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Character and Fitness Paperwork re. moral character + affidavits

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2016 10:55 pm
by pinky7
Hi all,

I know the moral affidavits have to be written within 60 days of submission.

ANyone know the timeline for the employment affidavits?

Thanks

Re: Character and Fitness Paperwork re. moral character + affidavits

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 10:12 am
by UMich11
what state?

Re: Character and Fitness Paperwork re. moral character + affidavits

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 11:30 am
by pinky7
NY

Re: Character and Fitness Paperwork re. moral character + affidavits

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 11:40 am
by encore1101
IIRC, the employment affidavits don't have a similar timeline.

Re: Character and Fitness Paperwork re. moral character + affidavits

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 12:09 pm
by ArtistOfManliness
I'm not even sure that I agree with your premise. I think it might different by department.

Re: Character and Fitness Paperwork re. moral character + affidavits

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2016 11:06 am
by o0o0o0o
ArtistOfManliness wrote:I'm not even sure that I agree with your premise. I think it might different by department.
+1. No time limit in First Department.

Re: Character and Fitness Paperwork re. moral character + affidavits

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2016 1:54 pm
by TLSaul2001
2nd Department they only require that your current employment be dated within 60 days of your application date. The rest of them there does not seem to be a time limit.

Re: Character and Fitness Paperwork re. moral character + affidavits

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2016 3:15 pm
by raptors_delight
TLSaul2001 wrote:2nd Department they only require that your current employment be dated within 60 days of your application date. The rest of them there does not seem to be a time limit.
+1

Re: Character and Fitness Paperwork re. moral character + affidavits

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2016 4:20 pm
by anshulkalra
Hello Guys,

I need your advice regarding employment affidavits.

Foreign student here. Currently based in the UAE. Passed the NY Bar in feb, 2016. While I was studying for the Bar, I was employed at a law firm as paralegal for almost 4 years. After the exam, changed jobs and worked as a paralegal in corporate dept. This month I resigned from my current job and going back to previous job to work as a paralegal in their dispute resolution dept. Since I am under one month notice period now with my current job and also expect to send my applications by next week, do you think I should add my re-joining of previous law firm in additional legal employment affidavit.

Regarding traffic fines, even though I do not have any existing tickets, am I required to disclose the previous tickets I paid off?

Lastly, I have had one to two reminder letters from bank to pay my student loan instalment back in 2014. I have been in top of my loan payments since then and never had any issues with the bank. In fact my loan would be fully paid off within the next couple of months. Do I need to disclose the fact that I received reminder letters from Bank back in 2014?

Would highly appreciate guidance.

Thanks

Re: Character and Fitness Paperwork re. moral character + affidavits

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2016 4:29 pm
by QuasiINrem
anshulkalra wrote:Hello Guys,

I need your advice regarding employment affidavits.

Foreign student here. Currently based in the UAE. Passed the NY Bar in feb, 2016. While I was studying for the Bar, I was employed at a law firm as paralegal for almost 4 years. After the exam, changed jobs and worked as a paralegal in corporate dept. This month I resigned from my current job and going back to previous job to work as a paralegal in their dispute resolution dept. Since I am under one month notice period now with my current job and also expect to send my applications by next week, do you think I should add my re-joining of previous law firm in additional legal employment affidavit.

Regarding traffic fines, even though I do not have any existing tickets, am I required to disclose the previous tickets I paid off?

Lastly, I have had one to two reminder letters from bank to pay my student loan instalment back in 2014. I have been in top of my loan payments since then and never had any issues with the bank. In fact my loan would be fully paid off within the next couple of months. Do I need to disclose the fact that I received reminder letters from Bank back in 2014?

Would highly appreciate guidance.

Thanks

I can only answer the traffic tickets - I disclosed the traffic tickets I paid off (speeding and disobeying device) because I plead "guilty" and was "convicted" these all happened in Ny in 2008

Re: Character and Fitness Paperwork re. moral character + affidavits

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2016 11:39 pm
by rkreymer
anshulkalra wrote:Hello Guys,

I need your advice regarding employment affidavits.

Foreign student here. Currently based in the UAE. Passed the NY Bar in feb, 2016. While I was studying for the Bar, I was employed at a law firm as paralegal for almost 4 years. After the exam, changed jobs and worked as a paralegal in corporate dept. This month I resigned from my current job and going back to previous job to work as a paralegal in their dispute resolution dept. Since I am under one month notice period now with my current job and also expect to send my applications by next week, do you think I should add my re-joining of previous law firm in additional legal employment affidavit.

Regarding traffic fines, even though I do not have any existing tickets, am I required to disclose the previous tickets I paid off?

Lastly, I have had one to two reminder letters from bank to pay my student loan instalment back in 2014. I have been in top of my loan payments since then and never had any issues with the bank. In fact my loan would be fully paid off within the next couple of months. Do I need to disclose the fact that I received reminder letters from Bank back in 2014?

Would highly appreciate guidance.

Thanks
If in doubt, just disclose