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50 of 100

Pass mark for the Beirut Bar admission test across the written and oral components

Beirut Bar Internal Regulations, Article 19

75 and 25

Marks allocated to the written test and to the oral test respectively in the Beirut Bar admission session

Beirut Bar Internal Regulations, Article 19

4 attempts

Failed admission tests after which a candidate is permanently barred from applying to the Beirut Bar

Beirut Bar Internal Regulations, Article 19

10 years

Minimum period of Lebanese nationality required to practise law in Lebanon

Law No. 8/70, Article 5 as amended by Law No. 42/1991

20 to 65

Statutory age bracket for admission to the practice of law in Lebanon

Law No. 8/70, Article 5 as amended by Law No. 42/1991

3 years

Traineeship served in the office of a lawyer at the Court of Appeal before moving to the General Roll

Law No. 8/70, Article 11 as amended by Law No. 42/1991

60 days

Maximum period allowed to markers to complete the marking of the written test scripts

Beirut Bar Internal Regulations, Article 19

USD 500

Charge reported for obtaining the Beirut Bar admission application in the 2025 session

Beirut Bar Council announcement of the 2025 admission session

Independent practice for the Beirut Bar Association admission test to the trainee roll: 100 free English-language MCQs on Law No. 8/70, legal general culture, translation terminology, obligations, penal, commercial and administrative law.

