EZRCP · New Jersey · Part 4 - Civil Practice · R. 1:24-4

R. 1:24-4. — Application for Admission by Motion

New Jersey · Part 4 - Civil Practice

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Rule text

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.

Notes

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