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- ↑ Missouri Bar Staff, Missouri Bar, retrieved 2020-12-28
- ↑ "Supreme Court Rules - Rule 7 - Rules Governing the Missouri Bar and the Judiciary - Establishing and Providing for the Government of the Missouri Bar: Membership". www.courts.mo.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ↑ "Supreme Court Rules - Rule 8 - Rules Governing the Missouri Bar and the Judiciary - Admission to the Bar: Requirements for Admission to the Bar". www.courts.mo.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ↑ "FAQ". The Missouri Bar. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ↑ 2019-2020 Official Manual of the State of Missouri (PDF). p. 333. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ↑ "Supreme Court Rules - Rule 7 - Rules Governing the Missouri Bar and the Judiciary - Establishing and Providing for the Government of the Missouri Bar: Preamble". www.courts.mo.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ↑ "MCLE Credit Requirements by State". Practising Law Institute . Retrieved 2020-12-28.