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Admission Without Exam
An applicant may be eligible for admission without examination. A lawyer licensed to practice in another state of the United States, its territories or the District of Columbia, who has actively practiced law as a principal business or occupation in the jurisdiction where licensed for three of the five years preceding application to Michigan, who intends to maintain an office in Michigan for the practice of law and intends to practice law in Michigan may be eligible for admission without examination. Rule 5 (A) - (C) PDF A lawyer licensed to practice in another state of the
United States, its territories or the District of Columbia, who intends
to practice law in an institutional setting such as inside counsel for
an organization or as faculty in a law school, may be eligible for a "special
certificate" limiting the lawyer's practice in Michigan to representation
of the employing institution or organization. A lawyer admitted to practice in a foreign country,
who has actively practiced law as a principal business or occupation
in the jurisdiction where licensed for three of the five years preceding
application to Michigan, who is a resident in the United States and intends
to maintain an office in Michigan for the practice of law, may be eligible
to practice as a "special legal consultant." An applicant for admission without examination must comply with all other requirements for admission, and must be certified as possessing the requisite good character and fitness for admission. For additional information or forms required to apply for admission without exam, please contact the Board of Law Examiners at (517) 373-4453 or visit them online. |
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