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

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On 1/05/08, vechio wrote:
> As I read it page 45 and 46 refers to foreign law school graduates. Probably
> best to refer to the NC and CT bar for clarification.

Below is the current NC education requirements from the "Rules Governing the
Admission to Practice Law in the State of North Carolina" (See the bar examiners
website for NC) There are no DL law schools on the approved list including ABA
DL schools that offer an LL.M degree. Please note that the requirement says
EVERY APPLICANT not just foreign applicants and it says A LAW SCHOOL APPROVED by
the state bar.

Connecticut has a similar provision and their list of approved law schools has
no DL schools listed. CA is the only state that allows DL students to sit for a
first time bar exam. Everyone else will require a minimum of 3 years licensed
practice if you don't have an ABA J.D. You can believe what you want, however;
those considering a law school education should not be misled by wishful
thinking that is not fact based.

Section: .0702 LEGAL EDUCATION
Every applicant applying for admission to practice law in the State of North
Carolina, before being granted a license to practice law, shall prove to the
satisfaction of the Board that said applicant has graduated from a law school
approved by the Council of The North Carolina State Bar or that said applicant
will graduate within thirty (30) days after the date of the written bar
examination from a law school approved by the Council of the North Carolina
State Bar. There shall be filed with the Secretary a certificate of the dean, or
other proper official of said law school, certifying the date of the applicant's
graduation. A list of the approved law schools is available in the office of the
Secretary.