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Re: LL.M degree will not get you bar admission
Posted by -- on 1/05/08

    On 1/05/08, CLB wrote:
    > 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.

    Yes the "Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements 2007" ("Guide")
    is the best source of information but the Guide is long and complicated to
    read. Your reading of the requirements for Connecticut and North Carolina
    is incorrect as will be seen below from the quotes found on pages 45-46 of
    the guide.

    You must often read several of the tables in conjunction with each other and
    then read the synopsis explanations for each table to understand the
    admission requirements. (kind of like legal research only easier) It was
    written for individuals preparing for bar admission who are expected to be
    able to analyze documents as a qualified lawyer would. First rule is to
    make sure you are always referring to CURRENT law. Most bar admission
    requirements were written decades ago before the Internet. States begin to
    realize the need to inform applicants that an Internet degree would not be
    accepted to fulfill the educational requirement and begin to change their
    laws and policies. (There were a lot of disappointed DL students in tears
    when they were rejected--Very messy.) Most states have completed the task
    of updating their requirements but you MUST check about their current policy
    on DL, you can not just make assumptions that sound good. To a large
    degree, admission to sit for a bar exam is discretionary and when it comes
    to evaluating the quality of education which is not ABA approved the
    discretion is absolute.

    Here is what page 46 says about Connecticut:

    [Connecticut Currently, applicant who did not receive first
    degree in law from an approved law school may
    submit credentials to committee. If accepted,
    committee will permit applicant to sit for exam upon
    receipt of LL.M. from approved school. Legal
    education obtained in countries whose system is
    based on English common law is required. All other
    foreign trained applicants must obtain a J.D. or
    LL.B. from an approved law school. However,
    admission based on foreign credentials is under
    review by the Court. The Bar Examining Committee
    has requested a rule change that would require all
    candidates to obtain a J.D. from a U.S. law school
    approved by the Committee:]

    You also need to read other sections regarding "equivalency" requirements
    for education and additional ABA education requirements.

    On page 45, the Guide says this about North Carolina:

    [North Carolina Effective August 1, 1995, all law schools
    must be ABA-approved. As of January 1996, an
    applicant who was educationally eligible prior to
    August 1, 1995, remains so. Effective August 2005 an
    LL.M degree will not make one educationally eligible
    to take the North Carolina bar exam.]

     
     

 
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