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Palestinian Bar Practice Examination (Palestine / امتحان مزاولة مهنة المحاماة)

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Key Facts: Palestinian Bar Training Entry Exam Exam

50 dinars

Fee for each attempt at the entrance exam, paid into the Training Affairs Fund

Lawyers Training Regulation No. 1 of 2004, Article 3(b) as amended in 2018

2 sittings/year

Entrance exam sessions set by the Regulation (March and September)

Lawyers Training Regulation No. 1 of 2004, Article 3(a) as amended in 2018

2 years

Length of the compulsory traineeship that follows registration

Lawyers Training Regulation No. 1 of 2004, Article 8

5 years

Minimum time on the practising roll for a lawyer to supervise a trainee

Lawyers Training Regulation No. 1 of 2004, Article 9 as amended in 2018

295 applicants

Law graduates who applied for the entrance exam held on 28 March 2026

Palestinian Bar Association announcement, 28 March 2026

Independent practice for the Palestinian Bar entrance exam: 100 free English-language MCQs on civil and criminal procedure, the Penal Code, the Basic Law, evidence, the Lawyers Law and training rules, and commercial and labour law.

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1Under Article 3 of the Palestinian Law of Civil and Commercial Procedure No. 2 of 2001, when is a merely potential interest (مصلحة محتملة) enough to support a claim?
A.When the aim is to avert imminent harm or to secure proof of a right whose evidence may be lost
B.When the right is expected to arise later from a contract that the parties have not yet signed
C.When the same right was already finally adjudicated between the same parties
D.Whenever the claimant is a public body acting to protect the general interest
Explanation: Article 3 requires an existing interest recognised by law for any claim, request, plea or appeal. A potential interest suffices only where the purpose is precautionary: averting imminent harm (ضرر محدق) or securing proof of a right whose evidence may disappear. If no qualifying interest exists, the court declares the claim inadmissible of its own motion.
2A process server cannot reach the defendant personally, at his domicile, at his workplace or through his agent. Under Article 13 of Civil Procedure Law No. 2 of 2001, to whom may the judicial paper then be delivered?
A.The mukhtar or head of the local council for the defendant's area
B.Any adult neighbour who agrees to sign the service return
C.A member of his household living with him who appears to be at least 18
D.Any relative of the defendant, wherever that relative happens to live
Explanation: Article 13(1), as amended by Decree-Law No. 24 of 2024, provides for service on the person, at the original or chosen domicile, at the place of work or on the agent. If that is impossible, the paper may be handed to a member of the addressee's family who lives with him and appears to be at least eighteen years old.
3The defendant's wife, who lives with him, refuses to take a summons and refuses to sign for it. What does Article 13(2) of Civil Procedure Law No. 2 of 2001 provide?
A.The server records the refusal on the original, and the court may treat service as valid
B.Service is void and must be redone by newspaper publication before any hearing
C.The refusal is contempt of court, so the server must call the police to the address at once
D.Service becomes valid only if the server returns on three separate days
Explanation: Under Article 13(2), if the addressee, his agent or a family member living with him refuses to receive the judicial paper or to sign it, the process server (or postal employee) records that fact on the original paper or on the acknowledgement of receipt, and the court may consider the service valid. The rule stops a party from defeating service simply by refusing it.
4The court is satisfied that serving a defendant by the ordinary methods is impossible. What does Article 20 of Civil Procedure Law No. 2 of 2001 allow the requesting party to obtain?
A.An order to serve the papers on the Attorney General as the defendant's statutory agent
B.Permission to proceed to judgment without notice once thirty days have passed since the first attempt
C.An order for service by registered letter to the civil registry address held by the Interior Ministry
D.Court-ordered posting at the court and his last address, plus a short notice in a daily newspaper
Explanation: Article 20 (amended by Decree-Law No. 24 of 2024) lets the requesting party obtain a court order to affix one copy on the court's notice board and another in a visible place at the addressee's last residence or workplace, and to publish a short notice in a daily newspaper. Service in that way is valid, and a hearing date must be fixed when the paper is a summons.
5Under Article 39 of Civil Procedure Law No. 2 of 2001, what is the value ceiling for ordinary claims heard by the Conciliation Court (محكمة الصلح)?
A.5,000 Jordanian dinars or the equivalent in lawful currency
B.10,000 Jordanian dinars or the equivalent in lawful currency
C.20,000 Jordanian dinars or the equivalent in lawful currency
D.50,000 Jordanian dinars or the equivalent in lawful currency
Explanation: Article 39(1) gives the Conciliation Court jurisdiction over claims whose value does not exceed 10,000 Jordanian dinars or the equivalent in lawful currency. Claims above that value go to the Court of First Instance, which holds general jurisdiction under Article 41.
6Article 39 of Civil Procedure Law No. 2 of 2001 lists claims the Conciliation Court hears whatever their value. Which of the following claims is NOT on that list?
A.Eviction of a leased property (إخلاء المأجور)
B.Partition of jointly owned movable or immovable property
C.A 30,000-dinar claim for breach of a supply contract
D.Disputes over easements (حقوق الارتفاق)
Explanation: Article 39(2) lists claims heard by the Conciliation Court regardless of value, including partition of common property, eviction of leased premises, easements, possession disputes, usufruct of real property, fixing boundaries, return of a loan for use and shared parts of multi-storey buildings. An ordinary 30,000-dinar contract claim is not on the list and exceeds the 10,000-dinar ceiling, so it belongs to the Court of First Instance.
7A Conciliation Court gives judgment in a claim for 800 dinars. What does Civil Procedure Law No. 2 of 2001 say about challenging that judgment?
A.It is final, though appealable for public-order jurisdiction breaches or nullity
B.It may be appealed on any ground to the Court of Appeal within fifteen days of judgment
C.It becomes enforceable only after confirmation by the Court of First Instance on review
D.It may be challenged only by cassation, within forty days of being pronounced
Explanation: Article 39(1) makes Conciliation Court judgments final (قطعي) in claims for a sum of money or a movable worth no more than 1,000 Jordanian dinars. Article 203 nonetheless allows an appeal against such final judgments where public-order jurisdiction rules were breached, or where the judgment or the procedure is void in a way that affected the judgment.
8Under Article 41 of Civil Procedure Law No. 2 of 2001, which court holds general jurisdiction (الولاية العامة) over claims not assigned to the Conciliation Court?
A.The Court of Appeal
B.The Court of First Instance
C.The High Court of Justice
D.The Court of Cassation
Explanation: Article 41(1) makes the Court of First Instance the court of general jurisdiction for all claims and requests that do not fall within the Conciliation Court's jurisdiction. Article 41(2) adds that it also exercises appellate jurisdiction in the cases set out in the law, notably appeals from Conciliation Court judgments.
9A plaintiff living in Hebron sues a defendant domiciled in Nablus over a contract concluded in Ramallah. Under Article 42 of Civil Procedure Law No. 2 of 2001, which courts have territorial jurisdiction?
A.Only the Hebron court, because jurisdiction follows the plaintiff
B.The Nablus court or the Ramallah court
C.Only the Ramallah court, because contract claims follow the place of signing
D.Any Court of First Instance in the West Bank that the plaintiff chooses
Explanation: Article 42(1) gives territorial jurisdiction to the court for the defendant's domicile, his place of work, or the place where the obligation arose. Here the defendant's domicile (Nablus) and the place where the contractual obligation arose (Ramallah) are both competent. Where there are several defendants, the court for any one of them is competent (Article 42(2)).
10A contract contains a clause giving exclusive jurisdiction to the Jenin court. Under Articles 43 and 44 of Civil Procedure Law No. 2 of 2001, how far does such a clause work?
A.It is void, because territorial jurisdiction can never be changed by agreement
B.It binds the court only if the clause was notarised before the dispute arose
C.It overrides every territorial rule, including actions concerning real rights over land
D.It may displace Article 42, but not in advance a special rule like the land-situs rule
Explanation: Article 43(1) allows the parties to agree on a particular court contrary to the general rules in Article 42. Article 43(2) adds that where the law assigns jurisdiction to a court other than those in Article 42, the parties may not agree in advance to depart from it. Actions on a real right over land go to the court where the property lies (Article 44), so a prior clause cannot move them.

