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Rule 1:24-4 Application for Admission by Motion

Rule 1:24 — Bar Examinations; Qualifications For Admission to the Practice of Law

Applicants may apply for admission to the bar of this State by motion to the Supreme Court. To qualify for application by motion, applicants must:

(a) have lawfully practiced law for five of the last seven years within the jurisdiction of the United States;

(b) have previously sat for and passed the bar examination in another United States jurisdiction;

(c) be admitted in a United States jurisdiction that would extend a reciprocal license by motion to New Jersey lawyers;

(d) have completed a course on New Jersey ethics and professionalism; and

(e) meet all other application requirements in Rule 1:24-1 above.

Amendment history: Adopted August 1, 2016 to be effective September 1, 2016; paragraph (a) amended July 29, 2019 to be effective September 1, 2019.