Kentucky Supreme Court Rule 2.014(3) indicates that one who graduated from a law school located outside the United States may sit for the Kentucky Bar Examination only if he/she meets both of the following two requirements:

1. That person must have been actively engaged in the practice of law for three of the last five years, and 

2. That person can show that his/her legal education is the substantial equivalent of the legal education provided by an approved law school located in Kentucky. 

For those who meet the first requirement and wish to further explore the second requirement the following additional information is provided.  

      a.  The evaluation of his/her legal education is a time consuming and
           expensive process and each applicant must bear the cost of the
           evaluation.  
      b.  A great deal of information must be obtained and submitted
           to the Kentucky Board of Bar Examiners.  The more 
           information provided by the applicant the less the ultimate costs
           for the applicant. 
      c.  Each applicant will be required to post a bond to 
           cover  potential costs. 
      d.  For those who wish to explore whether his/her legal 
           education is the substantial equivalent of the legal education
           provided by an approved law school located in Kentucky it is
           suggested that they gather and submit as much of the material as
           possible for a preliminary review by the Chairman of the Board
          of Bar Examiners before applying.  At that point the 
          Chairman will provide an estimate of how much the required
           bond would be.  Following conclusion of the process any funds
           not expended would be refunded to the applicant. 

 For further information please contact the Office of Bar Admissions.   

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