Ind. Sup. Ct. Order Amending Rules: order-rules-2026-26S-MS-8-admindisc070726

Exhibit A

Rule 2.1. Legal Interns

Section 1. Requirements

(a) A law student may serve as a legal intern when the following requirements are met:

(i) The law student is enrolled in aeither an ABA-approved law school accredited as

set forthor a law school located in the United States, provided that, if the law

student is enrolled in a non-ABA-approved law school, the law student, upon

graduation, would be eligible to seek a waiver of Rule 13(1)(a).) under Rule 13.1.

(ii) The law student has satisfactorily completed one-half of the educational

requirements for a first professional degree in law.

(iii) The law student has received permission from the dean of the law school to

participate in a legal intern program determined to be beneficial to the law

student’s training pursuant tounder the guidelines jointly developed by the law

schools of this state.

(iv) The law student has completed or is enrolled in a legal ethics or professional

responsibility course as set forth in Rule 13(1)(c).

(b) A law school graduate may serve as a legal intern when the following requirements are

met:

(i) The law school graduate is eligible to take the bar examination under Rule 13 or

is eligible to seek a waiver of Rule 13(1)(a) under Rule 13.1.

(ii) The law school graduate has received permission from an attorney who is a

member of the Indiana bar to serve as a legal intern under that attorney’s direct

supervision.

Section 2. Length of Intern Status

(a) A law student may serve as a legal intern until graduation from law school or for a lesser

period if designated by the dean of the law school.

(b) A law school graduate may serve as a legal intern from the date of graduation until the

graduate has taken and been notified of the results of the applicable bar examination—

either the first bar examination for which the graduate is eligible under Rule 13, or, if the

graduate has been granted a waiver of Rule 13(1)(a) under Rule 13.1, the bar

examination for which the graduate has timely applied or, if none, the next bar

examination for which the graduate may timely apply after the waiver is finally

approved. If the graduate is successful on that examination, the graduate may continue

to serve as a legal intern until the first opportunity thereafter for formal admission to the

Indiana bar. If the graduate petitions for a waiver of Rule 13(1)(a) under Rule 13.1 and

the Board denies the petition, or if a waiver granted by the Board is not approved by the

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Indiana Supreme Court, the graduate’s authority to serve as a legal intern terminates on

the date of the denial or nonapproval.

Section 3. Certification

(a) The dean of a law school sponsoring a legal intern program shall advise the State Board

of Law Examiners of those students who qualify to be legal interns and the length of that

internship.

(b) An attorney who is a member of the Indiana bar and who wishes to sponsor and

supervise a graduate as a legal intern shall advise the Board. And theThe dean of the law

school from which the graduate received theira first professional degree in law shall

advise the Board of both the date of graduation and either (i) the date aton which the

graduate will be first be eligible for examination under Rule 13, or (ii) that the graduate

has petitioned or intends to petition for a waiver of Rule 13(1)(a) under Rule 13.1.

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Rule 6. Admission Without Examination

Section 1. Attorneys Licensed in Other States

A person who has been admitted to practice law in the highest court of law in any other state

(herein defined as a state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia),) may be

granted a license to practice law in Indiana without examination upon a finding by the State

Board of Law Examiners that said personthe applicant has met each of the following conditions:

(a) The applicant has actively engaged in the practice of law for a period of at least three of

the five years immediately preceding the date of application. “Actively engaged in the

practice of law” shall meanmeans:

(i) performing legal services for the general public as a lawyer for at least 1,000 hours

per year;

(ii) being employed by a state or local governmental or business entity as a lawyer

performing duties for which admission to the practice of law is a prerequisite for at

least 1,000 hours per year;

(iii) performing the duties of a teacher of law on a full-time basis inat an ABA

accredited-approved law school;

(iv) serving as a judge of a court of record on a full-time basis;

(v) serving on a full-time salaried basis as an attorney with the federal government or a

federal governmental agency, including service as a member of the Judge Advocate

General’s Department of one of the military branches of the United States; or

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(vi) a combination of the above.

(b) The practice of law must have been authorized based on the applicant’s admission in the

state where the applicant is licensed and during the period of licensure unless the practice

falls under subdivisions (iii) or (v) above. Practice under either a business counsel license

or a pro bono publico license may apply toward years of practice so long as the applicant

meets all other requirements of this rule.

(c) The applicant is a member in good standing in all statesjurisdictions of admission.

(d) The admission of the applicant is in the public interest.

(e) The applicant meets Indiana’s character and fitness requirements.

(f) The applicant has paid or tendered the required fee.

(g) The applicant has not failed the Indiana bar examination or scored below 264 on the

Uniform Bar Examination (whether administered in Indiana or another jurisdiction)

within five years of the date of the application.