About the Palestinian Bar Training Entry Exam Exam

The Palestinian Bar Association's entrance examination (امتحان القبول) is the test law graduates must pass before they can be registered as trainee lawyers (محامون متدربون) and begin the two-year training required by the Lawyers Law No. 3 of 1999 and the Lawyers Training Regulation No. 1 of 2004. The 2018 amendments to the Regulation set two sittings a year and a 50-dinar fee per attempt. This free bank is independent English-language multiple-choice practice on the Palestinian statutes that past papers drew on; it is not an official translation and does not reproduce the official format.

Exam sponsor: Palestinian Bar Association (نقابة المحامين النظاميين الفلسطينيين). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Held twice a year under Article 3 of the Lawyers Training Regulation as amended in 2018 (March and September sessions; recent sittings were on 17 May 2025, 27 September 2025, 28 March 2026 and 26 September 2026 at Al-Istiqlal University in Jericho). The exam is taken electronically and results appear on the Bar's website immediately. A graduate who passes may apply, with a supervising lawyer's acceptance letter, to be entered on the trainee register; registration applications are lodged in April and October and decided the following month.

Time Limit

Not published (2022 written papers: 3 hours)

Passing Score

Not published for the computer-based format (the April 2022 paper stated 60)

Exam / Certification Fees

50 dinars per attempt (Training Regulation No. 1 of 2004, Article 3(b) as amended in 2018)

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22 of 100 practice items (the Bar publishes no official weighting)

Civil and Commercial Procedure

Civil and Commercial Procedure Law No. 2 of 2001 as amended by Decree-Law No. 24 of 2024: legal interest, service of process, Conciliation and First Instance jurisdiction, territorial jurisdiction, pleadings, procedural and public-order pleas, intervention, interruption and abatement, deliberation and appeal routes and periods.

