New applicants to the bar are expected to be familiar with Local Civil Rule 1.3, Admission to the Bar.

In accordance with Local Civil Rule 1.3, new applicants to the Bar are directed to file an application in both electronic and printed paper forms. The application package contains the form and printed instructions. Please carefully read the instructions and then complete the form. Please note that Adobe Acrobat 6.0 or higher is needed to complete the electronic application.

The electronic form requires that attorneys:

• Complete each section of Part A on-line
• Print a paper copy and then
• Submit the form on-line via computer.
• Complete the printed paper copy, have it notarized, and then mail it to either the courthouse located in New York or White Plains.

For new applicants, completing this one attorney admissions application will also generate a password for Electronic Case Filing (ECF). (If an attorney is already admitted to this Bar or has been admitted Pro Hac Vice and requires only an ECF password, please visit the ECF Registration page.)

Ceremonial Swearing-In

Applicants may choose to be sworn-in either in New York or White Plains. In New York only, a ceremony is held before a U.S. District Judge. If an attorney chooses to be sworn-in in New York, then the attorney must be accompanied by the sponsor who completed the Sponsor’s Affidavit section of the attorney admissions application.