Re: Long Distance Legal Researcher

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I am aware of that, I am aware of every single aspect
of the California Bar Admissions rule which by the
way are subject to change very soon.

I dont know what the heck that has to do with
my dislike with non-bar J.D. degrees or 1 man
operation law schools,both of which the State
Bar is working on eliminating!

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.
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> 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
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>> 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.
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>> """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""
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>> On 7/06/06, Joel wrote:
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>>> 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
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>>> 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
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>>> 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
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>>>> JD non-bar or JD, eg at NWCSL or WCSL.I have a Bachelors.
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>>>> I would like to be able to work long-distance doing
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>>>> research, maybe for a law firm in the state of California.
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>>>> read about an America lawyer from California who lives in
>>>> the south of Mexico, and works for an American company
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>>>> 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
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>>>> most the litigious state in the country, thus providing
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>>>> work.
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>>>> 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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