IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

                         ORDER NO. 1228

                                   Amending Bar Rule 5, Sec. 1
                                   concerning requirements for
                                   admission.

IT IS ORDERED:


     Section 1 of Bar Rule 5 is amended to read as follows:

               Section 1.  (a)  To be admitted to the
          practice of law in Alaska, an applicant must

               . . . .

               (6)  attend a presentation on attorney
          ethics as prescribed by the Board prior to
          taking the oath prescribed in Section 3 of
          this rule; 

               (7)  file an affidavit as required by Bar
          Rule 64 stating that the applicant has read
          and is familiar with the Alaska Rules of
          Professional Conduct; and

               (8)  take the oath prescribed in Section
          3 of this rule.

               . . . .




DATED:  February 29, 1996

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 15, 1996



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                                   Chief Justice Compton


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                                   Justice Rabinowitz


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                                   Justice Matthews


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                                   Justice Eastaugh
     

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                                   Justice Fabe