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Request For Waiver Of Five-Time Limitation - Texas
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Board of Law Examiners Appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF FIVE-TIME LIMITATION Rule XI(f) provides that an applicant may take no more than five Texas Bar Examinations ("TBE's"); however, for good cause shown, the Board at its discretion may waive this limitation upon such conditions as the Board may prescribe. The burden of proof shall be on the applicant. Do not use this form if you are seeking a waiver of any other rule of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas. (All data must be typed or printed clearly.) Name (last, first, and middle) Work Address (include street address/P.O. Box, city, state, and zip code) Work Telephone Number Fax Number Home Address (include street address/P.O. Box, city, state, and zip code) Home Telephone Number Cellular Telephone Number _____ I am not requesting a waiver of any other provision of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas or Board policy. _____ I have enclosed filing fees and my completed Application or Re-application for the Texas Bar Exam ("TBE"). ______I understand and agree that my application will not be filed, and that the time required for processing my application and any investigation shall not begin, unless and until this request for waiver of the five-time limitation is granted and the Board in its sole discretion has determined that any conditions it may prescribe for retaking the TBE have been met. QUESTIONNAIRE 1. How many Texas Bar Examinations ("TBEs") have you taken? _______ 2. Have you requested a waiver of the five-time limitation within the last two years? _______ 3. Are you requesting a refund of your application fee if your waiver request is denied? ________ 4. What was your highest combined scaled TBE score? _________ When (month and year)? _____ _____ 5. Do you hold a juris doctor degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school? ______ 6. ADDITIONAL LAW STUDY / OTHER BAR EXAMS. Since the date of the last TBE that you took: a. Have you taken any law school courses at an American Bar Association-accredited law school? _______ i. If so, state the name and location of the law school ___________________________________ ii. Attach an original law school transcript for all courses taken since your last TBE. b. Have you taken a bar examination in any other U.S. state or territory or the District of Columbia? _____ waiver_11f_doc.doc (12-2006) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com Page 1 i. If so, list the jurisdiction(s) and exam date(s) ___________________________________ ii. Attach a copy of the official bar exam score report(s) for each bar examination taken since your last TBE, and include your Multistate Bar Exam ("MBE") score(s). 7. Have you ever been licensed to practice law in any U.S. state or territory or the District of Columbia? _____ a. If so, identify each jurisdiction and the date(s) you were licensed to practice law, and b. Attach a current, original certificate of your good standing in each jurisdiction (state and federal) in which you have been licensed to practice law. 8. WORK EXPERIENCE since the date of your most recent application or re-application for admission to the Texas Bar Examination: a. ATTORNEY EMPLOYMENT: Beginning with your current or most recent, list in reverse chronological order, all periods of employment or self-employment, since the date of your most recent application or re-application for admission to the TBE, for which a license to practice law was required. (If a non-lawyer could have been hired for the position, list the employment only in part b.) Include beginning and ending dates, your position title, name and complete mailing address, including zip code, of business or practice, name of supervisor, associate, or other individual who will verify your employment along with their complete mailing address if different from employer address and reason for leaving. If you need more space, you may attach additional page(s) clearly labeled as a continuation of this question.) Duplicate the following block for each period of employment provided. From (Month and Year): To (Month and Year): Position Title: Name and Address of Employer: Name and Address of Supervisor: Reason for Leaving: From (Month and Year): To (Month and Year): Position Title: Name and Address of Employer: Name and Address of Supervisor: Reason for Leaving: b. OTHER EMPLOYMENT: Beginning with your current or most recent, list in reverse chronological order, all periods of employment or self-employment, since the date of your most recent application or re-application for admission to the TBE. Include beginning and ending dates, your position title, name and complete mailing address, including zip code, of business or practice, name of supervisor, associate, or other individual who waiver_11f_doc.doc (12-2006) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com Page 2 will verify your employment along with their complete mailing address if different from employer address and reason for leaving. If you need more space, you may attach additional page(s) clearly labeled as a continuation of this question. Duplicate the following block for each period of employment provided. From (Month and Year): To (Month and Year): Position Title: Name and Address of Employer: Name and Address of Supervisor: Reason for Leaving: From (Month and Year): To (Month and Year): Position Title: Name and Address of Employer: Name and Address of Supervisor: Reason for Leaving: 9. For each Texas Bar Examination ("TBE") that you have taken, carefully and realistically explain in your own words your reasons why you did not achieve a passing score on each exam. If more than five exams, or you need more space, you may attach additional page(s) clearly labeled as a continuation of this question. First TBE Second TBE Third TBE Fourth TBE Fifth TBE waiver_11f_doc.doc (12-2006) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com Page 3 10. If your waiver request is granted, the staff of the Board, at its discretion, may require that you also file a Supplemental Investigation form as one of the conditions that must be met before admission to take an exam. 11. The waiver requestor has the burden of proof. Your statement below should address any mitigating circumstances that exist, any substantial changes that have occurred in your knowledge, maturity and legal learning that make it probable that you will pass the TBE if your request is granted, and/or any other substantial changes that have occu
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