I work for a large company, and just found out that our mail person is from Peru and has a law degree. I wanted to help him in gathering info re: how he can practice law in the USA as far as what steps to take ect. I would appreciate your help

Best way to go in my opinion is to get an LLM degree. Takes 20 credits and some schools offer part time LLM programs. After that, he can practice in NYC or CA, provided she passes the bar of those jurisdictions. These are two of the most difficult states in which to take the bar exam.

Surely that's not entirely true, the advice that the best route to follow is to get an LLM. There is a running thread on this board that you don't need an LLM to practise in the US i.e if you have an LLB or its equivalent, you can take the Bar in NY and California. There is an on-going debate as to whether an LLM from the US helps your chances of getting a job in the US and even if it does, it is not guaranteed.

In light of that and the fact that I would imagine that the person who cleans in your company cannot afford to spend $60 000 (heck, not may of us can) a year attaining an LLM, why don't they try getting a job even as a paralegal or legal assistant, with the end-goal of passing the BAR and practising in whichever State they are qualified? Surely a legal qualification and say admission to practice in one's own country allows you to do some law-related work in US?