Application for Admission to Practice as an Attorney and Counselor-at-Law in the State of New York: General Instructions (06/2018) Page 1 of 4 The application for admission forms are uniform among the four Appellate Division Departments in New York State and are to be used by both applicants who have passed the New York State Bar examination and applicants applying for admission on motion without examination.Strict compliance with these instructions is required. Incomplete, illegible, defective or carelessly prepared application papers will occasion delay and may result in the rejection of the application.This paragraph is applicable only to applicants who have taken the New York State Bar examination. In the Second, Third and Fourth Judicial Departments, the application papers required by these instructions may be filed at any time after you have taken the Bar examination, regardless of whether or not the results of the Bar examination have been issued. In the First Judicial Department, the application papers may be filed only after you have received notification that you have passed the examination and have been certified to the First Judicial Department. The application and any further materials in connection therewith required by the Appellate Division and its Committees on Character and Fitness must be filed by you within three years from the date when the applicant sat for the second day of the Uniform Bar Examination, whether taken in New York or in another jurisdiction, or, if the applicant passed the New York State bar examination administered prior to July 2016, within three years from the date of the letter sent by the New York State Board of Law Examiners notifying you that you have passed the Bar examination ( 22 NYCRR 520.12).This paragraph is applicable only to applicants for admission on motion without examination ( 22 NYCRR 520.10). The application papers required by these instructions should be filed only after you have been informed by the Appellate Division that you qualify for admission on motion.False statements; failure to disclose. In addition to the sanctions provided in article 210 of the Penal Law of the State of New York, any false statement contained in your papers, or any failure to disclose any material fact, may result in the denial of your application for admission; or, if you have been admitted before the discovery thereof, in the revocation of your license to practice law.Answer all questions; riders/attachments. You must answer all questions fully, truthfully, accurately, and legibly. If the space provided is insufficient for a complete answer, the answer may be given on a rider which should be signed by you, specifying by number the question to which it relates. Please avoid the use of riders, if possible.Compiling applications. Only fully completed applications will be accepted for filing. The following official forms, questionnaire, good moral character affirmations, employment affirmations, and law school certificates. When you file your application for admission, it should include the following and be arranged in the following order: (1)copy of the letter or notice of certification from the State Board of Law Examiners (further explained below);(2)original application for admission questionnaire; (3) two original affirmations of good moral character; (4) originalemployment affirmations or letters (see application for admission questionnaire question number 15); (5) originalcertificates of good standing and grievance letters from jurisdictions in which you have been admitted to practice (seeapplication for admission questionnaire questions 19 and 20); (6) original pro bono affidavit (beginning January 1, 2015); (7)original affidavit regarding skills competency and professional values requirement ( 22NYCRR 520.18) and (8)any other papers you desire to submit.A complete application will also include an original form certificate from your law school(s); this form is mailed by you to the law school and then mailed directly by the law school to the appropriate Appellate Division filing office listed on the form (see application for admission questionnaire question 11).English. The application for admission questionnaire, good moral character affirmations, employment affirmations or letters, law school certificate, certificates of good standing and grievance letters, and any other papers submitted in support of your application must be in English or, if not in English, accompanied by an English translation that is either the translation is accurate. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Application for Admission to Practice as an Attorney and Counselor-at-Law in the State of New York: General Instructions (06/2018) Page 2 of 4 Additional information. The Appellate Division and its Committees on Character and Fitness reserve the right to request additional information and documentation from you, other than that listed in these instructions or specifically requested in the questionnaire.certificate; certified copy of court order changing name; naturalization papers; visa and other immigration papers; copy of military honorable discharge (for example, United States form DD-214); copies of police and court records regarding any criminal matter you disclose; copies of relevant court pleadings, orders and judgments, including those pertaining to divorce and domestic relations matters; copies of bankruptcy petitions and discharges; and records concerning denials or revocations of licenses the procurement of which required proof of good character (other than Bar applications).Letter or notice of certification from the State Board of Law Examiners. Every applicant for admission on examination must file a copy of the letter or notice from the State Board of Law Examiners certifying the applicant for admission to one of the four Appellate Division Departments. Applicants seeking admission in the First Judicial Department shall file a copy of the letter or notice with the questionnaire. Applicants seeking admission in the Second, Third and Fourth Judicial Departments shall file the letter or notice with the questionnaire unless the questionnaire is New York Law Exam and the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination, and completion of the New York Law Course. Every application for admission on motion without examination must include the letter from the New York State Board of Law Examiners certifying that the applicant possesses the legal education necessary for admission on motion without examination. The requisite copy of this letter is normally provided directly to the appropriate Appellate Division Department by the State Board of Law Examiners.The BOLE ID# can be located on correspondence sent to you by the New York State Board of Law Examiners (www.nybarexam.orgYou will be informed by letter in a timely fashion if documents are missing or additional information is required.You may fill in the application forms online or you may download the blank application forms from the website maintained by the State Board of Law Examiners at www.nybarexam.org. Blank forms may be photocopied. After completion, only originals will be accepted for filing. You may not file completed forms electronically.Please do not submit a copy of these instructions with your application. You should make a copy of your application for your personal records.Signatures and notarizations. Please note that you must sign your application for admission questionnaire in the presence of a notary public who must also sign the document (see page 18 of the questionnaire). If the questionnaire is signed outside the United States, its commonwealths, territories, or possessions, the questionnaire must be signed in the presence of a notary public or other officer authorized to witness a signature which notary public or other attesting officer must also sign the questionnaire. If the questionnaire is signed outside the United States, its commonwealths, territories, or possessions, and the attesting officer is not a notary public who can affix a stamp or seal, a certificate of Inability to comply with any of the foregoing requirements for