The Board of Law Examiners will conduct an investigation of and make a determination about the character and fitness of the applicant for the bar. Background information pertaining to character, education, employment, military service, financial responsibility and criminal history will be required.Each state and territory requires applicants to the bar to pass a character and fitness check before receiving a license to practice law. If you have a question about whether or not to include something in your character and fitness application, you can contact the bar examiners in your state. Learn more about the NCBE character and fitness investigations on applicants seeking a license to practice law in your specific jurisdiction. To practice law in the United States, you must be admitted to a given state's bar (often referred to as "bar admission"). 154 votes, 148 comments. 829K subscribers in the LawSchool community. I have found (and I think most lawyers would agree) that bar admissions agencies frown upon nondisclosure. Timely completion of an application form.