N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 521.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 521.1 - General regulation as to licensing

(a) In its discretion the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, pursuant to subdivision 6 of section 53 of the Judiciary Law, may license to practice as a legal consultant, without examination, an applicant who:

(1) is a member in good standing of a recognized legal profession in a foreign country, the members of which are admitted to practice as attorneys or counselors at law or the equivalent and are subject to effective regulation and discipline by a duly constituted professional body or a public authority;

(2) for at least three of the five years immediately preceding his or her application, has been a member in good standing of such legal profession and has actually been engaged in the practice of law in such foreign country or elsewhere substantially involving or relating to the rendering of advice or the provision of legal services concerning the law of such foreign country;

(3) possesses the good moral character and general fitness requisite for a member of the bar of this State;

(4) is over 26 years of age; and

(5) intends to practice as a legal consultant in this State and to maintain an office in this State for that purpose.

(b) In considering whether to license an applicant to practice as a legal consultant, the Appellate Division may in its discretion take into account whether a member of the bar of this State would have a reasonable and practical opportunity to establish an office for the giving of legal advice to clients in the applicant's country of admission. Any member of the bar who is seeking or has sought to establish an office in that country may request the court to consider the matter, or the Appellate Division may do so sua sponte.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 22 § 521.1