La. R. Sup. Ct., Appendix
APPENDIX
Part A. Bar Admission Fees
The following fees relating to admission to the Louisiana State Bar Association are hereby approved:
I. Law Student Registration Fee to be paid to the Committee on Bar Admissions - $150.
II.Bar Examination Application Fee to be paid to the Committee on Bar Admissions for first-time applicants who participated in the Law Student Registration Program - $850.
III.Bar Examination Application Fee to be paid to the Committee on Bar Admissions for all applicants other than those listed in Section II - $975.
IV. Late Law Student Application Fee to be paid to the Committee on Bar Admissions by bar applicants who were enrolled in one of the ABA accredited law schools in this state, and who could have, but did not participate in the Law Student Registration Program - $350.
V. Late Bar Examination Application Fee to be paid to the Committee on Bar Admissions - $850.
VI. Incomplete Application Administrative Fee - $375.
VII. Any and all fees assessed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
VIII. For applicants who elect to take the Part I examination by laptop computer, any and all additional fees assessed by the Committee on Bar Admissions and/or the computer testing service provider retained by the Committee on Bar Admissions, in connection with the administration of the Part I examination by laptop computer.
All fees are non-refundable and non-transferable except as follows:
. A member of the military who is called to service after submitting fees may request a refund.
. Any person who has paid fees in anticipation of applying for admission but does not have a completed application for admission on file, as defined in section 3(G) above, with the offices of the Committee on Bar Admissions by May 15 for the July exam and December 15 for the February exam, is entitled to a return of any fees paid under section II, III, IV, or V, above less the Incomplete Application Administrative Fee under section VI, above, which the Committee shall retain.
. The Committee on Bar Admissions may, for good cause shown, permit Bar Examination Application Fees (sections II, and III, above) to be transferred once to a subsequent administration of the bar exam if the applicant requests the transfer in a writing received by the Committee no later than five (5) business days before the first day of the bar exam for which the applicant originally applied; the Committee on Bar Admissions may request the applicant provide documentation to aid in its consideration of good cause. An applicant whose request is denied by the Committee on Bar Admissions may petition the Court for review of that denial.
Part B. Transition Rules
1. Law Student Registration Program - Section 4(A) shall initially apply to law students entering the second year of law school in Fall 1999. An Application packet may be obtained from the Administrator of the Committee on Bar Admissions. The Application Packet must be completed and returned to the Administrator of the Committee on Bar Admissions in accordance with Section 4(A). Section 4(A) shall not be applicable to law students entering the third year of law school in Fall 1999.
2. Application for Admission to the Bar - Section 4(C) shall initially apply to applicants for the bar examination to be administered in February, 2000. Application Packets may be obtained from the Administrator of the Committee on Bar Admissions and must be submitted to the Administrator no later than November 1, 1999. Applicants for the bar examination to be administered in July 2000 shall obtain and submit Application Packets not later than February 1, 2000. Thereafter applicants who have participated in the Law Student Registration Program shall submit a supplemental report in accordance with Section 4(C).
[added May 6, 1999 to become effective August 1, 1999.]
Section 1. No lawyer who is acting or has acted as in-house counsel in this state on or prior to the effective date of the in-house counsel rule shall be denied admission pursuant to this rule solely because of the lawyer's failure to otherwise seek admission under this rule if an application pursuant to this rule is filed prior to July 1, 2005. Failure to apply prior to July 1, 2005 may be grounds for the denial of an application.
Section 2. The following fees relating to the limited admission of in-house counsel in Louisiana be and are hereby approved:
I. Application Fee to be paid to the Committee on Bar Admissions - $975.
II. Any and all fees assessed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners
Section 3. Lawyers subject to the in-house counsel rule shall first be required to pay the annual disciplinary assessment, annual Bar Association dues, and comply with the annual registration requirement for the period beginning on July 1, 2005. All persons who are subject to the in-house counsel rule shall comply with continuing legal education requirements for calendar year 2005 and thereafter.
Section 4. These Rules shall be enacted and published as Part D of the Appendix to Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XVII.
La. R. Sup. Ct., Appendix