Order, In re Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana, No. AF 11-0244 (June 17, 2020), adopting Temporary Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana (provisional admission for candidates unable or unwilling to sit for the July 28-29, 2020 exam)

The record

Jurisdiction

Montana; Supreme Court of Montana (bar admission) · Montana

Level

Court

Authority

Mont. Const. art. VII, § 2(3)

Issued

2020-06-17 June 17, 2020

Effective

2020-06-17

End

provisional admissions pending the next administration (read as 2021-03-31)

In force

June 17, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capCourts and public officesOther

Addressees

• recent law graduates
• lawyers admitted elsewhere
• law firms employing provisional admittees

Functions reached

• HR law firm hiring of 2020 graduates by provisional admission
• GATH July 2020 in-person sitting avoided by provisional admittees
• CS client representation by provisional admittees

Collection

State trade licensing boards AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS

Operative words

IT IS ORDERED that the Petition to Adopt Temporary Rules for the Admission to the Bar of Montana is GRANTED, and the attached Rules are ADOPTED, effective immediately.... A. Purpose 1. In light of the extraordinary circumstances created by the global pandemic of COVID-19, some candidates will be unable or unwilling to sit in person for the Montana Uniform Bar Examination and will choose to defer until the next administration of the exam. 2. Postponing the bar examination may impair the livelihoods of those persons as well as the lawyers and law firms who intended to employ those persons. 3. Through provisional admission of eligible persons, the Court seeks to mitigate the economic hardships for those candidates

Enforcement

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