North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 84A. Foreign Legal Consultants § 84A-1. License to practice as a foreign legal consultant

(1) Has been admitted to practice as an attorney, or the equivalent thereof, in a foreign country for at least five years as of the date of application for a certificate of registration;

(2) Possesses the character, ethical, and moral qualifications required of a member of the North Carolina State Bar;

(3) Intends to practice in the State as a foreign legal consultant and intends to maintain an office in the State for this practice;

(4) Is at least 21 years of age;

(5) Has been actively and substantially engaged in the practice of law or a profession or occupation that requires admission to the practice of law, or the equivalent thereof, in the foreign country in which the applicant holds a license for at least five of the seven years immediately preceding the date of application for a certificate of registration and is in good standing as an attorney, or the equivalent thereof, in that country; and

(6) Obtains a certificate of registration as a foreign legal consultant pursuant to G.S. 84A-3.