(h) The applicant has obtained a JD degree (or its equivalent) from a law school located in

the United States that at the time of the applicant’s graduation was on the approved list

of the Council of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar of the American Bar

Association.

Section 1.1. Military Spouses

(a) The Board has the discretion tomay waive the minimum practice and reciprocity

requirementsrequirement in Section 1 for an applicant who has been admitted to practice

law in the highest court of law in any other state and whose spouse is a member of the

armed forces of the United States subject to military transfer to Indiana for active duty

military service upon a finding that said personthe applicant has met the requirements

specified in SectionsSection 1(c)–(h),g) and the following conditions:

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Section 5. Educational Requirements

(a) In addition to the requirements in Rule 29, within twelve months of an applicant's

admissionapplicant admitted under Sections 1 or 2 of this rule, the applicant shall attend

an annualbe required to complete the Indiana Law Course, a jurisdiction-specific

component on Indiana law update seminar that provides a minimum of twelve hours of

continuing legal education that has been approved by, not later than 6 months after the

Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education. Thedate of admission. If an

applicant fails to complete the Indiana Law Course within the required time period, the

Board shall publish a list of approved seminarsmay certify such fact to the Indiana

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Supreme Court with the recommendation that the applicant’s license be suspended

pending completion of the course.

(b) Applicants admitted under this rule are subject to, and shall comply with, Indiana’s

Rules for Admission to the Bar and the Discipline of Attorneys, Indiana’s Rules of

Professional Conduct, all other Court rules, and all statutory requirements.

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Rule 6.1. Temporary License

Section 1. Temporary License

A person who has been admitted to practice law in the highest court of law in any other state (as

defined in Rule 6, sectionSection 1),) and who is in good standing and has no pending

disciplinary proceedings in each statejurisdiction of admission, may be granted a temporary

license to practice law in Indiana if the person has applied for admission to the Indiana bar

on(by examination, by transferred Uniform Bar Examination score, or by admission without

examination under Rule 6,) and meets one of the following qualifications:

(a) The person is employed as a full-time faculty member at an ABA-accreditedapproved

law school in Indiana and is supervising law students in a clinical program of that law

school; or

(b) The person is employed by a legal services organization or public defender office that

provides legal assistance free of charge to persons of limited means, free of charge; or;

(c) The person offers pro bono services free of charge to persons of limited means, free of

charge, through a legal services organization or public defender office; or

(d) The person is employed full-time as an attorney for the Indiana Department of Child

Services providing litigation services in child welfare cases; or

(e) The person is employed full-time as a deputy prosecutor.

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Rule 13. Educational Requirements for Admission by Examination

Section 1. Educational Qualifications.

Each applicant for admission to the Indiana bar by written examination must establish to the

satisfaction of the State Board of Law Examiners that the applicant:

(a) Has obtained a JD degree (or its equivalent) from a law school located in the United

States that at the time of the applicant’s graduation was on the approved list of the

Council of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar of the American Bar Association.,

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unless the requirement is waived under Rule 13.1. (The Indiana Supreme Court reserves

the right to disapprove any school regardless of ABA approval.);

(b) Has satisfactorily completed the law course required for graduation and furnishes to the

Board a certificate from the dean of the law school (or the dean’s designee) that the

applicant will receive a JD degree (or its equivalent) as a matter of course at a future

date, pursuant tounder Rule 15; and

(c) Has completed two cumulative semester hours of legal ethics or professional

responsibility in law school.

Section 2. Early Examination Rule.

An applicant, who has fewer than five hours to complete and is within one-hundred100 days of

graduating from an ABA-approved law school, may take the examination if the applicant has

satisfactorily passed work in the subject matter as set forth in Section 1, and has otherwise

completed all requirements for admission to the Indiana bar, may take the examination but may

not be admitted to the Indiana bar until the applicant has met all other requirements for

admission and has graduated from an ABA-approved law school.

Section 3. Certification of Educational Qualifications.

The law school dean (or the dean’s designee) shall certify an applicant’s completion of the

subject-matter requirements under this rule and must file such certification with the Board at

least twenty days before the examination.

Section 4Rule 13.1. Waiver of Educational Qualification.Requirements

The Board of Law Examiners may, in its discretion and subject to final approval by the Indiana

Supreme Court, waive the requirementeducational requirements set forth in Section Rules

13(1()(a) for and 17.1(1)(e). A waiver may be sought by an applicant who on, by the date of the

bar examination for which they are seeking a waiver (1)the waiver is sought or, for a waiver

under Rule 17.1(1)(e), by the date of admission, satisfies one of the following:

(1) The applicant has or will have graduated from a law school located in the United States

that is not approved by the ABA,; the applicant was or will be eligible upon graduation

from that law school to take the bar examination ofin another state,jurisdiction within

the United States; and the Board finds that the applicant is qualified by reason ofthrough

education or experience to takesatisfy the Indiana bar examination; or (2)applicable

educational requirement.

