Georgia bar admission requirements. Office of bar admissions. Georgia admission on motion without taking the georgia bar exam part c of georgias rules governing admission to the practice of law governs admission to the georgia bar for attorneys licensed in other. Georgia generally permits admission on motion without examination for applicants who demonstrate they received a jd.
The office of bar admissions is the administrative arm of the supreme court of georgia responsible for the admission of attorneys to the practice of law in georgia. Application for certification of fitness to practice law in georgia. If you have any questions about the directory or need additional information about the status of.
Department of education. Georgia offers the georgia attorneys exam for attorneys that are licensed in other jurisdictions who do not meet georgias bar reciprocity requirements. With a few exceptions attorneys who wish to practice law in georgia are required to be members of the state bar of georgia.
Terrell hall is open for walk in visits from 900am to 400pm and our phone lines are open to answer any questions you may have. However because of privacy concerns some attorneys may list only a minimum amount of information in the member directory. One of the rules of bar admission of the office of bar admissions of georgia is that you must have a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university before you enroll in law school.
Application for certification of fitness to practice law in georgia. Information on admission to the practice of law in georgia. In addition we ask that if you are visiting in person you please follow posted signage regarding mask requirements and social distancing.
For a list of jurisdictions offering comity to georgia lawyers for bar admission purposes see the admission on motion chart on the website of the national conference of bar examiners. Read more about office of bar admissions. Admission to the practice of law in georgia is a two step process that requires the submission of two separate applications with separate deadlines and fees 1.
Admission on motion without examination. You can reach a member of our team by calling 706 542 2112. Degree from a law school approved by the american bar association are admitted to practice by examination in the bar of the highest court of another united states jurisdiction with which georgia has reciprocity for bar.