I have a very unique situation. LL.B., but am not qualified as a lawyer in my home country. The requirement is LL.B plus 2 years of professional studies. I am now in an LL.M. program in the US. Will this qualify me to sit the bar in any state in the US? New York is telling me I MUST complete all the requirements to be a lawyer in my country to be eligible, even though I have the equivalence of JD. Tell says I have fulfilled the "educational duration" to sit the bar in NY, but there is one deficiency that has to be cured i.e. ALL the educational requirement for a lawyer in my home country must first be fulfilled.
Is LL.B plus LL.M enough to sit bar in any State?
Posted Nov 17, 2009 01:12
I have a very unique situation. LL.B., but am not qualified as a lawyer in my home country. The requirement is LL.B plus 2 years of professional studies. I am now in an LL.M. program in the US. Will this qualify me to sit the bar in any state in the US? New York is telling me I MUST complete all the requirements to be a lawyer in my country to be eligible, even though I have the equivalence of JD. Tell says I have fulfilled the "educational duration" to sit the bar in NY, but there is one deficiency that has to be cured i.e. ALL the educational requirement for a lawyer in my home country must first be fulfilled.
Posted Nov 17, 2009 03:44
cannot guarantee anything, but you should give a look if you meet the requirements set forth by the DC bar association. I think it can be the only one available to you.
cannot guarantee anything, but you should give a look if you meet the requirements set forth by the DC bar association. I think it can be the only one available to you.
Posted Nov 21, 2009 00:04
Information about U.S. state bar admissions requirements is available on the National Conference of Bar Examiners website http://www.ncbex.org/ in the Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admissions 2009, which is available free in pdf format. Chart X and its notes indicate the requirements state-by-state for law graduates from outside the U.S.
Information about U.S. state bar admissions requirements is available on the National Conference of Bar Examiners website http://www.ncbex.org/ in the Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admissions 2009, which is available free in pdf format. Chart X and its notes indicate the requirements state-by-state for law graduates from outside the U.S.
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