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anonlaw24 wrote:How does it work once you've submitted your stuff? Can anyone attest to how they were informed of character and fitness interviews (email, snail mail, etc.) and how far away the interviews are from time of notice?

Also - does anyone know how many tickets we get to the swearing in ceremony??

Dear Applicant:
Please be advised that the papers in support of your application for admission have been received and are complete. They will be referred to a member of the Court's Committee on Character and Fitness for review.

You will be interviewed by a member of the Committee in the Court's offices in Room 109 of the Alfred E. Smith Office Building ("AESOB") at 80 South Swan Street in Albany, New York. Your interview is scheduled for [A DATE]. You are requested to report at 9:00 AM on that date to the admissions office personnel who will be stationed at Room 109. Directions are attached.

If your application for admission is approved by the Committee member after your interview, you are scheduled to take the mandatory attorney's oath in a brief ceremony during the morning of [A DATE] in the Courtroom of the Appellate Division, Third Department, located on the fifth floor of the Robert Abrams Building for Law and Justice in the Empire State Plaza in Albany. The Abrams Building is about a one block walk down State Street from the AESOB. Please note that all visitors to the Appellate Division Courtroom, including applicants for admission and their guests, are required to pass through security.

Guests are welcome to attend the brief oath ceremony in the Courtroom. However, please note that, as a courtesy, a live stream of the oath ceremony can be accessed by simply clicking on the icon (labeled Court Session Webcast) found on the home page of the Court's website, located at http://www.nycourts.gov/ad3/.

You will be furnished a certificate of your admission and good standing as an attorney and counselor-at-law after your interview.

anonlaw24 wrote:How does it work once you've submitted your stuff? Can anyone attest to how they were informed of character and fitness interviews (email, snail mail, etc.) and how far away the interviews are from time of notice?

Also - does anyone know how many tickets we get to the swearing in ceremony??

runthetrap1990 wrote:

Scholarstika wrote:Does gathering affidavits from everywhere always take forever like this, really? Or is it just me? I thought it was a simple process, just sending out the forms and get them signed and sent back to me- I've done it for my friends before too. And when I need it, they choose to procrastinate until the last minute and I'm waiting for it for four weeks. I know I can't complain as they are doing me a favor, not a duty, but sometimes it is just frustrating. I just wish I can get sworn in this year.

My application has been held up by one employer affidavit. it's really frustrating. I've been otherwise ready to go for 4 weeks as well

OutoftheWoods wrote:So I'm in no rush to get admitted because I'm working in Cali for the next two years; I wanted to have the option to get into NY/other UBEs once I passed NY. I'm def not rushing to get my stuff in for January swearing in. After that point, do we get to choose when we get sworn in or do they just sign us a random date? i'd love to pick the best date possible in august...so have no idea when I should send stuff in to get that date.

thelawyer1908 wrote:

OutoftheWoods wrote:So I'm in no rush to get admitted because I'm working in Cali for the next two years; I wanted to have the option to get into NY/other UBEs once I passed NY. I'm def not rushing to get my stuff in for January swearing in. After that point, do we get to choose when we get sworn in or do they just sign us a random date? i'd love to pick the best date possible in august...so have no idea when I should send stuff in to get that date.

This is my question too. i'd love a date in July.

SplitMyPants wrote:anyone from 3rd department have insight into turnaround from automated email noting receipt of application to interview/swearing in date?

de minimis wrote:

SplitMyPants wrote:anyone from 3rd department have insight into turnaround from automated email noting receipt of application to interview/swearing in date?

Week and a half

anonlaw24 wrote:1st department - anyone receive a letter in the mail with a tentative date saying you'll get a follow up email? Curious if anyone has gotten the follow up email yet! (Or if anyone knows in 1D how long between letter - email.)

helpappreciated wrote:So I'm 3rd Dept, but I sent in my application a week after results were released, got the email notification that my packet was received on Nov. 4, and got the email saying my application was complete and the swearing in date on Nov. 6.

