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Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter B - ADMISSION TO THE BAR GENERALLY › IN GENERAL › Rule 205 - Admission of Foreign Attorneys and Graduates of Foreign Institutions

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(a)
General Rule.
The Board, under such standards, rules and
					 procedures as it may prescribe, may extend the provisions of Rule 203 (relating
					 to admission by bar examination) or Rule 206 (relating to admission by bar
					 examination score transfer) to any applicant who has completed the study of law
					 in a law school which at the time of such completion was not located within the
					 geographical area encompassed by the accreditation activities of the American
					 Bar Association and:
(1) who has been
					 admitted to practice law in and is in good standing at the bar of a foreign
					 country or another state, as evidenced by a certificate from the highest court
					 or agency of such foreign country or state having jurisdiction over admission
					 to the bar and the practice of law and
(2) who has for a period of five years of the
					 last eight years immediately preceding the date of filing of the application
					 for admission to the bar of this Commonwealth engaged in the practice of law in
					 such foreign country or another state. For purposes of this paragraph, the
					 phrase "engaged in the practice of law" is defined as "devoting a major portion
					 of one's time and energy to the rendering of legal services." The practice of
					 law must be performed in a foreign country or state in which the applicant was
					 admitted to practice law or in a foreign country or state that affirmatively
					 permitted such activity by a lawyer not admitted in that jurisdiction. The term
					 "practice of law" shall not include providing legal services when such services
					 as undertaken constituted the unauthorized practice of law in the foreign
					 country or state in which the legal services were performed or in the foreign
					 country or state in which the clients receiving the unauthorized services were
					 located.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter B - ADMISSION TO THE BAR GENERALLY › IN GENERAL › Rule 206 - Admission by Bar Examination Score Transfer

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Applicants may apply for admission to the bar of the
						courts of this Commonwealth using a Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) score earned
						in another jurisdiction provided that the applicant meets the requirements
						below.
(a)
Score
					 Requirements.
1. The UBE score must
					 meet or exceed that established by the Court as the minimum passing score for
					 applicants sitting for the bar exam at the time of the UBE that resulted in the
					 score the applicant seeks to transfer; and
2. No more than 30 months have passed from
					 the first day of the UBE that resulted in the score the applicant seeks to
					 transfer.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter B - ADMISSION TO THE BAR GENERALLY › IN GENERAL › Rule 206 - Admission by Bar Examination Score Transfer

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Applicants may apply for admission to the bar of the
						courts of this Commonwealth using a Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) score earned
						in another jurisdiction provided that the applicant meets the requirements
						below.
(a)
Score
					 Requirements.
1. The UBE score must
					 meet or exceed that established by the Court as the minimum passing score for
					 applicants sitting for the bar examination at the time of the UBE that resulted
					 in the score the applicant seeks to transfer; and
2. No more than 30 months have passed from
					 the first day of the UBE that resulted in the score the applicant seeks to
					 transfer.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter B - ADMISSION TO THE BAR GENERALLY › IN GENERAL › Rule 207 - Disqualification of an applicant

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(a)
Automatic disqualification.
An applicant who is found to have:
(1) obtained, used, or attempted to obtain or
					 use answers or written or oral information or materials relating to the
					 subjects tested on the bar examination from another applicant or any other
					 person or source while taking the bar examination;
(2) brought in to the bar examination any
					 personal notes relating to the subjects tested on the bar examination and used
					 or attempted to use such notes while taking the bar examination;
(3) secreted any answers, information,
					 materials, or personal notes relating to the subjects tested on the bar
					 examination with the intent to review or use such information while taking the
					 bar examination;
(4) received
					 advance knowledge or information about the questions or the answers to the
					 questions that are included on the bar examination being taken;
(5) written any notes or unauthorized
					 information relating to the subjects tested on the bar examination on any
					 examination materials prior to the beginning of the examination session;
					 or
(6) given or attempted to give
					 answers or information relating to the bar examination being taken to another
					 applicant
shall be disqualified from the bar examination and will
						not receive a score for the bar examination, or if a score had already been
						determined such score will be invalidated. Such applicant shall not be eligible
						to file an application to sit for another bar examination for a period of three
						years from the date of the disqualification. If such applicant successfully
						completes a subsequent bar examination, the conduct underlying the
						disqualification will be considered by the Board in determining whether the
						applicant has the requisite character to be a member of the bar.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter B - ADMISSION TO THE BAR GENERALLY › PROCEEDINGS BEFORE BOARD › Rule 211 - Submission of application to the Board

