2) The application must be typewritten or completed on
our fill-in form. Handwritten
applications will be returned unprocessed.
3) Attach a self-addressed, stamped post card to your
application if you wish an immediate acknowledgement of your filing.
4) The filing fee is $1800.00. All fees must be paid by
certified check or money order payable to: Connecticut Bar Examining
Committee.
Fees are non refundable.
No personal, corporate or law firm
checks will be accepted.
5) The following supporting documents are required for
a complete application:
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a) Official
transcripts (with seals) from all undergraduate institutions
attended whether or not a degree was received. |
_____ |
b) Official
transcripts (with seals) from all graduate institutions
attended whether or not a degree was received. |
_____ |
c) Official
transcripts (with seals) from all law schools attended
whether or not a degree was received. |
_____ |
d) Certificate
of Dean of Law School (Form M19) from all law schools
attended whether or not a degree was received. |
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e) Copy of every
bar application filed within the last ten years (refer to Question #24 on the
application). |
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f) Certificate of Good Standing
from each court before which you are entitled to practice
(refer to Question #25 on the application). |
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g) Affidavits
(Form M13) from two Connecticut attorneys |
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h) Affidavits
(Form M14) from two attorneys admitted to practice in another
jurisdiction for at least five years.
|
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i) Certified
copies of your driving history or a no record letter from the Department of Motor
Vehicles in every jurisdiction in which you hold a driver's license,
any jurisdiction during the past five years in which you
have resided for sixty days or more, whether or not you ever
held a driver's license or operator's permit in that
jurisdiction, and any jurisdiction in which your driving
privileges have ever been suspended or revoked. |
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j) Affidavit of
good standing (Form M4) |
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k) Personal
Reference Letters (Form M12) |
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l) Employer
Reference Letters (Form M20) |
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m) Summary sheet (Form M6) |
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n)
Return address labels (Form M7) |
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o) Certificate of actual practice (Form M8) |
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p)
Status sheet (Form M9) |
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q) Affidavit of the Dean of Connecticut Law
School (Form M15), if applicable |
6) Notify the administrative office immediately of any
address changes.
7)
Individuals admitted to the
Connecticut
bar without examination are subject to the following:
a. Minimum Continuing Legal Education.
Individuals admitted to the Connecticut bar pursuant to Practice Book Section 2-13 shall comply with the requirements of Section 2-27A of Chapter 2 beginning January 1, 2017.
For more information, please contact the
Commission on Minimum Continuing Legal Education.
b. Annual Client Security Fund Fee.
Individuals admitted to the Connecticut bar pursuant to Practice Book
Section 2-13 shall comply with the requirements of Sections 2-68
and 2-70 of Chapter 2, including payment of the annual client
security fund fee.
For more information, please contact the
Client Security Fund Committee.
c. Annual
Attorney
Registration.
Individuals admitted to the
Connecticut
bar pursuant to Practice Book Section 2-13 shall register
annually with the statewide grievance committee in accordance
with Sections 2-26 and 2-27(d) of Chapter 2.
For more information, please contact the
Statewide Grievance Committee.
d. Attorney Occupational Tax.
Individuals admitted to the Connecticut bar pursuant to
Practice Book Section 2-13 and who engaged in the practice of
law in Connecticut during the preceding calendar year are
required to file the Attorney Occupational Tax Return, Form 472,
with the State of Connecticut Department of Revenue Services on
a yearly basis. See
Connecticut General Statutes §51-81b.
For more information, please contact the
State of
Connecticut Department of Revenue Services.
e. Random Audit Rule.
Individuals admitted to the Connecticut bar pursuant to Practice Book
Section 2-13 are subject to the random audit rule pursuant to
Section 2-27(e) of Chapter 2.
For more information, please contact the
Statewide Grievance Committee.
8) Completing the application for admission without
examination is only one step in the admission process and does
not automatically entitle the candidate to practice law in
Connecticut. The Committee begins the review of a candidate’s
character and fitness immediately upon the filing of the
application for admission to the bar. However, the Committee
will usually only conduct a hearing after the candidate’s file
is complete. While the Committee attempts to have all eligible
candidates admitted soon after completion of each candidate’s
application, a candidate whose application presents complex or
unresolved issues of character and/or fitness will not be
admitted until such issues have been resolved to the Committee’s
satisfaction.
More information...
9) Credit Inquiry. As a part of the routine background investigation into each applicant’s
character and fitness to practice law in Connecticut, our office will pull a credit profile from
Experian. If there are negative items found on the credit report, the applicant will receive a
letter along with the pertinent portions of the report with the relevant items highlighted.
Applicants who receive such a letter are expected to address each negative item.
10) NCBE Number. The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) requires the creation of an NCBE account by those wishing to use its services. Connecticut does not currently require applicants to obtain an NCBE number. However, if an applicant has an NCBE number they are encouraged to include it in Question 4b of his or her application as an additional identifier for the MBE and/or the MPRE. More information, including how to obtain or retrieve an NCBE number, can be found here: http://ncbex.org/
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11) Connecticut and Federal Background Checks.
The Connecticut Bar Examining Committee (CBEC) will conduct an extensive background check for all applicants and reserves the right to require applicants to submit fingerprints. Should CBEC require that an applicant submit fingerprints, a fingerprint card and instructions will be mailed to that applicant so that a Connecticut and Federal background check can be requested. Background checks received from applicants will NOT be accepted
The following documents will be sent to applicants who are required to submit fingerprints and should be reviewed prior to submitting your fingerprints and fees to CBEC.
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