Judge Glenn A. Grant, acting administrative director of the New Jersey Courts, offered a final reminder Wednesday to attorneys that they must register with the state judiciary by July 22 in order to avoid ineligible status and late fees.

Attorneys were alerted in a previous notice from Grant on June 13 that those who do not complete the annual registration and payment process before the July 22 deadline will be declared ineligible to practice law in New Jersey by the Supreme Court, and will be included on a list of ineligible attorneys that will be published on that date. He encouraged filing electronically—including creating a now required P-Synch profile—to expedite the process, and said new security features have made it safer than ever.

On Wednesday, Grant highlighted the importance of technology.

“The judiciary is committed to leveraging technology in order to facilitate the annual attorney registration requirement in a paperless environment,” Grant said. “Electronic filing has created a more efficient and transparent process for attorneys, the courts and the public at large.

“Mandatory registration is essential to that process and we've extended the registration deadline in order to give the members of the bar every opportunity to comply,” added Grant.

Attorneys can complete their registration and payment by accessing the judiciary's “Attorney Online Registration and Payment Center” at https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/attreg.html. The center can also be accessed from the home page of the Judiciary website (njcourts.gov) by clicking on the “Attorneys” tab and then “Online Registration & Payment” under “Attorney & Judges Regulation.”

Grant said attorneys are required to complete the registration, certify to the completion of CLE credits (if applicable) and the completion of pro bono requirements, and pay the annual assessment, including any late fees.

Additionally, he said as indicated in a number of prior notices to the bar, as part of the judiciary's enhanced information security measures, all licensed New Jersey attorneys are now required to create a P-Synch profile. Creating a P-Synch profile involves two steps: users (1) must select and answer three personal security questions, to help with password recovery in the future if needed, and (2) must select a password that is exactly eight characters long and contains at least one capital letter, one lower case letter, one numeral, and one of the enumerated special characters. Profiles can be created on the attorney portal on the judiciary's website at https://portal.njcourts.gov/webe3/sso via the “Click here for P-Synch” link.