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An applicant for admission to the bar shall file with the
						Board a written application, in the form of a verified statement, in the form
						and at the time prescribed by the Board, setting forth those matters which the
						Board deems necessary, including information pertaining to character, education
						and prior employment, and shall pay any application fee fixed by the Board
						therefor.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter B - ADMISSION TO THE BAR GENERALLY › PROCEEDINGS BEFORE BOARD › Rule 212 - Consideration by the Board

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The Board shall review the application of the applicant
						and may use such other means of investigation as it deems best to determine the
						fitness and qualifications of the applicant.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter B - ADMISSION TO THE BAR GENERALLY › PROCEEDINGS BEFORE BOARD › Rule 214 - Action by the Board

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The Board shall issue to an applicant its certificate
						recommending his or her admission to the bar of this Commonwealth if the
						applicant shall have complied with the requirements of these rules and of any
						applicable rules of the Board prescribed pursuant hereto.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter B - ADMISSION TO THE BAR GENERALLY › REVIEW BY SUPREME COURT › Rule 221 - Marking of bar examination papers

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The marking of the bar examination paper of an applicant
						by the Board shall be final and shall not be subject to judicial review.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter B - ADMISSION TO THE BAR GENERALLY › REVIEW BY SUPREME COURT › Rule 222 - Review of other Board determinations

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(a)
General rule.
Except as prescribed by Rule 221 (relating to
					 marking of bar examination papers) any final determination of the Board may be
					 reviewed by the Supreme Court.
(b)
Preliminary procedures.
Any person desiring to seek judicial
					 review of a determination of the Board shall, within 30 days after service of
					 notice of such determination, file with the Board a written notice of intention
					 to seek judicial review thereof. Not later than 60 days after the filing of
					 such notice the Board shall enter and serve:
(1) A formal adjudication complying with the
					 provisions of Rule 1925 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure
					 (relating to opinion in support of order).
(2) A list of all documents, transcripts of
					 testimony, if any, exhibits and other materials comprising the record before
					 the Board in the matter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter B - ADMISSION TO THE BAR GENERALLY › ADMISSION TO PRACTICE › Rule 231 - Motions for admission

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(a)
General rule.
Motions for admission to the bar of this
					 Commonwealth shall be made by filing one copy thereof with the Prothonotary.
					 The motion shall be in writing on a form prescribed by the Board and shall
					 include or be accompanied by:
(1) A
					 certificate from the Board recommending such admission dated within six months
					 of the filing of the motion. A certificate recommending an applicant's
					 admission to the bar expires and is no longer valid after six months from the
					 date of issuance. Subject to the limitations set forth in subsections (i) and
					 (ii) below, an applicant whose certificate has expired is required to file a
					 Supplemental Application for Character and Fitness Determination in order to
					 obtain a new certificate from the Board.
(i)
					 An applicant seeking admission under Rule 203 who fails to file a motion for
					 admission to the bar within three years of the date on which their bar
					 examination results were released will be required to reapply and successfully
					 meet all of the requirements for admission to the bar including the taking and
					 passing of a future bar examination in order for the Board to issue a
					 certificate recomending the applicant's admission to the bar.
(ii) An applicant seeking admission to the
					 bar under Rule 204 who fails to file a motion for admission within three years
					 of the date of filing the initial application with the Board will be required
					 to reapply and successfully meet all of the requirements for admission to the
					 bar in order for the Board to issue a certificate recommending the applicant's
					 admission to the bar.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter B - ADMISSION TO THE BAR GENERALLY › ADMISSION TO PRACTICE › Rule 232 - Effect of admission to practice

