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Updated 12/07/2009

Essential Eligibility Requirements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Essential Eligibility Requirements
In fulfilling its responsibility of certifying whether an applicant possesses the requisite character, fitness and moral qualifications for admission to the practice of law, the Character and Fitness Committee considers the following to be essential eligibility requirements for the practice of law.
  1. The cognitive capacity to learn, ability to reason, to analyze and recall complex factual information and to integrate that information with complex legal theories;
  2. The ability to communicate with clients, attorneys, courts and others in an effective manner and with a high degree of organization and clarity;
  3. The ability to exercise good judgment, both ethically and professionally, on behalf of clients or oneself when conducting business and when engaging in financial dealings;
  4. the ability to avoid illegal, dishonest, fraudulent or deceitful conduct in one's personal and professional relationships and with respect to one's legal obligations;
  5. The ability to avoid acts which exhibit disregard for health, safety and welfare of others;
  6. The ability to comply with the Rules of Professional Conduct, applicable state, local and federal laws, regulations, statutes and any other applicable order of a court or tribunal;
  7. The ability to perform diligently and reliably in fulfilling obligations to clients, attorneys, courts and others and;
  8. The ability to comply with deadlines and time constraints.

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Rule Changes

Effective January 1, 2002, the Supreme Court amended the Rules for Admission of Persons to the Practice of Law.  This amendment was mainly to re-organize and re-number the rules for admission.  

However, pursuant to SCR 2.015, persons now applying for admission under SCR 2.111 and SCR 2.112 are now required to have taken and passed the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) before being admitted to the Kentucky bar.

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