How to apply for certification as a legal document preparer:
1. Check the Arizona Code of Judicial Administration §7-201, specifically section § 7-208(E) for eligibility requirements to ensure that you are eligible for certification. Click here for the Arizona Code of Judicial Adminstration.
2. You must first sit for and pass the examination. Please note that all fees are non-refundable, so be sure to schedule your exam on a day that you can attend as scheduled. There is a study guide that corresponds to the current examination being administered. The Supreme Court does not provide any preparatory classes or trainings for the exam or the Legal Document Preparer Program in general. Click here for exam schedule and study guide.
3. Test results will be sent to the email address provided to the testing portal within 1-2 weeks. For applicants with passing scores, a fingerprint card will be mailed to the physical address provided in the testing portal.
4. Applicants with a non-passing score may request a review of questions missed to [email protected] and further instructions will be provided.
5. Fill out the initial Certification Application as instructed, be sure to include the required picture and fingerprints for the background check. If any further information is needed, division staff will be in contact with you. Please note that any deficient information or documentation will prolong the application process.
6. Once the application process is complete, Division staff will present your application during the next scheduled Nonlawyer Legal Service Board meeting for a decision. The decisions made during the Board meeting will be emailed/mailed to any and all applicants on the agenda unless the applicant is deferred due to deficient information.
Allow 2-4 months to process applications.