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(a)
General rule.
Members of the bar of this Commonwealth (see
					 Rule 201 (relating to bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania)) shall be
					 entitled to practice law before every court and district justice of this
					 Commonwealth upon presentation of a current certificate issued by the Court
					 Administrator of Pennsylvania under Enforcement Rule 219 (relating to periodic
					 assessment of attorneys). In connection with the filing of any legal paper, the
					 notation on the paper of the attorney's current identification number issued by
					 the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania shall constitute proof of the right of
					 the attorney to practice in the county in which the paper is filed.
(b)
Abrogation of local requirements.
All local rules and practices are hereby abrogated which:
(1) Govern the right to practice before any
					 court or district justice of any county or judicial district of this
					 Commonwealth.
(2) Require an
					 office, partner, associate or assistant within any county or judicial district
					 in connection with the practice of law.
(3) Prescribe any residence requirement in
					 connection with the practice of law.
(4) Limit the number of practicing attorneys
					 in any county or judicial district upon a quota basis.
(5) Require advertisement in a newspaper or
					 legal periodical, or any approval, examination, ceremony, certification, or
					 admission, or other similar requirements in connection with the practice of law
					 in any county or judicial district.
(6) Require the presence in person of an
					 attorney in connection with the filing of any legal paper.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter C - RESTRICTED PRACTICE OF LAW › IN GENERAL › Rule 301 - Admission pro hac vice

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(a)
General
					 rule
. The provisions of Subchapter B of these rules (relating to
					 admission to the bar generally) do not apply to motions for admission pro hac
					 vice. An attorney, barrister or advocate who is qualified to practice in the
					 courts of another state or of a foreign jurisdiction may be specially admitted
					 to the bar of this Commonwealth for purposes limited to a particular case. An
					 attorney, barrister or advocate admitted pro hac vice in a case shall not
					 thereby be authorized to act as attorney of record in the case.
(b)
Procedure
. The general
					 requirements for applicants seeking admission pro hac vice are:
(1) Applicants shall provide such information
					 and pay such fee to the Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Account (IOLTA)
					 Board as is required by the regulations concerning pro hac vice admission that
					 have been adopted by the IOLTA Board and approved by the Court.
(2) Upon an applicant's compliance with the
					 administrative requirements of paragraph (b)(1):
(i) The applicant's candidacy for pro hac
					 vice admission shall be made by motion by a sponsor, who is member of the bar
					 of this Commonwealth in accordance with Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure
					 1012.1 (Admission Pro Hac Vice. Motion. Content);
(ii) The motion for the applicant's candidacy
					 for pro hac vice admission shall be filed by the sponsor with the clerk of the
					 court in which or with the magisterial district judge before which the case is
					 pending at least three days prior to the appearance before the court or
					 magisterial district judge by the attorney, barrister, or advocate seeking pro
					 hac vice admission; and
(iii) In
					 capital cases, wherein the applicant seeks pro hac vice admission as defense
					 counsel, the requirements of Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1012.1(c)
					 shall be supplemented to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of
					 Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 801 (Qualifications for Defense Counsel
					 in Capital Cases).
(3)
					 The oath shall not be required.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter C - RESTRICTED PRACTICE OF LAW › IN GENERAL › Rule 302 - Limited In-House Corporate Counsel License

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(a)
General Rule
. Every
					 attorney not a member of the bar of this Commonwealth, who is employed by and
					 performs legal services in this Commonwealth for a corporation, company,
					 partnership, association or other non-governmental business entity, shall
					 obtain a Limited In-House Corporate Counsel License in order to provide such
					 services if such services are performed in this Commonwealth on more than a
					 temporary basis by the attorney or if the attorney maintains an office or other
					 systematic and continuous presence in this Commonwealth.
(b)
Scope of Legal
					 Activities
. Attorneys issued a Limited In-House Corporate Counsel
					 License may provide advice or legal services to the employer named in the
					 application subject to the following qualifications:
(1) The legal services provided to the
					 employer shall be limited to:
(a) giving
					 legal advice to the directors, officers, employees, and agents of the business
					 organization with respect to its business affairs;
(b) negotiating and documenting all matters
					 for the business organization;
(c)
					 representing the business organization in its dealings with any administrative
					 agency or commission if authorized by the rules of the agency or
					 commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter C - RESTRICTED PRACTICE OF LAW › IN GENERAL › Rule 303 - Limited Admission of Military Attorneys

