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The application for registration as Authorized House Counsel is now an online application that can only be submitted online through the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee’s new website at https://ctbaradmissions.jud.ct.gov/. Applicants who have not already started or submitted a paper application must create a user account and submit an application on the new website. Applicants who have started a paper application but have not yet filed it may submit their paper application by April 30, 2024. Applications will not be accepted by mail or in-person after April 30, 2024. Applicants may NOT submit an online application if they have already submitted a paper application.

All information regarding registration as Authorized House Counsel can be found on the new CBEC website at https://ctbaradmissions.jud.ct.gov/.

Information and forms for paper applications:

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1) To qualify as an authorized house counsel (AHC) under Connecticut Practice Book section 15A an applicant must:

be a member of the bar in good standing in another jurisdiction (state, DC, US territory or foreign country).
be employed by an “organization” as defined in Section 15A or will be relocating to Connecticut within three months in furtherance of employment by such an “organization.”
agree to abide by the rules regulating members of the Connecticut bar.
agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the statewide grievance committee and the superior court.
file an application for registration as an authorized house counsel with the bar examining committee together with the required forms, documents and the fee of $1,000.00.

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2) Forms

To be considered filed you must complete and file all of the following:

Check	Form Number and Title
[ ]	Form AHC1 - Application for registration as authorized house counsel
[ ]	Form AHC6 - Summary Sheet
[ ]	Form AHC17 - Status sheet
[ ]	$1000.00 certified check or money order (the Bar Examining Committee does not accept personal, company or law firm checks)

The following forms and any supporting documentation may be submitted with the application or within 1 year of the initial filing date:

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Check	Form Number and Title
[ ]	Form AHC4 – Affidavit re: rules of professional conduct
[ ]	Form AHC5 – Affidavit re: statewide grievance committee
[ ]	Form AHC8 (2) – Affidavit of CT Attorney
[ ]	Form AHC11 – Certification of employer organization

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Form Number and Title

Retain a copy of everything you file with the Committee.

Form Name	PDF
Application for registration as authorized house counsel – If you have not already started a Form AHC 1 application (fillable PDF), you must file an online application on the new website.
Additional response form	AHC2.pdf
Amendment form	AHC3.pdf
Affidavit re rules of professional conduct	AHC4.pdf
Affidavit re statewide grievance committee	AHC5.pdf
Summary sheet	AHC6.pdf
Address change labels	AHC7A.pdf
Affidavit of Connecticut attorney	AHC8.pdf
Law school certification	AHC9.pdf
Certification of employer organization	AHC11.pdf
Employment and law practice – continuation page	AHC13A.pdf
Status sheet	AHC17.pdf
Change of employer	AHC49.pdf
Termination or withdrawal of registration	AHC50.pdf

The completed application and supporting documents are to be sent to:

Connecticut Bar Examining Committee
Authorized House Counsel Department
100 Washington Street, 1st Floor
Hartford, CT 06106

The application must be typed. Handwritten applications will be returned unprocessed.

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3) Filing Deadline for New AHCs in CT

An individual that commences employment in CT with an organization after January 1, 2008 (the effective date of the original AHC rule) may file an application for AHC status within three (3) months before or after commencement of such employment. See Sec. 2-15A (b) (1) (D). If such an individual files an AHC application more than three (3) months after commencing such employment, then the application will be accepted and processed, an explanation for the late filing should be provided with the application.

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4) Updated Certificate – Employer Name Change

An individual who is sworn in as an AHC and who needs an updated certificate because his/her employer has changed its name can obtain one through the following procedure:

Submit a new Form AHC11 to the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee.
Return the current certificate to Rose Ann Rush at Superior Court Operations, together with the new company name and address:

Rose Ann Rush, Court Management Specialist
Superior Court
123 Hoyt Street
Stamford, CT 06905

Update information with the Statewide Grievance Committee.

New certificates will be issued to those individuals who comply with the above instructions so long as his/her employer has not changed. There is no cost for the new certificate.

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5) Change of Employer

An individual who ceases to be employed by the organization for which registration had been filed but commences employment with another organization within 30 days may maintain his/her AHC status pursuant to Practice Book § 2-15A (e) (1) (A) and may obtain an updated certificate when the following procedure is followed:

Submit Form AHC49 to the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee within 30 days of the date when employment ceased with the organization for which registration had been filedSubmit a new Form AHC11 to the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee.
Submit a new Form AHC11 to the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee within 30 days of the date when employment ceased with the organization for which registration had been filed.
Return the current certificate to Rose Ann Rush at Superior Court Operations along with the new company name and address:

Rose Ann Rush, Court Management Specialist
Superior Court
123 Hoyt Street
Stamford, CT 06905

Update information with the Statewide Grievance Committee.

New certificates will be issued to those individuals who comply with the above instructions. There is no cost for the new certificate.

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