Bar exam eligibility with an English LLB


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I have an LLB (Hons) degree from a top 5 university in the UK and completed the LPC (solicitor route). I will still need to get a training contract/pupillage before qualifying as a solicitor/barrister in the country, so technically I have completed the educational requirements but not work requirements to practise in the UK.

I understand that it varies from state to state, but will I still need a US LLM to sit any bar exam in the US? Which states are more likely to accept my qualifications as they are without needing to complete an LLM?

Thanks in advance.

I have an LLB (Hons) degree from a top 5 university in the UK and completed the LPC (solicitor route). I will still need to get a training contract/pupillage before qualifying as a solicitor/barrister in the country, so technically I have completed the educational requirements but not work requirements to practise in the UK.

I understand that it varies from state to state, but will I still need a US LLM to sit any bar exam in the US? Which states are more likely to accept my qualifications as they are without needing to complete an LLM?

Thanks in advance.
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ckealey

It's crazy complicated so my advice would be to visit

http://www.ncbex.org/assets/media_files/Comp-Guide/CompGuide.pdf

It goes through admission eligibility state by state.

Best of luck!

It's crazy complicated so my advice would be to visit

http://www.ncbex.org/assets/media_files/Comp-Guide/CompGuide.pdf

It goes through admission eligibility state by state.

Best of luck!
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