The following information is specific to more common petitions seeking a waiver of certain rule requirements:

Rule 520.3 - Residency Weeks. For an applicant seeking a waiver of strict compliance with former Rule 520.3's residency weeks or scheduled days requirements, the following information is necessary in determining the petition: the month and year of the the bar exam for which the applicant plans to sit; the applicant's law school and month and year of graduation; for each term of study in law school, the number of credits successfully completed in each term, whether the study was full- or part-time, and the number of scheduled class days per week. The applicant must include a law school transcript. In addition, the applicant must include a copy of any correspondence from the State Board of Law Examiners denying the applicant's request to sit for the bar exam.

Rule 520.3 - Approved Degree Requirement. For an applicant seeking a waiver of strict compliance with Rule 520.3's approved degree requirement, the following information is necessary in determining the petition: the month and year of the bar exam for which the applicant plans to sit; the applicant's law school and dates of attendance; the month and year of law school graduation; if applicable, the date of the law school's provisional and/or full approval; whether, and when, the applicant was admitted to practice in any jurisdiction; if applicable, a description of any legal or law-related employment since the applicant's graduation from law school, including the month and year the applicant began and ended such employment, the applicant's job title, and the address of the office out of which the applicant worked. In addition, the applicant must include a copy of a law school transcript, and any correspondence from the State Board of Law Examiners denying the applicant's request to sit for the bar exam.

Rule 520.3 - Months of Attendance. For an applicant seeking a waiver of strict compliance with Rule 520.3's months of attendance requirement, the following information is necessary in determining the petition: the month and year of the bar exam for which applicant plans to sit; the applicant's law school; the month and year applicant commenced legal studies; the month and year of graduation; for each term of study in law school, whether the study was full- or part-time, and how many credits were completed each term; and an explanation as to why the applicant does not satisfy the months of attendance requirement of Rule 520.3. The applicant must include a law school transcript, and a copy of any correspondence from the State Board of Law Examiners denying the applicant's request to sit for the bar exam.

Rule 520.3 - Credits Earned Via Distance Learning. For an applicant seeking a waiver of strict compliance with Rule 520.3's limitation on the number of credits that may be earned via distance learning, the following information is necessary in determining the petition: the month and year of the bar exam for which the applicant plans to sit; the applicant's law school and month and year of graduation; for each term of study in law school, the number of credits earned via distance education; a description of whether the distance education was synchronous or asynchronous, as those terms are used in Rule 520.3(c)(6); and an explanation as to why applicant exceeded the distance learning credit limitation of Rule 520.3. The applicant must include a law school transcript that clearly indicates the courses taken via distance learning, and a copy of any correspondence from the State Board of Law Examiners denying the applicant's request to sit for the bar exam.

Rule 520.4 - Filing a Certificate of Commencement of Clerkship Nunc Pro Tunc. For an applicant seeking permission to file nunc pro tunc a Certificate of Commencement of Clerkship under Rule 520.4, the following information is necessary in determining the petition: the applicant's law school and dates of attendance; the date law office study began; name and address of the applicant's supervising attorney(s); and, if applicable, the date a previous Certificate of Commencement of Clerkship was filed with the Court. In addition, the applicant must include a copy of the letter from the State Board of Law Examiners indicating the law school attendance credit to which the applicant is entitled and a completed Certificate of Commencement of Clerkship reflecting the actual date of commencement of the clerkship.

Rule 520.6 - Foreign Legal Education. For an applicant seeking a waiver of strict compliance with the substantive or durational equivalency requirements in Rule 520.6 for foreign legal education, the following information is necessary in determining the petition: the month and year of the bar exam for which the applicant plans to sit; a description of the applicant's foreign legal education, including the degree completed and the month and year of graduation; a description of any legal studies in the United States, including the month and year of graduation; if applicable, the month and year of any foreign admission(s); a description of any legal or law-related employment in or outside the United States, including the month and year the applicant began and ended such employment, the applicant's job title, and the address of the office out of which the applicant worked. In addition, the applicant must include a copy of any correspondence from the State Board of Law Examiners denying the applicant's request to sit for the bar exam; transcripts from each law school that the applicant attended; and proof of admission to practice in the foreign country, if applicable.

Rule 520.6. Required courses in an LL.M. program. For an applicant seeking a waiver of strict compliance with the specific LL.M. course requirements of Rule 520.6(b)(3)(vi), the following information is necessary in determining the petition: the month and year of the bar exam for which the applicant plans to sit; a description of the applicant's foreign legal education, including the degree completed and the month and year of graduation; a description of the applicant's LL.M. studies in the United States, including the month and year of graduation; a statement of the specific LL.M. course requirement(s) the applicant failed to satisfy and the reason for such failure; a description of any additional legal studies or training the applicant has completed; if applicable, the month and year of any foreign bar admission(s); and a description of any legal or law-related employment in or outside the United States, including the month and year the applicant began and ended each employment, the applicant's job title, and the address of the office out of which the applicant worked. In addition, the applicant must include a copy of any correspondence from the State Board of Law Examiners denying the applicant's request to sit for the bar exam; the applicant's LL.M. transcript; and proof of admission to practice in the foreign country, if applicable.

Rule 520.10 - Admission on Motion. For an applicant seeking a waiver of strict compliance with the 60-month practice requirement of Rule 520.10, the following information is necessary in determining the petition: the applicant's law school and date of graduation; the month and year of each bar admission and whether the applicant is in good standing in each jurisdiction where admitted; a description of any legal employment, including the month and year the applicant began and ended such employment, the applicant's job title, and the address of the office out of which the applicant worked.

Rule 520.12 - Three-Year Filing Deadline to Apply for Admission. For an applicant seeking a waiver of the three-year deadline to apply for admission after notification of passing the bar exam under Rule 520.12, the following information is necessary in determining the petition: the applicant's law school and date of graduation; the date the applicant passed the New York State bar exam; the date of the letter sent by the New York State Board of Law Examiners notifying the applicant that the applicant passed the bar examination; if applicable; the month and year of each bar admission and whether the applicant is in good standing in each jurisdiction where admitted; a description of any legal or law-related employment since passing the New York bar exam, including the month and year the applicant began and ended such employment, the applicant's job title, and the address of the office out of which the applicant worked; an explanation for the delay in seeking New York admission; and an explanation of why the applicant seeks admission at this time.