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A.
General Rule
. Subject to the conditions and limitations set
					 forth in this rule, a limited admission to practice law before the courts of
					 this Commonwealth shall be granted to an attorney who is:
1. a full-time active duty military officer,
					 serving in the office of the Staff Judge Advocate of the United States Army,
					 Air Force, Navy, Marines, or Coast Guard, or a Naval Legal Service Office,
					 located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or
2. a member of a reserve or national guard
					 legal unit, even if not on full-time active duty, while associated with and
					 performing services under the aegis of an established Expanded Legal Assistance
					 Program (ELAP) located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter C - RESTRICTED PRACTICE OF LAW › IN GENERAL › Rule 303 - Limited Admission of Military Attorneys

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(a)
General Rule.
Subject to the conditions and limitations set
					 forth in this rule, a limited admission to practice law before the courts of
					 this Commonwealth shall be granted to an attorney who is:
1. a full-time active duty military officer,
					 serving in the office of the Staff Judge Advocate of the United States Army,
					 Air Force, Navy, Marines, or Coast Guard, or a Naval Legal Service Office,
					 located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or
2. a member of a reserve or national guard
					 legal unit, even if not on full-time active duty, while associated with and
					 performing services under the aegis of an established Expanded Legal Assistance
					 Program (ELAP) located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter C - RESTRICTED PRACTICE OF LAW › IN GENERAL › Rule 304 - Limited Admission of Spouses of Active-Duty Service Members of the United States Uniformed Services

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An applicant may apply for limited admission to the
						practice of law in Pennsylvania as a spouse of an active-duty service member of
						the United States Uniformed Services if all requirements of this rule are
						satisfied.
(a)
Qualifications.
An applicant who seeks admission pursuant to this
						rule:
(1) must be present in
					 Pennsylvania as the spouse of an active-duty member of the United States
					 Uniformed Services who is (A) assigned to duty in Pennsylvania or (B) assigned
					 to duty outside the United States but whose last assignment within the United
					 States was in Pennsylvania;
(2)
					 must satisfy the requirements of Rule 203(a)(1) and (2)(i) (related to
					 completion of undergraduate studies and legal studies at a law school
					 accredited by the American Bar Association) and Rule 203(b)(2) (related to
					 character and fitness);
(3) must be
					 currently admitted as an attorney at law in the highest court of another state,
					 commonwealth, territory or the District of Columbia;
(4) must not currently be the subject of a
					 pending disciplinary matter in any jurisdiction in which the applicant is
					 admitted to the practice of law or be currently suspended or disbarred in any
					 such jurisdiction;
(5) must not
					 have been disciplined for professional misconduct by any jurisdiction within
					 the 10 years immediately preceding filing of the Pennsylvania application or
					 been disbarred at any time by any jurisdiction; and
(6)
(A)
					 must be employed and supervised by a Pennsylvania-licensed attorney who is in
					 good standing and who is currently engaged in the practice of law in
					 Pennsylvania; or
(B) be employed by
					 the federal government, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or a local government
					 within Pennsylvania and supervised in that employment by a
					 Pennsylvania-licensed attorney who is currently engaged in the practice of law
					 in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter C - RESTRICTED PRACTICE OF LAW › CERTIFIED LEGAL INTERNS › Rule 321 - Requirements for formal participation in legal matters by law students and law school graduates