(1)(2) The applicant has or will have completed legal education in a jurisdiction outside

the United States,; the applicant has or will have obtained a graduate degree (e.g., LL.M.

or equivalent) from an ABA-approved law school in a program based on American law,;

and the Board finds that the applicant is qualified by reason ofthrough education or

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experience to takesatisfy the Indiana bar examinationapplicable educational

requirement.

Applicants seeking a waiver under this section must petition the Board by letter and providein

writing, including through any electronic procedures prescribed by the Board with, and must

submit a nonrefundable waiver-application fee of $250. The petition must include the following

materials:

(a) Official transcripts from each undergraduate college or university the applicant attended,

reflecting all courses taken, the grade for each course, the number of semester hours of

credit earned, and the degree(s) awarded, if any.

(b) Official transcripts from each law school the applicant attended, reflecting all courses

taken, the grade for each course, the number of semester hours of credit earned, and the

degree(s) awarded, if any.

(c) A narrative statement that includes a description of the applicant’s legal education and

training, a description of the applicant’s work history, and reasons why the applicant

believes a waiver is warranted with respect to the applicable educational requirement.

(d) Bar examination results—Information showing the number of graduates from the

applicant’s law school(s) who passed/ the bar examination and the number who failed,

classified by state the jurisdiction administering the examexamination, for each of the

previouslast three years.

(e) A statement ofindicating whether the applicant has applied to take the bar

examexamination in any other jurisdiction and, the result of that requestapplication, and

the resultresults of any bar examination taken by the applicant.

(f) For applicants who have completed legal education outside the United States, a

description of that country’s legal system, including, but not limited to, whether the

English common law substantially forms the basis of that country’s jurisprudence and

whether English is the language of instruction and practice in the courts of that

jurisdiction.

(g) Any other documentation, material, or information the applicant believes is relevant to

establish that the applicant is qualified by reason ofthrough education or experience to

takesatisfy the Indiana bar examination. applicable educational requirement.

Any document submitted to the Board that is not in the English language must be translated

into English. The Board may request additional information or material as it deems

appropriatenecessary, and no material submitted to the Board will be returned to the applicant.

The Board should grant a waiver when doing so would be in the public interest after balancing

all relevant factors, including the applicant’s educational history and achievement, the

applicant’s work history and achievement, bar examexamination results from other

jurisdictions, (if applicable), the applicant’s desire to practice law in Indiana, and the applicant’s

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familiarity with the American legal system. The Board’s decision is subject to final approval by

the Court.

A waiver granted under this rule for the educational requirement set forth in Rule 13(1)(a)

applies only to the bar examination for which the applicant has timely applied, or, if none, the

next bar examination for which the applicant may timely apply after the waiver is approved.

The waiver does not carry forward to any later examination and does not apply to any

reexamination. An applicant who does not sit for that examination, or who sits for and fails that

examination, must obtain a new waiver before being permitted to sit for a later examination or

reexamination.

A waiver granted under this rule for the educational requirement set forth in Rule 17.1(1)(e)

applies only to the application for admission by transferred UBE score for which the waiver is

sought and does not carry forward to any later application.

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Rule 15. Applications, Filing Dates and Fees for Examination and Re-ExaminationReexamination

Applications for admission on first examination shall be filed through the electronic application

procedures prescribed by the State Board of Law Examiners. The application shall be in such

form and shall request such information as may be required by the Board of Law Examiners..

The Board of Law Examiners may require additional information as is deemed by it to bedeems

necessary.

An affidavit of the dean of the applicant’s law school, or the dean’s designee, to the effect that

there is nothing in the school records or personal knowledge of the dean or faculty of such

school to indicate that the applicant is not of good moral character or that the applicant is not fit

for admission to the practice of law must be filed with the State Board of Law Examiners.. The

Board shall provide forms for such certification.

A certified transcript of the law school record of the applicant showing the date of graduation

and the degree conferred must be filed with the Board of Law Examiners before the applicant

can be admitted to the bar.

For an application to be properly filed, an applicant must submit the electronic application and

prescribed filing fee by the stated filing deadline. No requests for filing past the stated deadlines

or for waiver of filing deadlines will be accepted by the Board of Law Examiners or by the

Indiana Supreme Court.

Applications for admission on first examination for the July examination must be filed by April

l,1 and be accompanied by a $250 filing fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250).. A late filing

period is permitted until April 15. The filing fee for late filing fee is five hundred dollars

($$500)..

