Brooklyn Law School - Chancellor Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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h l'cant is not ineligible under Rule 10 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals Qwhich also that t e app 1 . i t relates to lapse of required time between Bar Examination attemp sj . E ination will not be eligible for re-examina-i Those who fail to pass either all or part of the Bar xam . th mination is for the initial attempt only. Applicants who fail both parts of tion in June, at exa ' . the june examination shall not be eligible for the October examination, but may take part the next M h examination' applicants who fail one part of the June examination may be succeeding arc , Q , , A re examined in that part in October g applicants who fail half or all the October examination may take the March examination. After the third successive failure to pass the Bar Examination, an applicant may not take the next two successive examinations. CLERKSHIP Graduates of colleges or universities approved by the State Department of Education are not required to serve a clerkship before being admitted to the Bar. This waiver of clerkship applies both to those who had been awarded their degrees before admission to law school, and to those whose degrees were conferred during their period of law study, or at any time: prior to the application for admis- sion to the Bar. Non-college graduates shall serve a regular clerkship for at least one year before being eligible for admission to the Bar. The present Rules of the Court of Appeals make no stipulation as to the time of such service, i.e. before or after the Bar Examination. Clerkship may not be accredited if served concurrent with law school attendance. The school year at the Brooklyn Law School oliicially ends. on May 31st. Clerkship time may be counted beginning june lst. . When clerkship is commenced, a certificate of commencement of clerkship should be sent, to the Clerk of the Court of Appeals at Albany, N. Y. This certificate is prepared by the attorney under whose immediate supervision the clerkship is served. The form may be obtained from the set of bar application blanks, from the formfbooks or from legal stationers. Since clerkship time counts only from the date of the filing of the certificate, it isadvisable to obtain a certified copy of the certificate of commencement of clerkship from the Clerk of the Court of Appeals for a fee of 351. This certificate gives the exact date of tiling and may be used in proof of clerkship-time for the Committee on Character and Fitness. No application for the filing of a certificate of commencement of clerkship mme pro mm' will be entertained by the Court of Appeals. Not more than four weeks vacation Qnot the same as one monthj' may be taken within the ear of prescribed clerkship. ' ' Y Ifhflrlf Clifkship be interrupted, it is discretionary with the Committees on Character and Fitness w e er t e time already served can be counted toward clerkship time. N - l - OH C0 lege graduates maj Offer H fourth year of law study fthe graduate coursej in an approved l h 1 - . aw sc oo as the full equivalent of the required year of clerkship, provided the course prescribed for the d t C1 . of timeigfa 11216 egree be successfully completed. This course need not be taken in one year

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BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY I .g..y!4.g. In order that the Brooklyn Law School may be of assistance to its graduates, the following is oEered as a summary of the steps to be taken from the time of the completion of the law school course until admission to the Bar of the State of New York. Keep for reference until your admission. THE BAR EXAMINATION . The application for this examination should consist of: Q15 an affidavit stating age, place of birth, citizenship and residence in New York State for not less than six months immediately preceding the date of examination, Q25 a. certified copy of the credentials upon which the law school registra- tion was based, either a law student qualifying certificate or a college degree, Q31 a certificate of attendance from law school g Q41 two specimens of applicants handwriting, Q51 a fee of .1525 fcheck need not be certifiedj. Attention is called to the necessity for the proper execution of the applicant's affidavits. The venue must be that of the place where the acknowledgment is taken, and the jurat must be properly executed by the notary public. Any change in the jurat must be initialed by the notary public. The application and all papers filed in support thereof must be presented in the proper form for flat filing. Applications for the Bar Examination must be received by the Board of Law Examiners, 120 State Street, Albany, New York, twenty days before the date set for the examination. A certified copy of a certificate of commencement of clerkship need not be sent with the Bar application unless the applicant is applying for examination on four years of law study, combining law school attendance and law office clerkship. Certified copies of law student qualifying certincates and certificates of commencement of clerkship are obtained from the Clerk of the Court of Appeals at Albany, New York, for a fee' of 6151 each. When the application to take the Bar Examination has been approved, a card giving the time and place of the examination is sent toi the applicants residence. This card must be presented for ad- mission to the examination room. The examination in substantive law is given on the first dayg adjective law is given the second day. The names of the successful applicants are published in the leading newspapers, and, in addition, applicants are advised by mail of the results of the examination. Those who fail, in whole or in part, may review their papers at Albany, N. Y., within a period of four weeks from the date of the announcement of the Bar Examination results. In applying for a re-examination, no further fee need be paid, nor .are additional proofs of hand- writing required. To entitle an applicant to a re-examination, a notice of intention should be sent' to the Clerk of the State Board of5Law Examiners, 120 State Street, Albany, N. Y., at least twenty days before the date set for the examination. With the notice, the applicant should file'an afhdavit stating actual residence within this State for six months prior to the examination date, and stating

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ich na- of ext be nay an red Ose 'ees nis- ble the 'ear ing the der of nts the 31. the be ear ess 'ed ,ed 2211? CHANGE OF RESIDENCE XVHILE AWAITING ADMISSION Although a residence of six months within the state, prior to the date of the Bar Examination, must be established for eligibility to such examination, yet no person may apply for admission to the Bar unless he is a bona fide resident of the department in which his application for admission is made and has been such for six monthsg also, he must still be a resident of that department when sworn in. A change in residence from one department to another, while awaiting admission to the Bar, necessitates a re-commencement of the required six months period. APPEARANCE BEFORE COMMITTEE ON CHARACTER AND FITNESS The Rules of the Courttof Appeals permit an applicant to file ani application for admission to the Bar with the Committee on Character and Fitness forty days before the completion of the period of clerkship, subject to the completion of that clerkship before certification by such committee. The application papers may be obtained from the Secretary of the Committee on Character and Fitness in the department of the applicant's residence, upon presentation of a certificate from the State Board of Law Examiners, and a certified copy of the certincate of commencement of clerkship, in cases where clerkship service is required by rules. After the announcement of the successful Bar Examination candidates, the State Board of Law Examiners recommends to the Committees on Character and Fitness the applicants for admission who reside in their-respective departments. ' tSince the Committees on Character and Fitness of the First and Second Departments serve the metropolitan area where many applicants reside, the procedure for admission in those two departments is given.J C FIRST DEPARTMENT Appellate Division Courthouse: 51 Madison Avenue, New York, N. Y. A . ffor New York and Bronx Countiesj . In this department, all contacts with the candidates for admission to the Bar are made through the New York Law journal. No personal inquiries are received at the ofiice of the committee. After each Bar Examination, the successful candidates for admission are summoned, through'the New York Law journal, to call at the office of the Character Committee, 51 Madison Avenue, New York City, to obtain from the Secretary their requisite papers and instructions for admission. A date for the filing of these papers is subsequently published in the New York Law journal, and the candidates papers must be filed as directed. Each affidavit must have the proper venue and jurat. When the Committee on Character and Fitness has approved these applications, the candidates are recommended to the Appellate Division for admission to the Bar. The candidates are again re- quested, through the medium of the New York Law journal, to appear on a specified date to take the oath of admission to be administered by the Appellate Division of the First Judicial Department. In this department no introduction of the candidate to a member of the Committee on Character .. . , I ' h . ku and Fitness is required. Each candidate must be sponsored by an attorney w o 1S own both to a member of the committee and to the candidate, or by an employer who in turn is sponsored by an attorney known to a member of the committee and also to such employer.