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1Law No. 8/70 (Regulating the Practice of the Legal Profession) divides the Lebanese Bar between two associations. Which lawyers are registered on the rolls of the Beirut Bar Association?
A.Only lawyers whose offices are inside the administrative boundaries of the Beirut Governorate
B.Lawyers who have taken offices in every Lebanese governorate except the North Lebanon Governorate
C.All Lebanese lawyers, with Tripoli operating as a regional branch office of Beirut
D.Lawyers admitted before 1970, while all later admissions are handled by Tripoli
Explanation: Article 4 of Law No. 8/70 states that lawyers in Lebanon have two associations, one in Beirut and one in Tripoli. The names of lawyers who have taken offices in all Lebanese governorates except the North Lebanon Governorate are registered in the Beirut Bar; those with offices in North Lebanon are registered in Tripoli. No lawyer may practise in Lebanon unless registered in one of the two, and no one may be registered in both.
2Article 5 of Law No. 8/70, as amended by Law No. 42 of 19 February 1991, sets the conditions for practising law in Lebanon. What is the required period of Lebanese nationality?
A.Five years from the date of naturalisation
B.Lebanese nationality at the time of application, with no minimum period
C.At least ten years
D.At least fifteen years, reduced to five by marriage to a Lebanese national
Explanation: The first condition in Article 5 is that the candidate be 'Lebanese for at least ten years' (لبنانياً منذ عشر سنوات على الأقل). The remaining conditions in the same article cover civil capacity and age, the required Lebanese diplomas, good repute, absence of criminal or disciplinary conviction affecting honour, and not having been dismissed from public office for a reason affecting honour and dignity.
3Under Article 5 of Law No. 8/70 as amended, what age bracket must a candidate fall within to be admitted to the practice of law in Lebanon?
A.Has completed 21 years and has not exceeded 70
B.Has completed 18 years, with no upper limit
C.Has completed 25 years and has not exceeded 60
D.Has completed 20 years and has not exceeded 65
Explanation: The second paragraph of Article 5 requires the candidate to enjoy civil capacity, to have completed twenty years of age, and not to have exceeded sixty-five. The age ceiling is a genuine admission condition, not merely a retirement rule, and it applies alongside the ten-year nationality requirement in the first paragraph.
4Article 6 of Law No. 8/70, as amended by Law No. 18/1978, concerns the 'qualifying certificate' (الشهادة المؤهلة) required by Article 5. How are its subjects determined?
A.They are distributed over the four years of law study and fixed by a decision of the Lebanese University Council after the agreement of both bar associations
B.They are set annually by the Minister of Justice acting alone
C.They are chosen freely by each private law faculty without external approval
D.They are prescribed directly in the text of Law No. 8/70 and cannot be changed
Explanation: Article 6 provides that the subjects of the qualifying certificate are distributed over the four years of study prescribed for the law degree, and that these subjects are fixed by a decision issued by the Council of the Lebanese University after obtaining the agreement of the Beirut and Tripoli bar associations. If the two disagree, the Council of Ministers settles the matter by decree.
5Under Article 7 of Law No. 8/70, within what period must the competent Bar Council decide on an application for registration, and what may extend that period?
A.Fifteen days, extendable to thirty days if the applicant requests a hearing
B.Two months, extendable to four months if the Council sees a need to investigate the applicant's character
C.Six months, with no possibility of extension
D.One year, extendable indefinitely while a disciplinary file is open
Explanation: Article 7 requires the Bar Council to decide on a registration application by reasoned decision within two months of its submission, unless it considers an investigation into the applicant's conduct necessary, in which case the period extends to four months. If the period lapses without acceptance or rejection, the applicant may bring the matter before the civil Court of Appeal of the governorate where the bar's seat is located.
6When the civil Court of Appeal examines a recourse against a Bar Council decision on registration, Article 9 of Law No. 8/70 modifies its composition. How?
A.The Public Prosecutor replaces one of the appellate judges
B.The Bâtonnier personally presides over the appellate panel
C.Two members of the Bar Council, designated by the Bâtonnier, join the panel
D.The panel sits with a single judge instead of three
Explanation: Article 9 provides that two members of the Bar Council designated by the Bâtonnier join the panel of the Court of Appeal when it examines registration applications. If one or both of the bar's representatives fail to attend, the Court of Appeal may rule on the recourse in its ordinary composition. Article 8 sets the time limit for bringing that recourse at thirty days.
7Article 10 of Law No. 8/70 governs the lawyer's oath (اليمين). Which statement reflects the article?
A.The oath is sworn before the civil Court of Appeal in the presence of the Bâtonnier or his delegate, and no lawyer may begin practising before swearing it
B.The oath is sworn before the Bar Council alone and is a purely ceremonial formality
C.Only lawyers joining the General Roll swear it; trainees are exempt
D.The oath is sworn before the Minister of Justice at the Palace of Justice
Explanation: Article 10 requires the lawyer, upon the decision registering him on either the trainee roll or the non-trainee roll, to swear the statutory oath before the civil Court of Appeal in the presence of the Bâtonnier or his delegate. The article closes with an express prohibition: the lawyer may not begin practising law before swearing this oath.
8Under Article 11 of Law No. 8/70, as amended by Law No. 42/1991, what is the traineeship requirement, and who is exempt from it?
A.Two years in any registered law office; professors of law are exempt
B.Five years in an appellate lawyer's office, with no exemptions
C.Three years in the office of an appellate lawyer; former judges with equivalent judicial service, law teachers with at least three years' teaching, and appellate lawyers seeking re-registration are exempt
D.One year, which may be replaced by a postgraduate degree in law
Explanation: Article 11 subjects the lawyer registered in either bar to a traineeship of three years in the office of an appellate lawyer. The same article excludes judges who spent a period in the judiciary equal to the traineeship, teachers who taught law subjects for at least three years, and appellate lawyers who apply for re-registration.
9Article 15 of Law No. 8/70 lists the activities that may not be combined with the practice of law. Which of the following is expressly carved out as compatible?
A.Chairing or managing a commercial company of any kind
B.Membership of Parliament, of municipal and administrative councils, and other unremunerated public posts
C.Acting as a court-appointed expert before the courts
D.Running an industrial enterprise alongside the law office
Explanation: Article 15 forbids combining the practice of law with any public office or public service, but expressly excepts membership of the Chamber of Deputies, municipal and administrative councils, and other posts and services whose holder receives no salary. The same article bars commercial and industrial business (other than legal or scientific journalism), chairing, vice-chairing or managing companies of any kind, expert work before courts or other authorities, and anything incompatible with the lawyer's independence or the dignity of the profession.
10A lawyer registered in Beirut is appointed Prime Minister. Under the final paragraph of Article 15 of Law No. 8/70, what must happen?
A.He may continue practising provided he does not litigate against the State
B.He is permanently struck off the roll and may never be reinstated
C.He must cease practising the profession for the duration of the office and inform the Bâtonnier
D.He must transfer his files to the Ministry of Justice for supervision
Explanation: The sixth paragraph of Article 15 covers the presidency of the Chamber of Deputies and ministerial office. During the period in which the lawyer holds those functions he must, on taking them up, cease practising the profession and inform the Bâtonnier. The suspension is temporary and tied to the term of office.

About the Beirut Bar Admission Test Exam

The Beirut Bar Association admission test is the gateway to the roll of trainee lawyers (جدول المحامين المتدرجين) in Lebanon. Law No. 8/70 divides the Lebanese Bar between Beirut and Tripoli, and Article 19 of the Beirut Bar's Internal Regulations subjects every candidate for the traineeship to an oral test before a Bar Council committee and a written test in law and legal translation. This free practice bank is an independent English-language multiple-choice study adaptation of the Lebanese statutory material the test draws on; it is not an official translation and does not reproduce the official format.

