APPLICATION

An applicant under this chapter must file an application with the International Law Section of The Florida Bar that must include:

(a) a certificate from the professional body or public authority having final jurisdiction over professional discipline in the foreign country in which the applicant is admitted certifying the applicant’s admission to practice, the date of admission, good standing as a lawyer or counselor at law or the equivalent and a duly authenticated English translation of the certificate if it is not in English;

(b) a letter of recommendation from 1 of the members of the executive body of the professional authority or public body or from 1 of the judges of the highest court of law of the foreign country and an authenticated English translation of the letter if it is not in English;

(c) a sworn statement by the applicant that the applicant:

(1) has read and is familiar with the Rules of Professional Conduct as adopted by the Supreme Court of Florida and will abide by, and be subject to, their provisions;

(2) submits to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Florida for disciplinary purposes; and

(3) will comply with the requirements of the rule regarding disclosure;

(d) a written commitment to notify The Florida Bar of any resignation or revocation of the foreign legal consultant’s admission to practice in the foreign country of admission, or in any other state or jurisdiction in which the consultant has been licensed as a lawyer, counselor at law, or equivalent or as a foreign legal consultant, or of any censure, suspension, or expulsion in respect of the admission;

(e) a notarized document setting forth the applicant’s address within the state of Florida and designating the secretary of state as the person’s agent on whom process may be served as if served personally on the applicant pursuant to applicable Florida law, in any action or proceeding brought against the applicant arising out of or based on any legal services offered or provided by the applicant within or to the residents of the state of Florida, when service cannot be made on the applicant at the address after due diligence; and

(f) other evidence of the nature and extent of the applicant’s educational and professional qualifications, good moral character, general fitness, and compliance with the general certification regulation set forth elsewhere in this chapter.