Supreme Court Rules - Rule 8 - Rules Governing the Missouri Bar and the Judiciary - Admission to the Bar: Requirements for Admission to the Bar

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		Section/Rule:	8.03
Subject:	Rule 8 - Rules Governing the Missouri Bar and the Judiciary - Admission to the Bar	Publication / Adopted Date:	February 1, 1972
Topic:	Requirements for Admission to the Bar	Revised / Effective Date:	July 1, 2009

8.03 Requirements for Admission to the Bar

(a) Every applicant for admission to the Bar of this state shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Comply with all provisions set out in this Rule 8;

(2) File all application forms prescribed by the board and pay all prescribed fees;

(3) Either:

(A) Pass the Missouri bar examination and the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination as set out in

Rule 8.08

; or

(B) Satisfy the requirements for admission as set out in

Rule 8.10

Rule 8.105;

(4) Be a citizen or national of the United States, an immigrant alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, or an alien otherwise authorized to work lawfully in the United States;

(5) Satisfy the legal education requirements set out in

Rule 8.07

Rule 8.10

, or

Rule 8.105

; and

(6) Receive the approval of the board as to eligibility for admission and character and fitness.

(b) An applicant seeking readmission to the bar because of disbarment by this Court is not required to meet the requirement set out in

Rule 8.03(a)(6).

(c) If an applicant has not satisfied all requirements for admission to the Bar of this state within one year after the date of written notification to the applicant of successful completion of the Missouri bar examination, the applicant’s examination scores shall be void; provided, however, that the board may extend the time period specified in this Rule 8.03(c) for good cause shown.

(Adopted Feb. 1, 1972, eff. Sept. 1, 1972. Amended June 27, 1980, eff. Aug. 1, 1980; April 5, 1988, eff. May 1, 1988; Oct. 18, 1988, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; June 22, 1989, eff. Aug. 1, 1989; Oct. 16, 1995, eff. March 1, 1996; May 14, 1999, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. Amended and renamed Sept. 3, 2003, eff. Oct. 1, 2003, Amended December 18, 2007, eff. January 1, 2008. Amended Jan. 26, 2009, eff. July 1, 2009.)