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TEXAS BOARD of LAW EXAMINERS

TEXAS BOARD of LAW EXAMINERS

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Rule 13 §2, Exemption from the Texas Bar Examination for Applicants Who Are Authorized to Practice Law in Another State, provides:

An Applicant is authorized to practice law in another State must meet the requirements imposed on any other Applicant under these Rules, except that the Applicant is exempt from the requirement of successfully completing the Texas Bar Examination if the Applicant has been actively and substantially engaged in the lawful practice of law as the Applicant’s principal business or occupation for at least 5 of the last 7 years immediately preceding the filing of the Application.

It is your responsibility to carefully read the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas, in particular Rules 2 and 13, to determine whether you qualify. We cannot give any advisory opinions, nor can any determination of eligibility occur before an application is filed.

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