Exam sponsor: Beirut Bar Association (Ordre des Avocats de Beyrouth). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Admission test to the roll of trainee lawyers, organised under Law No. 8/70 and Article 19 of the Beirut Bar Internal Regulations as amended in 2008, 2010 and 2014. The Bar Council holds a session of the oral and written tests each year beginning in January, and may hold further sessions when needed. The oral test is taken before a committee chaired by the Bâtonnier, with the Council secretary, the traineeship rapporteur and two members the Bâtonnier chooses, and carries 25 of the 100 marks across five subjects. The written test carries the remaining 75 marks across three compulsory subjects and two the candidate selects. Scripts are marked by two markers within sixty days, with a third marking where the totals differ by more than five marks or where the markers disagree on the outcome. Successful candidates swear the statutory oath before the civil Court of Appeal in the presence of the Bâtonnier, then complete a three-year traineeship in the office of a lawyer at the Court of Appeal before applying to move to the General Roll.

Time Limit

not-published

Passing Score

50 marks out of 100 across the written and oral tests, fixed by the Bar Council under Article 19 of the Internal Regulations. A candidate who fails four tests is permanently barred from applying again, and failing the Tripoli admission test counts as a failed Beirut attempt.

Exam / Certification Fees

USD 500 reported for obtaining the admission application in the 2025 session; no separate examination fee is published

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20 of 100 official marks; 26 of 100 in this bank

Law regulating the legal profession, internal regulations and ethics

Compulsory in both the written and the oral test. Law No. 8/70 as amended: the two bars and their territorial split, admission conditions and the registration procedure, the oath, the three-year traineeship, incompatibilities and conflicts of interest, mandatory corporate counsel, fees, professional immunities, duties towards clients and colleagues, and the disciplinary system.

20 of 100 official marks; 12 of 100 in this bank

Legal general culture

Compulsory in both tests, and the written topic may be treated in Arabic, French or English. Judicial organisation, the right of action and legal interest, procedural pleas and pleas of inadmissibility, res judicata, the principle of legality in criminal law, and the administrative judiciary.

20 of 100 official marks; 8 of 100 in this bank

Translation and Arabization

Compulsory in both tests: translation between Arabic and French or English. Court names, procedural vocabulary, contract and obligations terminology, and Lebanese company forms, with the original Arabic and French terms preserved.

Elective written subject; 20 of 100 in this bank

Code of Obligations and Contracts

Contractual freedom and the requirements of consent, offer and acceptance, defects of consent, nullity and confirmation, dissolution for non-performance, default notice and penalty clauses, civil liability including custody of things and liability for subordinates, quasi-contracts, the oblique and Paulian actions, novation, set-off and prescription.

Elective written subject; 14 of 100 in this bank

Penal law

Classification of offences and penalties, justifications, intent and fault, attempt, participation, mitigating circumstances, prescription of penalties, and selected offences including fraud, breach of trust, cheques without provision, defamation and contempt of officials.

Elective written subject; 12 of 100 in this bank

Commercial law

The Code of Commerce of 1942 as reformed by Law No. 126 of 2019, the joint stock company and its commercial form, corporate disclosure through the Commercial Register, the limited liability company and the single-partner form, partnerships, bankruptcy, negotiable instruments, the holding and offshore regimes, exclusive commercial representation and banking secrecy.

Elective written subject; 8 of 100 in this bank

Administrative law

The State Council and its judicial and advisory roles, the recourse for excess of power and its grounds, time limits and the prior administrative grievance, the criteria of the administrative contract, liability without fault, and the legal nature of the municipality.

Preparing for the Beirut Bar Admission Test Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: 50 marks out of 100 across the written and oral tests, fixed by the Bar Council under Article 19 of the Internal Regulations. A candidate who fails four tests is permanently barred from applying again, and failing the Tripoli admission test counts as a failed Beirut attempt.
  • Assessment: Admission test to the roll of trainee lawyers, organised under Law No. 8/70 and Article 19 of the Beirut Bar Internal Regulations as amended in 2008, 2010 and 2014. The Bar Council holds a session of the oral and written tests each year beginning in January, and may hold further sessions when needed. The oral test is taken before a committee chaired by the Bâtonnier, with the Council secretary, the traineeship rapporteur and two members the Bâtonnier chooses, and carries 25 of the 100 marks across five subjects. The written test carries the remaining 75 marks across three compulsory subjects and two the candidate selects. Scripts are marked by two markers within sixty days, with a third marking where the totals differ by more than five marks or where the markers disagree on the outcome. Successful candidates swear the statutory oath before the civil Court of Appeal in the presence of the Bâtonnier, then complete a three-year traineeship in the office of a lawyer at the Court of Appeal before applying to move to the General Roll.
  • Time limit: not-published
  • Exam / certification fees: USD 500 reported for obtaining the admission application in the 2025 session; no separate examination fee is published Official sources

