Or. State. Bar. R. Regul. and Polic. 13.70

As amended through January 17, 2024
Rule 13.70 - Eligibility

Applicants who meet the following criteria may register with Regulatory Counsel's Office in order to perform legal services that would otherwise require membership in the Oregon State Bar, subject to the conditions and restrictions outlined in 13.70 to 13.85:

(1) Applicant must submit the application for Temporary Practice Pending Admission by Alternative Applicants with Regulatory Counsel's office and pay the fee required under RFA 4.10(3);
(2) Concurrent with or prior to the submission of the application required by RFA 13.70(1), applicant must submit to the Board an application for admission to the Oregon State Bar pursuant to RFA 15.05, 16.05, 17.05, 18.05 and 19.15. Score transfer applicants (RFA 19.15) must be admitted in at least one other United States jurisdiction at the time of the temporary practice application ;
(3) By filing the application with Regulatory Counsel's Office, applicant asserts that the applicant has a good faith belief that they meet the requirements for admission to the Oregon State Bar, including the requisite good moral character and fitness to practice law in Oregon;
(4) Applicant must not have been subject to disciplinary suspension or disbarment in any other state, district or territory of the United States;
(5) Applicant must not have been previously denied admission to the practice of law in any other state, district or territory of the United States due to a determination that the applicant lacked the requisite good moral character and fitness to practice law;
(6) Applicant must submit a certificate of good standing and disciplinary statement from every state, district or territory in which applicant is admitted to the practice of law;
(7) Applicant must submit proof of one of the following:
(a) Employment with a company whose legal services are provided from an office physically located within the State of Oregon and an affirmation that the applicant will provide legal services from such office;
(b) Employment with a law firm who has an office physically located within the State of Oregon and an affirmation that the applicant will provide legal services from such office; or
(c) Association with an active member of the Oregon State Bar;
(8) The employer or associated Oregon lawyer identified in 13.70(7) must identify a supervising attorney who is an active Oregon State Bar Member in good standing. The supervising attorney must sign a declaration acknowledging and agreeing that it is the supervising attorney's responsibility to oversee the conduct of the applicant, which includes ensuring the applicant's compliance with the Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct and avoidance of malpractice;
(9) Applicant must never have applied for temporary practice under these rules before (excluding reinstatement applications authorized under 13.80); and
(10) Applicant must submit sufficient proof that applicant has maintained active membership in at least one of the jurisdictions identified in RFA 13.70(6).

Or. State. Bar. R. Regul. and Polic. 13.70

Revised 1/1/2023.