I OBJECT

You have to list twelve (12!) character references to apply for the NC bar. What's worse, these people must...

• have known me well for a number of years
• not a law student
• not applying to take the NC bar exam
  
• not a relative, by blood or marriage
• not a current or a former supervisor
• no two people can live live at the same address
  

Coming up with this list in high school or college would have been easy, but now? NOW? I don't have 12 people that qualify for this! Even if I had made tons of friends at Widener, I'd STILL be in trouble, because my references can't be law students! It's not even possible to be a third-year law student and still be in contact with 12 friends who don't go to law school and who've known you well for a number of years (and none of them can live together)!

AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Update: I was able to get all the needed references. They include:

• 12 friends as good moral character ref's, 4 having to fill out a form, and 4 of which I haven't talked to in years.
  
• 3 lawyers I've worked for
• 2 law professors
  
• Both parents and all 3 of my first cousins as "locality" ref's.

That's twenty-two references you need in order to take the NC bar exam. Cheese. And. Rice.

By the way Phantom, I just checked Missouri's bar app rules. They don't even start accepting them until February 1st, three weeks after mine are freaking due*.

* or else incur the wrath of a $250 late fee, as you were kind enough to alert me about.