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Attorney (Multistate Professional Responsibility)
License Description Art. IV-1. All persons seeking admission to the practice of law in Connecticut by examination, by UBE score transfer, or upon motion without examination shall, prior to being recommended for admission to the bar, produce evidence of satisfactory completion of the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination. The passing score on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination shall be a scaled score of eighty (80) and must be achieved within four years before or within one year after the date the applicant files his or her application for admission to the Connecticut bar. Art. IV-2. In lieu of the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination an applicant may, prior to being recommended for admission to the bar, submit evidence of satisfactory completion of a course in professional responsibility/legal ethics offered by a law school approved by the bar examining committee as part of its regular curriculum. To be acceptable, the course must be completed with a grade of either "C" or "Pass" within four years before or within one year after the date the applicant files his or her application for admission to the Connecticut bar. Art. IV-3. In lieu of the requirements set forth in Articles IV-1 and IV-2, an applicant for admission without examination who is a full-time faculty member or full-time clinical fellow at an accredited Connecticut law school may, prior to being recommended for admission to the bar, submit evidence of a scaled score of eighty (80) on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination or a grade of either "C" or "Pass" in a course in professional responsibility/legal ethics offered by a law school approved by the bar examining committee as part of its regular curriculum.
Licensing Agency
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
Connecticut Bar Examining Committee
Active Status Active
Continuing Education No continuing education requirement to maintain license
Criminal Record No criminal record prohibitions
Education Degree required
Exam State exam required
License Type Secondary license (another license is a prerequisite)
License Updated 07/19/2019
Physical Requirements No physical requirements
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