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The filing deadline filing date for the February examination is November 15 of the previous

year. The filing fee is two hundred fifty dollars ($$250). The. A late filing period is from that

date topermitted until November 30 of the previous year. The late filing fee is five hundred

dollars ($$500)..

If an applicant fails to pass the first examination and is permitted to take further examinations,

the application for re-examinationreexamination must be made on forms prescribed by the

Board and filed with the Executive Director of the Indiana Office of Admissions and

Continuing Education by the following dates. Applications for re-examinationreexamination for

the July examination must be filed by May 30 and be accompanied by a $250 filing fee of two

hundred fifty dollars ($250).. The late filing deadline is June 15, and the late filing fee is five

hundred dollars ($$500).. Applications for re-examinationreexamination for the February

examination must be filed by December 15 of the previous year. The regular and be

accompanied by a $250 filing fee is two hundred fifty dollars ($250).. The late filing deadline is

December 30 of the previous year. The late filing fee is five hundred dollars ($$500)..

There are no other provisions for or consideration of requests for late filing by the Board or by

the Indiana Supreme Court.

Applicants who have a petition before the Board or an appeal before the Supreme Court

ofregarding the grading of theirthe applicant’s examination will be required to meet all filing

deadlines for re-examinationreexamination. If an applicant is successful on petition or on

appeal, the applicant will receive a full refund of any re-examinationreexamination fee.

If an applicant whose application has been approved and processed fails to take the first

examination first following its approval, such applicant shall have the privilege of having that

application held in abeyance and of taking the next regularly scheduled examination given by

the Board without payment of any additional fee. Any applicant whose application has been

approved and processed but who fails to take that examination, or the next following

examination, shall have that application dismissed. The applicant will be entitled to a refund of

one-half ( 1/2 ) of the fee paid.

If an applicant applies to sit for a first examination after his or herthe applicant’s application has

been dismissed, a new application must be filed and, a two hundred fifty dollar ($$250) filing fee

must be paid, and the first examination deadlines must be met. If an applicant applies to sit for a

re-examinationreexamination after his or herthe applicant’s application has been dismissed, a

new application must be filed and a two hundred fifty dollar ($$250) filing fee must be paid, but

these applicantsthe applicant will be permitted to file by the re-examination timereexamination

deadline and will have the opportunity to file within that late filing period. All applicants

applying after dismissal must meet the regular deadlines or late filing deadlines and pay the

regular fee or the late fee as they apply to those deadlinesapplicable.

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Exhibit A

Rule 17.1. Admission by Transferred Uniform Bar Examination Score

Section 1.

An applicant who has taken the UBE in a jurisdiction other than Indiana and achieved a scaled

score of at least 264 may be admitted to the Indiana bar if he or shethe applicant satisfies the

following conditions:

(a) The scaled score was attained on a UBE administered within five (5) years preceding the

date of application;

(b) The applicant received a scaled score of eighty (80) on the MPRE no earlier than two (2)

years before the applicant sat for the UBE on which he or she the applicant achieved a

scaled score of 264;

(c) The applicant is a member in good standing of the bar(s)in all jurisdictions of admission;

(d) The applicant meets theIndiana’s character and fitness requirements of Indiana; and

(e) The applicant graduated from an ABA accredited-approved law school, unless the

requirement is waived under Rule 13.1.

Section 2.

Any applicant for admission by a transferred UBE score shall be required to complete the

Indiana Law Course, a jurisdiction-specific component on Indiana law, not later than six (6)

months after the date of the applicant’s admission to the Indiana bar. If an applicant fails to

complete the Indiana Law Course within the required time period, the Board of Law Examiners

may certify such fact to the Indiana Supreme Court with the recommendation that the

applicant’s license be suspended pending completion of the course.

Section 3.

Applications for admission by a transferred UBE score shall be filed through the electronic

application procedures prescribed by the Board of Law Examiners.. The application shall be in

such form and shall request such information as may be required by the Board of Law

Examiners.. The Board of Law Examiners may require additional information deemed byas it

to bedeems necessary.

Section 4.

An affidavit of the dean of the applicant’s law school, or the dean’s designee, to the effect that

there is nothing in the school records or personal knowledge of the dean or faculty of such

school to indicate that the applicant is not of good moral character or that the applicant is not fit

for admission to the practice of law must be filed with the Board of Law Examiners.. The Board

shall provide forms for such certification.

Exhibit A

Section 5.

A certified transcript of the law school record of the applicant showing the date of graduation

and the degree conferred must be filed with the Board of Law Examiners before the applicant

can be admitted to the bar.

Section 6.

Applications for admission by a transferred UBE score shall be accompanied by a filing fee of

five hundred dollars ($500).$500.