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(a)
General rule.
The requirements for eligibility for formal
					 participation in legal matters by a law student or law school graduate pursuant
					 to Rule 322 (relating to authorized activities of certified legal interns) are:
(1) Enrollment in or graduation from an
					 accredited law school or a law school that has been approved by the Board which
					 has filed and is actively pursuing an application for accreditation with the
					 American Bar Association; provided that students who attend or graduated from a
					 law school that is located in a jurisdiction that has a program permitting law
					 students to participate in legal matters which does not afford students
					 attending law school in Pennsylvania the same privilege or opportunity to
					 formally participate in legal matters as a law student in the jurisdiction as
					 is granted to students attending law school in the jurisdiction, shall not be
					 eligible to participate in legal matters pursuant to Rule 322.
(2) Completion of legal studies amounting to
					 at least three semesters, or the equivalent if the law school is on a basis
					 other than the semester basis.
(3)
					 Existence and maintenance of certification as prescribed in Subdivision (b) of
					 this rule.
(4) Introduction to the
					 judge or magisterial district judge before whom the law student or law school
					 graduate is appearing by a member of the bar of this Commonwealth.
(5) Absence of a request for or receipt by
					 the law student or law school graduate of compensation or remuneration of any
					 kind for his or her services from the person on whose behalf the law student or
					 law school graduate renders services. This paragraph shall not prevent:
(i) An attorney or a law school, legal
					 services program, defender association, or government unit from paying
					 compensation to the law student or law school graduate.
(ii) Any person other than the law student or
					 law school graduate from making such charges for services as such person may
					 otherwise properly require.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter C - RESTRICTED PRACTICE OF LAW › CERTIFIED LEGAL INTERNS › Rule 322 - Authorized activities of certified legal interns

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(a)
General
Rule
. Subject to the restrictions of this subdivision, a
					 certified legal intern may with the approval of a supervising attorney:
(1) Appear before any court or other
					 government unit in any civil or criminal matter on behalf of any indigent, if
					 the person on whose behalf the legal intern is appearing consents to such
					 appearance.
(2) Appear in any civil
					 or criminal matter on behalf of the Commonwealth, if the Attorney General (or
					 the prosecuting attorney in the case of a criminal matter) or his or her
					 authorized representative consents to such appearance.
The approval of the supervising attorney and the consent
						of the party represented required by this subdivision shall be in writing and
						filed of record in the matter and shall be brought to the attention of the
						judge or magisterial district judge or the presiding officer of the other
						government unit. Appearances pursuant to this rule include provision of oral
						argument.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter C - RESTRICTED PRACTICE OF LAW › PERSONS SPECIALLY ADMITTED PRIOR TO CONSTITUTION OF 1968 › Rule 331 - Persons specially admitted by local rules

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(a)
General rule.
Any person
					 specially admitted to practice law on or before April 23, 1968 may continue to
					 practice in the court of common pleas or in that division of the court of
					 common pleas and the Philadelphia Municipal Court which substantially includes
					 the practice for which such person was specially admitted.
(b)
Registration of persons claiming
					 special admission status.
The Administrative Office shall prepare and
					 include with the 1978 annual distribution of forms to attorneys under
					 Enforcement Rule 219 (relating to periodic assessment of attorneys) a
					 questionnaire designed to elicit the name of each specially admitted attorney
					 claiming the right to practice law under subdivision (a) of this rule and the
					 division or divisions, if any, of the courts of this Commonwealth in which the
					 right to practice law is claimed under such provision. Any person who fails or
					 refuses to complete and return such questionnaire by October 15, 1978 shall be
					 conclusively deemed to have waived and surrendered all rights under such
					 subdivision to practice law in this Commonwealth as a specially admitted
					 attorney.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter C - RESTRICTED PRACTICE OF LAW › FOREIGN LEGAL CONSULTANTS › Rule 341 - Licensing of foreign legal consultants

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(a)
Required qualifications.
An applicant may be licensed to
					 practice in this Commonwealth as a foreign legal consultant, without
					 examination, if the applicant:
(1) is a
					 member in good standing of a recognized legal profession in a foreign country,
					 the members of which are admitted to practice as attorneys or counselors at law
					 or the equivalent and are subject to effective regulation and discipline by a
					 duly constituted professional body or a public authority;
(2) for at least five of the seven years
					 immediately preceding his or her application has been a member in good standing
					 of such legal profession in the foreign country and has actually been engaged
					 in the practice of law in the foreign country or elsewhere substantially
					 involving or relating to the rendering of advice or the provision of legal
					 services concerning the law of the foreign country;
(3) possesses the good moral character and
					 general fitness requisite for a member of the bar of this
					 Commonwealth;
(4) is at least 26
					 years of age;
(5) intends to
					 practice as a foreign legal consultant in this Commonwealth and to maintain an
					 office in this Commonwealth for that purpose; and
(6) has passed the Multistate Professional
					 Responsibility Examination as required for successful applicants under Rule
					 203.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter C - RESTRICTED PRACTICE OF LAW › FOREIGN LEGAL CONSULTANTS › Rule 342 - Practice by foreign legal consultants

