Language Translation
  Close Menu

Admission on Reciprocity

Overview

Admission and Discipline Rule 6 governs Admissions on Reciprocity and Business Counsel License. The Indiana State Board of Law Examiners is charged with the responsibility of overseeing the admission of attorneys from other states seeking to be admitted in Indiana without taking the bar examination.

All applicants for admission on Reciprocity or Business Counsel License are required to have a character and fitness interview with a member of the Board of Law Examiners. In some instances, a personal interview before the full Board of Law Examiners may be required before admission is approved.


Education Requirements for Admissions on Reciprocity and Business Counsel License

Admission and Discipline Rule 6, Section 5 provides that in addition to any requirements found in Admission and Discipline Rule 29, within twelve (12) months of an applicant’s initial admission on motion or business counsel license admission, the applicant shall attend an annual Indiana law update seminar, which seminar shall provide a minimum of twelve (12) hours of continuing education which has been approved the Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education.

Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 5, the Board of Law Examiners shall publish a list of approved seminars that meet the requirements of the rule.

The following seminars have been approved by the Board of Law Examiners as meeting the requirements of Rule 6, Section 5:

  • The annual Indiana Law Update seminar offered by the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF).
  • The annual Year in Review seminar offered by the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF).
  • The annual Indiana Law Survey seminar offered by Hoosier CLE and the Alumni Association of the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.

The button below will take you to our online applications. You will need to register for the site to begin the application process.


Apply for foreign license

 Top FAQs