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Re: Long Distance Legal Researcher
Posted by Joel on 7/06/06

    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?
    >>>

     
     

 
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