Re: LL.M degree will not get you bar admission

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North Carolina & Connecticut will allow bar admission with a non-ABA JD if
you have earned a LLM from a ABA approved school. Don't take my word for
it, go to the ABA website and download the "Comprehensive Guide to Bar
Admission Requirements 2007".

http://www.ncbex.org/fileadmin/mediafiles/downloads/Comp_Guide/2007CompGuid
e.pdf

I have attached the weblink directly it. Hope it doesn't get filtered when
I post this.

This guide is the single most informative source of information for anyone
trying to determine the bar admission standards for each state.

>>> On 7/07/06, A real lawyer wrote:
>>>> "relevant legal education, such as an LLM degree from
>>>> a reputable and qualified law school, and experience that
>>>> otherwise qualifies the applicant to take the examination"
>>>>
>>>> Call the State Bar of Michigan, you will discover 2 things.
>>>>
>>>> One, an LL.M degree from a reputable an qualifed law school
>>>> is an ABA LL.M degree and nothing else is acceptable.
>>>>
>>>> Second, in addition to the LL.M degree from an ABA approved
>>>> law school one must have EXPERIENCE THAT OTHERWISE QUALIFIES
>>>> THE APPLICANT TO TAKE THE EXAMINATION.
>>>>
>>>> Some have taken that to mean previous law practice and admission
>>>> to another state.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 7/06/06, Joel wrote:
>>>>> I hope you are not the same lawyer who didn’t know that you
>>>>> could qualify to sit for the California Bar by studying with a
>>>>> lawyer at a law or by studying with a Judge in Chambers.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is what by the Michigan Bar:
>>>>>
>>>>> Rule 2 Admission by Examination
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> (A) An application must be filed by November 1 for the February
>>>>> examination, or March 1 for the July examination. Late
>>>>> applications will be accepted until December 15 for the February
>>>>> examination, or May 15 for the July examination. An application
>>>>> must be accompanied by payment of the fee. All materials filed
>>>>> are confidential.
>>>>>
>>>>> (B) Before taking the examination, an applicant must obtain a JD
>>>>> degree from a reputable and qualified law school that
>>>>> (1) is incorporated in the United States, its territories, or
>>>>> the District of Columbia; and
>>>>> (2) requires for graduation 3 school years of study for full-
>>>>> time students, and 4 school years of study for part-time or
>>>>> night students. A school year must be at least 30 weeks.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> A law school approved by the American Bar Association is
>>>>> reputable and qualified. Other schools may ask the Board to
>>>>> approve the school as reputable and qualified. In the event the
>>>>> law school has ceased operations since an applicant's
>>>>> graduation, the request for approval may be made by the
>>>>> applicant. The Board may in its discretion permit applicants who
>>>>> do not possess a JD degree from an ABA-approved law school to
>>>>> take the examination based upon factors including, but not
>>>>> limited to, relevant legal education, such as an LLM degree from
>>>>> a reputable and qualified law school, and experience that
>>>>> otherwise qualifies the applicant to take the examination.
>>>>>
>>>>> (C) The State Bar character and fitness committee will
>>>>> investigate each applicant. The applicant must disclose any
>>>>> criminal conviction which carries a possible penalty of
>>>>> incarceration in jail or prison that has not been reversed or
>>>>> vacated and comply with the committee's requirements and
>>>>> requests. The committee will report the results of its
>>>>> investigation to the Board. If the committee report shows that
>>>>> an applicant lacks the necessary character and fitness, the
>>>>> Board will review the application, record, and report. If the
>>>>> Board accepts the report, the applicant is entitled to a hearing
>>>>> before the Board and may use the Board's subpoena power. The
>>>>> Board may permit an applicant to take the examination before the
>>>>> character and fitness committee reports. The Board will release
>>>>> the applicant's grade if character and fitness committee
>>>>> approval is obtained.
>>>>>
>>>>> (D) Every applicant for admission must achieve a passing score,
>>>>> as determined by the board, on the Multistate Professional
>>>>> Responsibility Examination.
>>>>>
>>>>> (E) The board may permit an applicant entering the armed forces
>>>>> before the examination immediately following graduation to take
>>>>> an earlier examination. The applicant must have completed,
>>>>> before the examination, 2 1/2 years full-time or 3 1/2 years
>>>>> part-time study. The Board will release the applicant's grade
>>>>> when the school certifies the applicant's graduation.
>>>>>
>>>>> (F) The applicant is responsible for meeting all requirements
>>>>> before the examination. The board may act on information about
>>>>> an applicant's character whenever the information is received.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 7/06/06, A real lawyer here wrote:
>>>>>> Read the Michigan Rules, AT ONE TIME, Michigan would accept a
>>>>>> non ABA J.D. degree ONLY if the person also had an ABA LL.M
>>>>>> degree.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That option was ELIMINATED in June of 2004 and one
>>>>>> with a correspondence J.D. degree no longer qualifies for the
>>>>>> Michigan Bar Exam even with an ABA LL.M degree.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> """You may have a lot more options than you think first of
>>>>>> all you may want to check out the admission requirements for
>>>>>> your home state if I understand the information correctly on
>>>>>> the Michigan’s State Bar web site you may qualify to sit for
>>>>>> their bar with a DL JD from California""
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 7/06/06, Joel wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1. You may have a lot more options than you think first of
>>>>>>> all you may want to check out the admission requirements for
>>>>>>> your home state if I understand the information correctly on
>>>>>>> the Michigan’s State Bar web site you may qualify to sit for
>>>>>>> their bar with a DL JD from California. See: michbar.org
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2. Additionally you do not have to be a lawyer in order to
>>>>>>> be a Register Patent Agent, check out the USPTO’s web site
>>>>>>> under FAQ’s for instructions on how to apply. See: uspto.gov
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 3. I will be studying at North Western California School of
>>>>>>> Law in the fall I think it is a great school it has been
>>>>>>> around for about 30 years I believe and it offers an
>>>>>>> interactive approach to study via distance learning. West
>>>>>>> Coast School of Law is the most economical it is less
>>>>>>> expensive than North Western California School of Law;
>>>>>>> however, it is not as interactive you really have to be a
>>>>>>> disciplined self starter because you will go it alone.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 4/17/06, John wrote:
>>>>>>>> I have no legal background.I'm thinking of studying law
>>>>>>>> online at a California law school for 2,3 or 4 years eg
>>>>>>> BSL,
>>>>>>>> JD non-bar or JD, eg at NWCSL or WCSL.I have a Bachelors.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I would like to be able to work long-distance doing
>>>>>>> legal
>>>>>>>> research, maybe for a law firm in the state of California.
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>> read about an America lawyer from California who lives in
>>>>>>>> the south of Mexico, and works for an American company
>>>>>>> doing
>>>>>>>> legal research online. I find this idea inspiring.
>>>>>>>> I have the impression that California is the highest
>>>>>>>> paying state for legal workers of all kinds, and is also
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> most the litigious state in the country, thus providing
>>>>>>> more
>>>>>>>> work.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I presently work full-time as a registered nurse in the
>>>>>>>> state of Michigan. Possible areas of specialization might
>>>>>>>> include: litigation, medical malpractice, and possibly
>>>>>>> patents.
>>>>>>>> Are these assumptions valid? Do you think this idea is
>>>>>>>> practical?
>>>>>>>> Should I just study for a paralegal course (low pay?) or
>>>>>>>> patent agent job instead?
>>>>>>>>