Re: Long Distance Legal Researcher

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Real lawyer my a@$ you’re a loser who could not qualify to sit for a
grade school exam.

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"
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> Call the State Bar of Michigan, you will discover 2 things.
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> One, an LL.M degree from a reputable an qualifed law school
> is an ABA LL.M degree and nothing else is acceptable.
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> 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.
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> Some have taken that to mean previous law practice and admission
> to another state.
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> 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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>> This is what by the Michigan Bar:
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>> Rule 2 Admission by Examination
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>> (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.
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>> (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.
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>> 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.
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>> (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.
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>> (D) Every applicant for admission must achieve a passing score,
>> as determined by the board, on the Multistate Professional
>> Responsibility Examination.
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>> (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.
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>> (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.
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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
>>> degree.
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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
>>>>
>>>> 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?
>>>>>