Slytherpuff wrote:I'm 1st Department. I sent in my paperwork a week after passing, it was received a few days after, and then a week later I received a letter with my tentative interview and swearing-in date. I still haven't received an email asking for more information about my application so I think everything is fine for now. The interview/ceremony aren't until mid-January so I may not hear the time and location for a while.

Carly wrote:

Slytherpuff wrote:I'm 1st Department. I sent in my paperwork a week after passing, it was received a few days after, and then a week later I received a letter with my tentative interview and swearing-in date. I still haven't received an email asking for more information about my application so I think everything is fine for now. The interview/ceremony aren't until mid-January so I may not hear the time and location for a while.

thanks! wow that's still faster than expected. I walked my application in on 11/28 and am hoping my law school got out their certificate timely. Hoping for February cause I doubt I made it in in time for a January interview/swear in.

anonlaw24 wrote:1st department - anyone receive a letter in the mail with a tentative date saying you'll get a follow up email? Curious if anyone has gotten the follow up email yet! (Or if anyone knows in 1D how long between letter - email.)

helpappreciated wrote:So I'm 3rd Dept, but I sent in my application a week after results were released, got the email notification that my packet was received on Nov. 4, and got the email saying my application was complete and the swearing in date on Nov. 6.

de minimis wrote:

helpappreciated wrote:So I'm 3rd Dept, but I sent in my application a week after results were released, got the email notification that my packet was received on Nov. 4, and got the email saying my application was complete and the swearing in date on Nov. 6.

You took the July exam and got sworn in already? I thought Jan 18 was the first possible swearing in date.

ETA: nm, misread your post.

barrelofmonkeys wrote:

de minimis wrote:

helpappreciated wrote:So I'm 3rd Dept, but I sent in my application a week after results were released, got the email notification that my packet was received on Nov. 4, and got the email saying my application was complete and the swearing in date on Nov. 6.

You took the July exam and got sworn in already? I thought Jan 18 was the first possible swearing in date.

ETA: nm, misread your post.

One of my law school classmates took the July exam and got sworn in already, so it is possible.

SplitMyPants wrote:

barrelofmonkeys wrote:

de minimis wrote:

helpappreciated wrote:So I'm 3rd Dept, but I sent in my application a week after results were released, got the email notification that my packet was received on Nov. 4, and got the email saying my application was complete and the swearing in date on Nov. 6.

You took the July exam and got sworn in already? I thought Jan 18 was the first possible swearing in date.

ETA: nm, misread your post.

One of my law school classmates took the July exam and got sworn in already, so it is possible.

only if ur 2d dept i think

Slytherpuff wrote:

Carly wrote:

Slytherpuff wrote:I'm 1st Department. I sent in my paperwork a week after passing, it was received a few days after, and then a week later I received a letter with my tentative interview and swearing-in date. I still haven't received an email asking for more information about my application so I think everything is fine for now. The interview/ceremony aren't until mid-January so I may not hear the time and location for a while.

thanks! wow that's still faster than expected. I walked my application in on 11/28 and am hoping my law school got out their certificate timely. Hoping for February cause I doubt I made it in in time for a January interview/swear in.

The volume of applications they're receiving is probably a LOT higher right now so don't be surprised if it takes them a while to mail you a letter with your tentative dates.

Toubro wrote:

Slytherpuff wrote:

Carly wrote:

Slytherpuff wrote:I'm 1st Department. I sent in my paperwork a week after passing, it was received a few days after, and then a week later I received a letter with my tentative interview and swearing-in date. I still haven't received an email asking for more information about my application so I think everything is fine for now. The interview/ceremony aren't until mid-January so I may not hear the time and location for a while.

thanks! wow that's still faster than expected. I walked my application in on 11/28 and am hoping my law school got out their certificate timely. Hoping for February cause I doubt I made it in in time for a January interview/swear in.

The volume of applications they're receiving is probably a LOT higher right now so don't be surprised if it takes them a while to mail you a letter with your tentative dates.

To add to this timeline, you'll also get a form to pay the Attorney Registration Fees ($375). Once that's paid, you'll get a notice of payment which I presume is either copied to the C&F committee or is something you'd have to bring to the interview.