The Office of the Bar Chairperson under Supreme Court Associate Justice Mario V. Lopez yesterday disclosed the opening period for application of the 2024 Bar Examinations.

The application window starts from 15 January 2024 to 5 April 2024.

In a Bar Bulletin No. 2 dated 11 January, prospective candidates, including new applicants, previous takers, and refreshers without existing accounts on the SC’s online platform Bar Applicant Registration System and Tech Assistance, must create individual accounts at https://barista.judiciary.gov.ph/.

Applicants are required to complete or update their profiles, fill out application forms, upload or re-upload digital copies of documentary requirements, and remit the application fee of P12,800 through BARISTA’s provided modes.

Within 10 calendar days of receiving the application approval notice, candidates must submit printed and signed copies of their application forms, along with physical copies of mandatory documentary requirements, to the Office of the Bar Confidant.

Also, applicants must upload digital copies and submit physical copies of deferred documentary requirements to BARISTA and OBC, respectively, before 15 October 2024.

The bulletin includes checklists of mandatory and deferred documentary requirements for each applicant type.

New applicants who failed to complete their law degree and refreshers who didn’t finish their refresher or pre-bar review course may request an application fee refund until 6 September 2024, through the OBC Help Desk at https://bit.ly/2024BarExamsHelpdesk.

The SC will establish Local Testing Centers in key cities across the National Capital Region, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Applicants must select three cities in order of preference.