1:27-1. Plenary Admission
(a) Qualification for Licensure. No person shall be admitted to the bar of this State unless the following shall first have successfully occurred in a manner prescribed by the rules of the Board of Bar Examiners:
(1) Passage of the bar examination;
(2) Certification of good character by the Committee on Character pursuant to R. 1:25 and the regulations of that body; and
(3) Attainment of a qualifying score on the Multi-State Professional Responsibility Examination or passage of an approved course on professional ethics given by an American Bar Association-accredited law school.
(b) Report to Supreme Court. The Board of Bar Examiners shall report to the Supreme Court the names of those applicants whose qualifications accord with these Rules. The Supreme Court may then authorize the administration of the oaths prescribed by Rule 1:27-4 in such manner as the Court shall deem appropriate.
(c) Roll of Attorneys; Oath Card. Within thirty days of taking the attorney's oath, attorneys must file the completed Roll of Attorneys oath card with the Clerk of the Supreme Court. If the oath card is not properly filed within that period, the attorney's admission shall not be effective. Subject to paragraph (d) of this Rule, an attorney who has not timely filed an oath card must re-take the oath of admission and complete a new card. Except by leave of the Supreme Court, the date of admission to the bar of such an attorney shall not relate back to the original administration of the oaths.
(d) Time Limit on Admission. Admission to practice must occur no more than ninety days after the date the candidate has become eligible the administration of the attorney's oaths.
(e) Registration Statement. Failure to file the registration statement required by Rule 1:20-1(c) within thirty days of its receipt shall cause the name of the delinquent attorney to be included in an Order of the Supreme Court declaring him or her ineligible to practice law until such statement is filed.
