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Attorney Services

The Supreme Judicial Court Clerk's Office for the County of Suffolk offers some services to applicants to the Massachusetts bar and attorneys.

The Supreme Judicial Court Clerk's Office for the County of Suffolk attorney services department receives and maintains petitions for admission to the Massachusetts bar, coordinates the formal admission ceremony of new attorneys, issues Certificates of Admission and Good Standing, processes applications for student practitioners and attorneys from foreign jurisdictions, applications for licensing of foreign legal consultants, attorney name changes, and provides certified copies of Petitions for Admission to the Bar.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the July 2021 UBE will be administered remotely in Massachusetts. The July 2021 filing period will open on Thursday, April 1, 2021, with a filing deadline of Friday, May 14, 2021.

Exam Dates: July 27-28, 2021.

Updates regarding the July 2021 exam will be posted as they become available.

What would you like to do?

Top tasks

Seeking Admission to the Bar in Massachusetts   Information on July 2021 Remote UBE Exam for Massachusetts Bar  Supreme Judicial Court for the County of Suffolk Clerk's Office Contact Information 

All other tasks

Guide to Filing a Petition for Admission by Examination (First-Time)  Petition for Admission by Motion  Petition for Admission to the Massachusetts Bar by Transfer of Uniform Bar Examination Score  Guide to Filing a Petition for Admission by Re-Examination  Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners  SJC Clerk's Office for the County of Suffolk FAQs During the COVID-19 Crisis 

What you need to know

Student Practitioners  Foreign Practitioners and Foreign Legal Consultants  Certificate of Admission and Good Standing  Attorney Name Change  Professionalism Course for New Lawyers  Mentoring Programs for Newly Admitted Lawyers in Massachusetts 
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