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(a)
Prohibited activities
. A person licensed to practice as a
					 foreign legal consultant under Rule 341 (relating to licensing of foreign legal
					 consultants) may render legal services in this Commonwealth with respect to the
					 law of the foreign country where the foreign legal consultant is admitted to
					 practice law, subject, however, to the limitations that he or she shall not:
(1) appear for a person other than himself or
					 herself as attorney in any court, or before any magistrate or other judicial
					 officer, in this Commonwealth (other than upon admission
pro hac
					 vice
pursuant to Rule 301 (relating to admission
pro hac
					 vice
));
(2) prepare any
					 instrument effecting the transfer or registration of title to real estate
					 located in the United States of America;
(3) prepare:
(i) any will or trust instrument effecting
					 the disposition on death of any property located in the United States of
					 America and owned by a resident thereof, or
(ii) any instrument relating to the
					 administration of a decedent's estate in the United States of
					 America;
(4) prepare any
					 instrument in respect of the marital or parental relations, rights or duties of
					 a resident of the United States of America, or the custody or care of the
					 children of such a resident;
(5)
					 render professional legal advice on the law of this Commonwealth, of any other
					 jurisdiction in which he or she is not authorized to practice law or of the
					 United States of America (whether rendered incident to the preparation of legal
					 instruments or otherwise);
(6) be,
					 or in any way hold himself or herself out as, a member of the bar of the
					 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; or
(7) carry on his or her practice under, or
					 utilize in connection with such practice, any name, title or designation other
					 than one or more of the following:
(i) his or
					 her own name;
(ii) the name of the
					 law firm with which he or she is affiliated;
(iii) his or her authorized title in the
					 foreign country of his or her admission to practice, which may be used in
					 conjunction with the name of such country; and
(iv) the title "foreign legal consultant,"
					 which may be used in conjunction with the words "admitted to the practice of
					 law in [name of the foreign country of his or her admission to
					 practice]."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter C - RESTRICTED PRACTICE OF LAW › MISCELLANEOUS › Rule 371 - Saving provision

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Nothing in this subchapter shall affect the right of any
						person who is not admitted to the bar and the practice of law to perform any
						services such person might lawfully do in the absence of this
						subchapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter C - RESTRICTED PRACTICE OF LAW › MISCELLANEOUS › Rule 372 - Formerly admitted attorneys

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Upon the request of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme
						Court of Pennsylvania, a formerly admitted attorney seeking reinstatement
						pursuant to the rules of the Disciplinary Board may sit for the bar examination
						without having to comply first with Section 203(b)(2) of these
						rules.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 71 - PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES › Subchapter D - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Rule 401 - Expenses and staff

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The salaries of the Executive Director and Counsel of the
					 Board and the salaries and number of other staff, and the Board's staff
					 complement, their expenses, administrative costs and the expenses of members of
					 the Board shall be fixed by the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania pursuant to
					 rule of the Supreme Court and paid out of funds available
					 therefor.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 73 - STANDARDS FOR PASSING BAR EXAMINATION › Rule 101 - Standards for passing the bar examination

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Commencing with the Pennsylvania Bar Examination to be
				  administered in February of 1997, and until further Order of this Court, a
				  successful candidate for admission to the Bar of the Commonwealth of
				  Pennsylvania, in addition to the other examination requirements approved by
				  prior Orders of the Court which are not superseded hereby, must:
1. attain a scaled score of 130 or higher on
				the Multistate Bar Examination;
2.
				attain a scaled score of 135 or higher on the essay portion of the bar
				examination; and
3. attain a scaled
				score of 270 on the combined scores of the Multistate Bar Examination and the
				essay portion of the bar examination.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part IV - ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW › Chapter 73 - STANDARDS FOR PASSING BAR EXAMINATION › Rule 102 - Additional requirements