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Beirut Bar Admission Test: Suggested Study Strategy

1Treat Law No. 8/70 as the spine of your revision: it is compulsory in both the written and the oral test and carries a fifth of the official marks. Work through it article by article rather than by theme, because the examiners quote article numbers.
2Keep the incompatibility and conflict-of-interest block straight: Article 15 lists what may not be combined with practice, Article 16 gives a former minister one year, Article 17 bars a lawyer-deputy from acting for the State, Article 18 covers municipal councillors, Article 19 gives a former civil servant three years, and Articles 20 and 21 cover former judges and prior opinions.
3Do not confuse professional secrecy in Article 92 with Article 94, which requires the Bâtonnier's leave before a lawyer acts against a colleague, and Article 93, which requires clearance before taking over a colleague's case.
4In obligations, separate the two error articles: Article 203 makes the contract inexistent where the error bears on the nature of the contract or the identity of the object, while Article 204 merely makes it voidable for error on substantial qualities.
5Practise the translation subject in both directions. It is compulsory and carries 20 of the 100 official marks across the written and oral tests, so building a bilingual glossary of court names and procedural terms pays for itself.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Beirut Bar admission test delivered in English as multiple-choice questions?

No. The official test organised by the Beirut Bar Association is sat in Arabic through an oral examination before a Bar Council committee and written papers, with a compulsory translation and Arabization component between Arabic and French or English. Article 19 of the Internal Regulations allows the legal general culture topic to be treated in Arabic, French or English. This question bank is an independent English-language multiple-choice study adaptation designed to reinforce statutory knowledge and procedural rules; it is not an official translation and does not simulate the official format.

How are the marks distributed between the written and the oral test?

Article 19 of the Beirut Bar Internal Regulations allocates 25 marks out of 100 to the oral test, spread across five subjects at 5 marks each: general culture, the law regulating the profession with its internal regulations and ethics, translation and Arabization, obligations and contracts, and the Penal Code. The remaining 75 marks belong to the written test, with 15 marks each for legal general culture, the law regulating the profession with its regulations, and translation or Arabization, plus 15 marks each for two subjects the candidate chooses from commercial law, penal law, obligations and contracts, and administrative law.

What is the pass mark, and how many attempts are allowed?

The Bar Council sets the pass mark at not less than 50 marks out of 100 across the two tests. A candidate who does not reach it may sit again in a later session, but a candidate who fails four tests he has taken part in is permanently barred from applying for a new test. Article 19 adds that a candidate who failed the admission test at the Tripoli Bar is regarded as having sat and failed a test at the Beirut Bar, and it allows one exceptional session, decided by the Council, for those who already failed four sessions or more.

What statute governs qualification and legal practice in Lebanon?

The legal profession is governed by Law No. 8/70 of 11 March 1970 regulating the practice of the legal profession, notably as amended by Law No. 42 of 19 February 1991, alongside the Internal Regulations and rules of professional conduct issued by each Bar Council.

How long is the traineeship, and what happens after the admission test?

Article 11 of Law No. 8/70, as amended by Law No. 42/1991, subjects the lawyer registered in either bar to a traineeship of three years in the office of a lawyer at the Court of Appeal, and exempts former judges with equivalent service, law teachers with at least three years' teaching, and appellate lawyers seeking re-registration. Article 26 requires attendance at traineeship lectures, with the Council able to extend the traineeship where the trainee attends less than two-thirds of them. Article 19 of the Internal Regulations adds that if two years pass after the results are announced without the successful candidate paying the registration fee and swearing the oath, the effects of the two tests lapse.

Which territory does the Beirut Bar Association cover?

Article 4 of Law No. 8/70 provides that the names of lawyers who have taken offices in every Lebanese governorate except the North Lebanon Governorate are registered in the Beirut Bar, while lawyers with offices in North Lebanon are registered in the Tripoli Bar. No lawyer may practise in Lebanon without being registered in one of the two, and no one may be registered in both.