IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

                         ORDER NO.  1380

                                   Amending Alaska Bar Rule 2 and Alaska Bar
Rule 5 to clarify meaning of "without examination."

IT IS ORDERED:

     1.   Section 2 of Alaska Bar Rule 2 is amended to read as follows:


               Section 2. (a) An applicant who meets the requirements of (a)
through (d) of Section 1 of this Rule and
               (1)  has passed a written bar examination required by
another reciprocal state, territory, or the District of Columbia for admission to the active practice of
law, and
               (2)  has engaged in the active practice of law in one or
more states, territories or the District of Columbia for five of the seven years immediately preceding
the date of his or her application, may, upon motion be admitted to the Alaska Bar Association
without taking the bar examination. The motion shall be served on the executive director of the
Alaska Bar Association and sponsored by a member in good standing of the Alaska Bar Association.
An applicant will be excused from taking the bar examination upon compliance with the conditions
above, and payment of a non-refundable fee to be set by the Board for applicants seeking admission
on motion. For the purposes of this section, "reciprocal state, territory or district" shall mean a
jurisdiction which offers admission without bar examination to attorneys licensed to practice law in
Alaska, upon their compliance with specific conditions detailed by that jurisdiction, providing the
conditions are not more demanding than those set forth in this Rule.
               (b)  An applicant is not eligible for admission under this
          section if 
               (1)  the applicant was admitted to the practice of law in the
reciprocal state, territory or district without taking a written bar examination;
               * * * *
     2.   Section 1 of Alaska 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
               (1)  pass the bar examination prescribed pursuant to Rule
          4 or be excused from taking the bar examination under Rule 2,
Section 2;
               * * * *



DATED:  December 2, 1999

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 15, 2000



                                                                 
                                   Chief Justice Matthews


                                                                 
                                   Justice Eastaugh


                                                                 
                                   Justice Fabe


                                                                 
                                   Justice Bryner
     

                                                                 
                                   Justice Carpeneti