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Welcome to the practice of law in Indiana. Please accept our best wishes for success and satisfaction in your legal career.

Indiana adopted the Uniform Bar Examination (“UBE”) in 2021. Applicants who take the UBE may transfer their scores to seek admission in other UBE jurisdictions within a certain amount of time after the scores are earned.

However, as you know, the UBE does not test applicants on state-specific law. To ensure that newly admitted attorneys are familiar with important aspects of Indiana-specific areas of law, the Indiana Supreme Court, therefore, adopted Rules 17 and 17.1 of the Rules of Admission and Discipline to provide that applicants admitted on a UBE score (whether earned in Indiana or another jurisdiction) will be required to complete the Indiana Law Course, a jurisdiction-specific component on Indiana law, not later than 6 months after the date of the applicant’s admission to the Indiana bar.

The Indiana Law Course consists of 9 separate online modules on important areas of Indiana law that you will be required to view. Each of the modules may be viewed separately but you will be required to complete all the modules within 6 months of your admission to the practice of law. By completing all the modules on these important aspects of Indiana law, you will be better prepared to practice law in this great state.

Please note that you will not receive credit for taking the Indiana Law Course until you have completed all the modules. Partial credit will not be granted for completing less than all the modules. We, therefore, encourage you to complete all the modules as soon as possible. The failure to complete all 9 modules of the Indiana Law Course in a timely fashion may result in the imposition of sanctions, including the suspension of your law license.

Should you have any questions regarding the Indiana Law Course please email the Office of Admissions & Continuing Education at ILC@courts.in.gov

Bradley W. Skolnik
Executive Director
Office of Admissions & Continuing Education

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Information

In January 2017, the Supreme Court created the Office of Admissions and Continuing Education (ACE), merging the two agencies that support the Board of Law Examiners and the Commission for Continuing Legal Education. Each agency retained its own board and commission for advisory purposes, however administrative functions are handled from a joint office.

Board of Law Examiners

In July 1931, the Supreme Court of Indiana adopted rules regulating admission to the practice of law in Indiana. Under these laws an applicant was required to take an examination to determine his professional fitness. A Board of Law Examiners was appointed to conduct examinations and a Committee on Character and Fitness was established.

Today, the State Board of Law Examiners is responsible for the admission of attorneys, the certification of legal interns and the formation and renewal of professional corporations, limited liability companies and limited liability partnerships for the legal profession. The Committee on Character and Fitness now numbers over 300 lawyers and interviews personally all applicants to the bar.

Commission for CLE

The Mission of the Commission for Continuing Legal Education is to enhance the quality of the judiciary, bar, and others within its jurisdiction, by developing, administering, and regulating continuing educational requirements for judges and attorneys, registration and training of mediators, and accreditation of attorney specialization programs.

In 1986, Indiana became the 18th state to require attorneys to receive Continuing Legal Education (CLE). The Supreme Court adopted the mandatory continuing legal education rule for lawyers and judges and made it effective January 1, 1987. This rule was largely unchanged until major amendments were made effective in 1997.