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Commencing with the Pennsylvania Bar Examination to be
				  administered in February of 1998, and until further Order of this Court, a
				  successful candidate for admission to the Bar of the Commonwealth of
				  Pennsylvania must, in addition to the other examination requirements approved
				  by Order of this Court, attain a scaled score of 75 or higher on the Multistate
				  Professional Responsibility Examination.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part V - PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY › Chapter 81 - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Subchapter A - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 81.4 - Rules of Professional Conduct

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The following are the Rules of Professional
						Conduct:
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part V - PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY › Chapter 81 - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Subchapter A - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › CLIENT-LAWYER RELATIONSHIP › Rule 1.4 - Communication

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(a) A lawyer shall:
(1) promptly inform the client of any
						decision or circumstance with respect to which the client's informed consent,
						as defined in Rule 1.0(e), is required by these Rules;
(2) reasonably consult with the client about
						the means by which the client's objectives are to be accomplished;
(3) keep the client reasonably informed about
						the status of the matter;
(4)
						promptly comply with reasonable requests for information; and
(5) consult with the client about any
						relevant limitation on the lawyer's conduct when the lawyer knows that the
						client expects assistance not permitted by the Rules of Professional Conduct or
						other law.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part V - PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY › Chapter 81 - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Subchapter A - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › CLIENT-LAWYER RELATIONSHIP › Rule 1.5 - Fees

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(a) A lawyer shall
						not enter into an agreement for, charge, or collect an illegal or clearly
						excessive fee. The factors to be considered in determining the propriety of a
						fee include the following:
(1) whether the fee
						is fixed or contingent;
(2) the
						time and labor required, the novelty and difficulty of the questions involved,
						and the skill requisite to perform the legal service properly;
(3) the likelihood, if apparent to the
						client, that the acceptance of the particular employment will preclude other
						employment by the lawyer;
(4) the
						fee customarily charged in the locality for similar legal services;
(5) the amount involved and the results
						obtained;
(6) the time limitations
						imposed by the client or by the circumstances;
(7) the nature and length of the professional
						relationship with the client; and
(8) the experience, reputation, and ability
						of the lawyer or lawyers performing the services.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part V - PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY › Chapter 81 - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Subchapter A - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › CLIENT-LAWYER RELATIONSHIP › Rule 1.6 - Confidentiality of Information

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(a) A
						lawyer shall not reveal information relating to representation of a client
						unless the client gives informed consent, except for disclosures that are
						impliedly authorized in order to carry out the representation, and except as
						stated in paragraphs (b) and (c).
(b) A lawyer shall reveal such information if
						necessary to comply with the duties stated in Rule
						3.3.
(c) A lawyer may reveal such information to
						the extent that the lawyer reasonably believes necessary:
(1) to prevent reasonably certain death or
						substantial bodily harm;
(2) to
						prevent the client from committing a criminal act that the lawyer believes is
						likely to result in substantial injury to the financial interests or property
						of another;
(3) to prevent,
						mitigate or rectify the consequences of a client's criminal or fraudulent act
						in the commission of which the lawyer's services are being or had been
						used;
(4) to establish a claim or
						defense on behalf of the lawyer in a controversy between the lawyer and the
						client, to establish a defense to a criminal charge or civil claim or
						disciplinary proceeding against the lawyer based upon conduct in which the
						client was involved, or to respond to allegations in any proceeding concerning
						the lawyer's representation of the client;
(5) to secure legal advice about the lawyer's
						compliance with these Rules;
(6) to
						effectuate the sale of a law practice consistent with Rule
						1.17;
(7) to detect and resolve conflicts of
						interest from the lawyer's change of employment or from changes in the
						composition or ownership of a firm, but only if the revealed information would
						not compromise the attorney-client privilege or otherwise prejudice the client;
						or
(8) to comply with other law or
						court order.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part V - PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY › Chapter 81 - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Subchapter A - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › CLIENT-LAWYER RELATIONSHIP › Rule 1.7 - Conflict of Interest: Current Clients

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(a)
						Except as provided in paragraph (b), a lawyer shall not represent a client if
						the representation involves a concurrent conflict of interest. A concurrent
						conflict of interest exists if:
(1) the
						representation of one client will be directly adverse to another client;
						or
(2) there is a significant risk
						that the representation of one or more clients will be materially limited by
						the lawyer's responsibilities to another client, a former client or a third
						person or by a personal interest of the lawyer.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part V - PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY › Chapter 81 - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Subchapter A - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › CLIENT-LAWYER RELATIONSHIP › Rule 1.8 - Conflict of Interest: Current Clients: Specific Rules

