Rule 2 - Membership and Registration(a) Every person licensed by the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners or admitted by the Supreme Court of Virginia is a member of the Virginia State Bar. Such persons shall register with the Virginia State Bar within one year after licensure or admission. Attorneys who are seeking active membership in the Virginia State Bar under Virginia Supreme Court Rule 1A:5, Part I (Virginia Corporate Counsel) must complete their registration requirements with the Virginia State Bar and their admission before the Supreme Court of Virginia within six months; otherwise such attorneys will be required to initiate a new application process. (b) Every lawyer making application to the Virginia State Bar as a Corporate Counsel Registrant under Virginia Supreme Court Rule 1A:5 Part II, and every lawyer issued a certificate by the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners under Virginia Supreme Court Rules 1A:6 or 1A:7 must complete their registration requirements with the Virginia State Bar within six months; otherwise such attorneys will be required to initiate a new application process.