24 of 100 practice items (the Bar publishes no official weighting)

Criminal Procedure and Penal Law

Penal Procedure Law No. 3 of 2001 and its amendments: the Public Prosecution's role, complaint offences, prescription, judicial police, flagrance and arrest, searches, interrogation and detention limits; general principles of Penal Code No. 16 of 1960 in force in the West Bank.

14 of 100 practice items (the Bar publishes no official weighting)

Amended Basic Law and Constitutional Principles

Amended Basic Law of 2003: rule of law, equality, personal liberty and the rights of detainees, legality, property, access to the courts, decree-laws, judicial independence, the Supreme Constitutional Court and states of emergency.

16 of 100 practice items (the Bar publishes no official weighting)

Law of Evidence

Evidence Law No. 4 of 2001: burden of proof, official and private documents, fixed dates, merchants' books, limits on witness evidence and their exceptions, witness competence, presumptions, admissions, decisive and supplementary oaths, and expert opinion.

12 of 100 practice items (the Bar publishes no official weighting)

Legal Profession and Training Rules

Lawyers Law No. 3 of 1999 (registration, oath, incompatibilities, professional safeguards and discipline) and the Lawyers Training Regulation No. 1 of 2004 with its 2018 amendments (training period, supervising lawyers, trainee restrictions and court appearances).

12 of 100 practice items (the Bar publishes no official weighting)

Commercial and Labour Law

Commerce Law No. 12 of 1966 in force in the West Bank (commercial acts, merchants, solidarity, prescription, cheques), Decree-Law No. 42 of 2021 on Companies, and Labour Law No. 7 of 2000 (contracts, probation, working hours, leave and end-of-service gratuity).

Preparing for the Palestinian Bar Training Entry Exam Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Not published for the computer-based format (the April 2022 paper stated 60)
  • Assessment: Held twice a year under Article 3 of the Lawyers Training Regulation as amended in 2018 (March and September sessions; recent sittings were on 17 May 2025, 27 September 2025, 28 March 2026 and 26 September 2026 at Al-Istiqlal University in Jericho). The exam is taken electronically and results appear on the Bar's website immediately. A graduate who passes may apply, with a supervising lawyer's acceptance letter, to be entered on the trainee register; registration applications are lodged in April and October and decided the following month.
  • Time limit: Not published (2022 written papers: 3 hours)
  • Exam / certification fees: 50 dinars per attempt (Training Regulation No. 1 of 2004, Article 3(b) as amended in 2018) Official sources

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Palestinian Bar Training Entry Exam: Suggested Study Strategy

1Learn the civil appeal map: Conciliation judgments go to the Court of First Instance in its appellate capacity, First Instance judgments go to the Court of Appeal; appeals take 30 days (15 in urgent matters) and cassation 40 days.
2Know the Conciliation Court's jurisdiction under Article 39: claims up to 10,000 JOD, plus listed claims (partition, eviction, easements, possession and others) whatever their value.
3Memorise the investigation timeline in the Penal Procedure Law: police send the arrested person to the prosecutor within 24 hours, interrogation within 24 hours, magistrate extensions of up to 15 days and 45 days in total, and an absolute six-month cap.
4In evidence, master the 200-dinar witness rule in Article 68, the bar on contradicting writing in Article 70 and the exceptions in Article 71 (commencement of proof in writing, moral or material obstacle, lost documents).
5Read the Lawyers Law and the Training Regulation together: incompatibilities (Article 7), disciplinary penalties up to five years' suspension (Article 29), and the trainee's six-month and one-year court-appearance milestones.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Palestinian Bar training entry examination?

It is the admission test (امتحان القبول) that the Palestinian Bar Association sets for law graduates. Under the 2018 amendments to the Lawyers Training Regulation No. 1 of 2004, a graduate must pass it before applying to be registered as a trainee lawyer and starting the two-year training period.

When and where is the entrance exam held?

The amended Regulation provides for two sittings a year, in March and September. Recent sittings were held on 17 May 2025, 27 September 2025, 28 March 2026 and 26 September 2026 at Al-Istiqlal University in Jericho, in timed batches, with applications lodged through the Bar's e-services portal.

What is the fee and the passing score?

Article 3(b) of the Regulation, as amended in 2018, charges 50 dinars for each attempt, paid into the Training Affairs Fund. The Bar has not published a pass mark for the computer-based format used since 2025; the published April 2022 written paper stated a pass mark of 60.

Is the exam in English, and is this bank the official format?

No. The official exam is set in Arabic, and the Bar has not published the item format or count of the current computer-based test. This bank is an independent English-language multiple-choice study adaptation of the Palestinian statutes past papers drew on; it is not an official translation or a simulation of the official exam.

What happens after passing the entrance exam?

The graduate applies to the Bar Council to be entered on the trainee register, attaching a letter from a practising lawyer with at least five years on the practising roll and no disciplinary conviction who accepts to supervise the training. Applications are lodged in April and October and decided the following month (Regulation Articles 9–10 as amended).

When may a trainee lawyer appear in court?

Under Article 19 of the Regulation as amended, a trainee may plead before Conciliation Courts under his trainer's supervision after six months of training with the Bar Council's permission, and before Courts of First Instance after one year if he proves attendance at twenty Conciliation Court sessions and has permission.