Schedule for Dinei Yisrael Review Courses Posted

As a follow up to a previous post regarding this year's Dinei Yisrael exams for foreign qualified lawyers seeking to be admitted to the Israeli Bar, I just found the schedule for the Jerusalem review classes for the Dinei Yisrael Exam on the Bar Office's website.

It appears that Professor Yoel Tsur is stepping in for David Seville and organizing things this year.

The classes will be held at the Jerusalem Law Centre, 1 Chopin street- bus no. 13.

To register, contact The Israel Bar, Jerusalem, tel. 02-5411200, fax: 02-5610062  e-mail: mitmahim@israelbar.prg.il.

The charge for the course is: 200 NIS 1-2 subjects; 500NIS 3 subjects or more. And each exam costs 160 NIS.


And I have learned from Professor Tsur that even if you took the course in the past but failed the exam and want to take the course again, you must pay again. I'm not sure that's how David Saville did it and I definitely don't like that policy. I guess they don't guarantee your passage like BarBri.

Deadline to Apply for Dinei Yisrael Exams is July 13!

If you are a foreign lawyer and are planning to take the Dinei Yisrael Exams in August 2012, the deadline to send in your application is July 13. The cost is 160 NIS per test which you must pay at the Post Office to account number 4454120 and send the receipt in with your application.

I have some very good outlines available.

Make sure you read the Basic Requirements for Admission to the Israel Bar (revised 2013). In general, a foreign lawyer who wants to practice in Israel has to pass the Hebrew proficiency exam and 6 of the 8 substantive Dinei Yisrael exams before beginning the one-year articled clerkship or stage (from the French word "stagiaire"). However, if you arrive with two years of work experience you can begin your stage upon passing the Hebrew proficiency exam and can take the substantive exams later. But in order to take the actual bar exam you must pass all of the Dinei Yisrael exams first.
If you have five years of work experience, you just need to pass all of the Dinei Yisrael Exams and clerkship but you do not need to take the bar exam.

The Hebrew exam is given 4 times throughout the year (Jan, April, Aug, Oct) and the 8 substantive exams are given in January and August. The Israeli Bar Office is the gatekeeper to register for these exams- you must register at least one month ahead of time. There is an English review class given in Yerushalayim. And what appears to be a course in Hebrew for Israelis who are qualified overseas. The Lishka (Bar Office) also offers a course in Tel Aviv  for new olim (which appears to be in Hebrew). However, it consists of 42 classes, which looks like overkill to me.

But... in order to begin this process you need to have your degree recognized. To do that, on Mondays Thursdays between 9 AM to 1 PM, (as of May 2014) bring your actual physical diploma and an official transcript to the Hebrew U. Mount Scopus campus where the law school is. (If you don't have your diploma they will give you a hard time, and you will need an official letter letter from the law school that you indeed graduated.) You need to pay 420 NIS as well, so bring some money. Go to Room 116A. You can call them Mondays between 9 to 1 at 02-588-0044 or email: degreerec@savion.huji.ac.il. 

After you do that, bring those documents to the Bar Office at 1 Chopin St and open a file. Bring more money.