Every applicant for admission to the North Carolina State Bar must meet the requirements set out in at least one of the numbered paragraphs below:
(1) The applicant holds an LL.B or J.D. degree from a law school that was approved by the American Bar Association at the time the degree was conferred; or
(2) Prior to August 1995, the applicant received an LL.B., J.D., LL.M., or S.J.D. degree from a law school that was approved by the council of the N.C. State Bar at the time the degree was conferred;
(3) Prior to August 2005, the applicant received an LL.M or S.J.D. degree from a law school that was approved by the American Bar Association at the time the degree was conferred.
(4) The applicant holds an LL.B. or J.D. degree from a law school that was approved for licensure purposes in another state of the United States or the District of Columbia and was licensed in such state or district.
History Note: Authority G.S. 84-24;
Adopted March 3, 1999;
Amendments Approved by the Supreme Court: September 22, 2016; March 5, 2015; February 27, 2003.
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