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Conn. Practice Book § 2-17 — Foreign Legal Consultants; Licensing Requirements

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Upon recommendation of the bar examining committee, an applicant may be licensed to practice as a foreign legal consultant, without examination, who:

(1) has been admitted to practice (or has obtained the equivalent of admission) in a foreign country, and has engaged in the practice of law in that country, and has been in good standing as an attorney or counselor at law (or the equivalent of either) in that country, for a period of not less than five of the seven years immediately preceding the date of application;

(2) possesses the good moral character and fitness to practice law requisite for a member of the bar of this court; and

(3) is at least twenty-six years of age.

Notes

(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 24B.) (Amended June 21, 2010, to take effect Jan. 1, 2011; amended June 10, 2022, to take effect Jan. 1, 2023.)