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Print and read the detailed Instructions for Admission to the General Bar and the Trial Bar found on the Northern District of Illinois web site.
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Download the PDF fillable Petition for Admission to the General Bar.
To download the Petition to your PC click here. Once the Petition is open click on Save a Copy
If you want to be sworn in by a judge, use this Oath of Office page in place of Page 7 in the General Bar Petition.
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Fill out Petition and Oath of Office Leave signature
lines blank.
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Print completed forms.
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Sign and date Petition for Admission to the General Bar.
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Sign and date the Oath of Office.
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Have your Sponsors complete, sign and date Affidavit of Sponsor. (Important: Ensure that your Sponsors include their date of admission to a state bar.)
For important information regarding the Affidavit of Sponsor please refer to the instructions for the Admission of the General Bar.
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Obtain a Letter of Good Standing. For important information regarding the Letter of Good Standing please refer to the instructions for the Admission of the General Bar.
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Scan Petition, Letter of Good Standing, Affidavit of Sponsor(s) and Oath of Office to a single PDF file.
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Download the PDF fillable Petition for Admission to the Trial Bar. To download the Petition to your PC
click here. Once the Petition is open click on Save a Copy
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Fill out and print completed forms.
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Sign and date Petition for Admission to the Trial Bar.
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Have your sponsor complete, sign and date the Trial Bar Affidavit of Sponsor. For important information regarding the Affidavit of Sponsor,
please refer to the instructions for the Admission of the Trial Bar.
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If applicable, have affidavits supporting qualifying credits completed, signed and dated.
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Scan Petition and any supporting forms and affidavits to a single PDF file. For more information regarding supporting forms and affidavit refer to the instructions for the Admission to the Trial Bar.
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Once the Petitions for Admission to the General Bar and the Trial Bar have been completed, signed and scanned, you can register and upload your petitions on the Court's web site and pay the filing fees ($188.00 + $50.00=$238.00) electronically through the pay.gov system. Please have a credit card ready.
Click here or visit
https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/GeneralBarForm.aspx to access the General Bar and Trial Bar Registration page for the Northern District of Illinois.
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