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(a) A lawyer shall not enter into a business
						transaction with a client or knowingly acquire an ownership, possessory,
						security or other pecuniary interest adverse to a client unless:
(1) the transaction and terms on which the
						lawyer acquires the interest are fair and reasonable to the client and are
						fully disclosed and transmitted in writing in a manner that can be reasonably
						understood by the client;
(2) the
						client is advised in writing of the desirability of seeking and is given a
						reasonable opportunity to seek the advice of independent legal counsel on the
						transaction; and
(3) the client
						gives informed consent in a writing signed by the client, to the essential
						terms of the transaction and the lawyer's role in the transaction, including
						whether the lawyer is representing the client in the
						transaction.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part V - PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY › Chapter 81 - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Subchapter A - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › CLIENT-LAWYER RELATIONSHIP › Rule 1.10 - Imputation of Conflicts of Interest: General Rule

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(a) While lawyers are associated in a firm,
						none of them shall knowingly represent a client when any one of them practicing
						alone would be prohibited from doing so by Rules
						1.7, or
						1.9, unless the prohibition is
						based on a personal interest of the prohibited lawyer and does not present a
						significant risk of materially limiting the representation of the client by the
						remaining lawyers in the firm, or unless permitted by Rules 1.10(b) or
						(c).
(b) When a lawyer becomes
						associated with a firm, the firm may not knowingly represent a person in the
						same or a substantially related matter in which that lawyer, or a firm with
						which the lawyer was associated, had previously represented a client whose
						interests are materially adverse to that person and about whom the lawyer had
						acquired information protected by Rules
						1.6 and
						1.9(c) that is
						material to the matter unless:
(1) the
						disqualified lawyer is screened from any participation in the matter and is
						apportioned no part of the fee therefrom; and
(2) written notice is promptly given to the appropriate client to
						enable it to ascertain compliance with the provisions of this
						rule.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part V - PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY › Chapter 81 - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Subchapter A - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › CLIENT-LAWYER RELATIONSHIP › Rule 1.11 - Special Conflicts of Interest for Former and Current Government Officers and Employees

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(a) Except
						as law may otherwise expressly permit, a lawyer who has formerly served as a
						public officer or employee of the government:
(1) is subject to Rule 1.9(c); and
(2) shall not otherwise represent a private
						client in connection with a matter in which the lawyer participated personally
						and substantially as a public officer or employee, unless the appropriate
						government agency gives its informed consent to the
						representation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part V - PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY › Chapter 81 - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Subchapter A - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › CLIENT-LAWYER RELATIONSHIP › Rule 1.12 - Former Judge, Arbitrator, Mediator Or Other Third-Party Neutral

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(a) Except as
						stated in paragraph (d), a lawyer shall not represent anyone in connection with
						a matter in which the lawyer participated personally and substantially as a
						judge or other adjudicative officer, third-party neutral (including arbitrator
						or mediator) or law clerk to such a person, unless all parties to the
						proceeding give informed consent.
(b) A lawyer shall not negotiate for
						employment with any person who is involved as a party or as lawyer for a party
						in which the lawyer is participating personally and substantially as a judge or
						other adjudicative officer, or third-party neutral. A lawyer serving as a law
						clerk to a judge, other adjudicative officer or third-party neutral may
						negotiate for employment with a party or lawyer involved in a matter in which
						the clerk is participating personally and substantially, but only after the
						lawyer has notified the judge, other adjudicative officer or third-party
						neutral.
(c) If a lawyer is
						disqualified by paragraph (a), no lawyer in a firm with which the lawyer is
						associated may knowingly undertake or continue representation in the matter
						unless:
(1) the disqualified lawyer is
						screened from any participation in the matter and is apportioned no part of the
						fee therefrom; and
(2) written
						notice is promptly given to the parties and any appropriate tribunal to enable
						them to ascertain compliance with the provisions of this
						Rule.