Bar & Attorneys
The bar exam
Citizens take the bar exam at the bar exam desk for a fee: random questions from the pool, a time limit and a pass mark (Config.Bar). A passed exam goes to a judge for review (barReview). Once approved, the citizen collects the bar license card at the kiosk for the license fee.
Exam questions are edited in game: tablet → Bar → Exam questions.
A suspended or disbarred attorney (barDisbar) loses access at once, and their license card shows as void.
The attorney portal
Active bar members who are not DOJ staff open the tablet (/doj, F7, or /bar → Open portal) as the attorney portal. They see only the cases they are counsel on:
| Page | What it is for |
|---|---|
| Home | Hearings, new evidence from the other side, motions and subpoenas |
| My cases | Evidence, subpoenas and motions of their cases |
| Calendar | Public hearings and their own |
| Clients | Retained clients and their open cases → Represent |
| Documents | Templates in Config.Portal.templates, printed at a courthouse printer |
| Courtroom | Follow a session, present their admitted exhibits |
/bar
/bar opens the attorney panel anywhere: the bar directory, retainers (offer one to someone nearby, they accept and pay) and the bar license card.
Lawyer requests
Citizens ask for a lawyer at the kiosk (Get a lawyer): any available lawyer, or one chosen from the directory (offline attorneys get court mail). Police target a detainee → Request a lawyer for them.
Public defenders and attorneys answer in the tablet (Lawyer requests): accept, decline, waypoint and done. The first to accept gets a blip on the caller. Settings are in Config.Lawyer; /lawyer and /acceptlawyer are off by default.