W. Va. R. Admission 2.0

An applicant is eligible for admission to the practice of law in West Virginia upon establishing to the satisfaction of the Board of Law Examiners: (1) age of at least eighteen (18) years; (2) good moral character and fitness; (3) graduation from an approved college or university with an A.B., B.S., or higher degree, or its equivalent; (4) graduation from an approved law school with an L.L.B., J.D., or its equivalent under Rule 3.0(b); (5) passing score on the West Virginia General Bar Examination, the Uniform Bar Examination ("UBE"), or qualification under Rule 4.0, et seq.; and (6) passing score on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination ("MPRE") within twenty-five months of achieving a passing score on the West Virginia Bar Examination; within twenty-five months of achieving a passing score on the UBE, or within twenty-five months of an application for admission on motion. Any conviction for false swearing, perjury or any felony, and the applicant's prior and subsequent conduct, shall be considered in the determination of good moral character and fitness.