FAQs - Admission without examination

Connecticut Bar Examining Committee
Frequently Asked Questions about Admission to the Connecticut bar

Admission without examination

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Review of a candidate’s character and fitness

What happens after I complete my application?

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1. Among other requirements (set out in full in PB §2-13) an applicant must have been lawfully engaged in the practice of law as the applicant’s principal means of livelihood for five out of the last ten years in a reciprocal jurisdiction.

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The reciprocal jurisdictions (subject to change) are:
Alabama Alaska Arkansas Colorado District of Columbia Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Maine	Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska New Hampshire New York North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon	Pennsylvania South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
All other jurisdictions have been determined to be non-reciprocal.
Reciprocity is determined as of the date the applicant files an application for admission.
2. The non-refundable fee *for admission without* examination is $1,800.00 payable by certified check or money order. The application, instructions and related forms are available in PDF format. 3. 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... 4. What happens after I complete my application? Completing your application is only one half of the process leading to admission to the Connecticut bar. All candidates for admission without examination also undergo an intensive character and fitness investigation. Once a candidate has completed his/her application in a timely manner and has cleared the character and fitness investigation, arrangements will be made so that the candidate may be sworn in by the clerk of the Superior Court for the county in which the candidate seeks admission.” 5. Frequently Asked Questions by New Admittees**
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