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Legal Profession Admission Board
Admission as a Lawyer
To be admitted as a lawyer in New South Wales, you must apply to the Legal Profession Admission Board for a compliance certificate.
If approved, you must attend an admission ceremony at the Supreme Court to take an oath of office or make an affirmation of office, and to sign the Supreme Court Roll.
Admission of lawyers in New South Wales is governed by the Legal Profession Admission Rules 2015 and Part 2.2 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW).
We acknowledge Aboriginal people as the First Nations Peoples of NSW and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and future.
Informed by lessons of the past, Department of Communities and Justice is improving how we work with Aboriginal people and communities. We listen and learn from the knowledge, strength and resilience of Stolen Generations Survivors, Aboriginal Elders and Aboriginal communities.
You can access our apology to the Stolen Generations.