements prior to admission.
After an applicant has met all the requirements for admission, the applicant will be recommended to the Washington Supreme Court for admission as an LLLT. Upon receipt of the admission order from the Court, the WSBA will assign the new admittee a license number. Applicants are not permitted to practice as an LLLT until the Court signs the admission order and the applicant receives a license number.
Applicants who have passed the Washington LLLT Exam have 40 months from the date of the administration of the examination to complete the new admittee process and be licensed as a LLLT.
License Fee for New Limited License Legal Technician
Status & Admission Date | License Fee for New LLLT + | Total to Remit |
LLLT Admitted Jan. 1–June 30, 2019 | $100 + $30 | $130 |
LLLT Admitted July 1–Dec. 31, 2019 | $50 + $30 | $80 |
Due to the COVID-19 issue:
APR 5(f) - The Washington Supreme Court has issued an order temporarily waiving the requirement that the oath be taken in open court and authorizes judges to administer the oath remotely or virtually using face-time technology. If the judge conducting the swearing-in agrees to conduct this type of process, please email the judge a signed copy of the oath form for his/her signature. Once all parties have signed the oath form, the applicant is responsible to email a copy of the completed oath to lllt@wsba.org. Please keep a copy for your records.
Limited License Legal Technician Pass List - February 2020 Exam
Congratulations to the following successful applicants:
Last Name, First Name, A-Z
Ashley, Leslie
Dawson, Joshua
Joiner, Camdyn
Ralph, Derek
Note: this list shows only applicants who have successfully passed both the Practice Area Exam and the Professional Responsibility Exam.
Exam Statistics
Exam Date | Number of Applicants | Number Passed | Percent Passed |
February 2020 | 10 | 4 | 40% |
July 2019 | 4 | 1 | 25% |
February 2019 | 9 | 4 | 44% |
July 2018 | 5 | 1 | 20% |
Please Note : All applicants are subject to a character and fitness review prior to being admitted to practice law in Washington. Factors considered by Admissions staff and Bar Counsel when determining whether an applicant should be referred to the Character and Fitness Board are set forth in Washington Supreme Court Admission and Practice Rules (APR) 20-24.2(a).
Any discrepancy or conflict between the information provided here and the rules and regulations set by the Washington Supreme Court, or the Bylaws and policies of the Washington State Bar Association, is unintentional and will be resolved in favor of strict compliance with the rules, regulations, Bylaws and policies.
