I lateraled to a firm in Texas last summer (NY licensed), and am just now getting around to transferring my UBE score and applying to the Texas bar. Am I screwed for taking so long? Have I accidentally engaged in unauthorized practice?

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Could give the anonymous ethics hotline a call and ask?

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Typically attorneys work “under supervision” of an attorney barred in the new state until they become licensed in the state. You can effectively operate as a paraprofessional until you’re barred.

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I am also transferring from NY to TX, happy to talk.

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