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Re-Application For Admission To Bar Of Texas - Texas
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Board of Law Examiners Appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas RE-APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE BAR OF TEXAS GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS Use this application only if you have taken, or applied for, a previous Texas Bar Examination (TBE). You are responsible for reading the current Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas, and the applicable statutory provisions found in Texas Government Code, Sec. 82.001 et seq., all of which are contained in the Board of Law Examiners' rulebook. The rulebook is available in downloadable format on the Board's website, www.ble.state.tx.us. You must also read the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, posted at www.txethics.org/Rules.aspx. Follow these instructions carefully and complete this form, typing or printing your answers. Use blue or black ink if you choose to print. Keep a copy of your Re-Application for future reference, as you will be charged for any copies you request from the Board's file. No alterations may be made to the text or wording of this Re-Application. If alterations are found, the Re-Application will be denied and your fees forfeited. Before you file your Re-Application, verify that you have fully responded to all items, questions, and statements, leaving no blanks and attaching all required Continuation Forms, Criminal History Forms, Civil Litigation Forms and two (2) original signed and notarized Authorization and Release Forms. If the item or question is inapplicable, write "N/A." Incomplete Re-Applications will be returned and, if applicable, a late fee of $150.00 will be imposed. Your Re-Application will not be considered filed and may be returned to you if it is incomplete. Examples of incompleteness include, but are not limited to, the following: a. failure to provide any information required, including names, complete addresses, telephone numbers, and/or zip codes; b. failure to respond to any item, question, or statement; c. failure to provide a separate Continuation Form, Civil Litigation Form, and/or Criminal History Form for each response requiring one; d. failure to send in the required fees (including late fees, if applicable); e. failure to send in the required photograph; f. failure to include your LSAC account number; g. any signature notarized more than 90 days prior to the date received at the Board of Law Examiners; h. alteration of any language in the Re-Application, Affidavit, Authorization and Release, or other required form; or i. failure to sign any document requiring your signature and/or failure to have your signature notarized where required. If you have not enclosed required documentation that you must obtain from third parties (e.g., court records, etc.), explain on a Continuation Form (see Item 10 of these instructions.) Note: you must make a good faith effort to provide these items within 30 days of our receipt of your Re-Application. Your failure to meet this deadline may cause your Re-Application to be returned to you as not being properly filed. This 30-day grace period DOES NOT APPLY to the Continuation Forms, Civil Litigation Forms, and Criminal History Forms that must be filed with your Re-Application, if applicable. 1. Filing Deadlines: Re-Application filing deadlines are strictly construed. All filing deadlines are postmark deadlines (i.e., if your envelope bears a postmark date on or before the deadline, it will be considered timely filed). If the Postal Service fails to postmark your envelope or the postmark is illegible, your Re-Application is deemed to have been filed on the day preceding its receipt by our office. Therefore, you are strongly advised to mail your Re-Application by certified mail, return receipt requested, and have your receipt postmarked at the post office, so that you will have actual documentation of the date you mailed it. If you decide to file your Re-Application in person, it must be received in the Board's office before 5:00 p.m. on or before the applicable deadline. Note: the Board office is not open on weekends or state holidays. Texas Bar Examination (TBE) Dates: The two and one-half (2½) day exam begins on the Tuesday before the last Wednesday of each February and July. February TBE July TBE File No Earlier Than June 30 before exam November 30 before exam Timely Deadline August 30 before exam January 30 before exam Absolute Deadline (accompanied by late fee) October 30 before exam March 30 before exam If you took and failed the most recent TBE, you may take the next exam upon filing a Re-Application and payment of the required fee by November 30 for the February exam, and by May 30 for the July exam. Otherwise, you MUST comply with the timely and absolute deadlines as outlined above. 2. Filing Fees: Make your check, money order, or bank cashier's check payable in the full amount due to the BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS (NOT the State Bar of Texas). The total filing fee for a timely filed Re-Application is $320. There is an additional $150 late fee if you miss the timely deadline. If you choose to use a laptop, you must include the $50 laptop fee. BLE-5 (06-2012) Do not postdate your check. A Re-Application is not considered filed until all associated fees are received in the Board's office. If your check for fees is returned for insufficient funds or is otherwise dishonored by your bank, you will be assessed a returned check charge. In addition, you will be assessed a late fee if the timely deadline has passed. All fees due after that time must be paid by bank cashier's check or money order. There is no refund of fees if you withdraw your Re-Application, choose not to sit for an exam, or do not meet all requirements for admission. 3. Filing of Re-Application: Mail or deliver your Re-Application, all attachments, and required fees to the Board as follows: MAILING ADDRESS: Board of Law Examiners P.O. Box 13486 Austin, TX 78711-3486 DELIVERY ADDRESS: Board of Law Examiners 205 West 14th Street, 5th Floor Austin, Texas 78701 The Board will acknowledge receipt of your Re-Application within 30 days. If you do not receive such an acknowledgment, please contact the Board office. 4. 5. Authorization/Release Forms: Provide two (2) ORIGINAL, SIGNED, and NOTARIZED Authorization/Release forms. Do not send copies. Blank forms are attached for your use. These forms must be filed simultaneously with your Re-Application. Proof of Citizenship or USCIS Status: You must provide the applicable documents requested in Question 4. These documents become part of the Boar
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