For spouses of military personnel, establishing a career can be a challenge, given how often they must move. The challenge is even greater for attorneys married to soldiers, sailors and Marines. After all, they can’t just start job hunting in states where they aren’t licensed.

But now the Connecticut Bar Association is looking to make it easier for such lawyers to practice in Connecticut. A proposed Practice Book amendment would allow licensed attorneys married to active military members to practice law without sitting for the state bar exam. The proposed change have been endorsed by the court system’s Rules Committee.

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