Hi
Does anyone have experience in going through the evaluation of the NY bar exam as a common law background lawyer? My problem is that I am qualified in China and Australia, but I am admitted in Australia by doing a Diploma in law program part time which is not a JD. Wondering if I am able to get an exemption from taking the 8 units NY bar exam subject courses in my LLM study.
I tried to call NY bar exam board but they refused to give answer to this kind of question. I am still waiting for the materials to be received by the board, but understand that the evaluation process is gonna take a few months..
Would be appreciated if I could hear someone with similar background and experience. I am trying to decide which course to choose in my fall semester!
Much appreciated!!
Shona
NY bar exam evaluation - diploma in law
Posted Sep 25, 2019 04:04
Does anyone have experience in going through the evaluation of the NY bar exam as a common law background lawyer? My problem is that I am qualified in China and Australia, but I am admitted in Australia by doing a Diploma in law program part time which is not a JD. Wondering if I am able to get an exemption from taking the 8 units NY bar exam subject courses in my LLM study.
I tried to call NY bar exam board but they refused to give answer to this kind of question. I am still waiting for the materials to be received by the board, but understand that the evaluation process is gonna take a few months..
Would be appreciated if I could hear someone with similar background and experience. I am trying to decide which course to choose in my fall semester!
Much appreciated!!
Shona
Posted Sep 26, 2019 20:18
Unfortunately there's not a lot you can do until the board has a chance to evaluate your materials. It depends on whether they think that the requirements they have are all met by the classes you took abroad.
Posted Dec 01, 2019 18:42
If the diploma is valid for the Australian bar regulators, it might work, but you won’t know until the BOLE gets back to you. It’s in their hands now.
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