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Conn. Practice Book § 2-17

Foreign Legal Consultants; Licensing Requirements

activein force · 2023-01-01 – presentact-effective-date

Upon recommendation of the bar examining

committee, an applicant may be licensed to practice as a foreign legal consultant, without exami -

nation, 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.

History

(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.)

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2026-09-15
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