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

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I called DC and if your degree is non- bar JD then you need additional credits from
ABA accredited school to sit. (there number is 202-737-4700)

Ms.Researcher On 2/10/08, Michael T. wrote:
> Ah, it appears our friend LD is back-- this time under the alias "Mike." The writing
> style is unmistakeable. Too funny. And marketing his online law schools book again,
> I might add.
>
> LD, I understand your passion for this topic, however the concern here is that you
> are misleading others. Nothing you state below has yet to be verified in writing
> from any State Bar Association. Nor have you been able to produce the name of just
> ONE student, on the entire planet, who has succeeded taking the route you suggest.
>
> Your comments in another post about "Mary" and her opinions regarding WA law are
> another clear example, as "--" points out, of a flaw in your research and reasoning
> (both critical qualities, I might add, in a successful attorney).
>
> You've got to understand, LD, that a phone call with "Mary" does not and will never
> supercede published WA statutory law (again, as "--" points out). Do you understand?
>
> I had thought we were finished with this thread, however it appears to have come
> roaring back. I realize you are feeling the need to push your "online law schools"
> book, however you must realize by now that this forum will not simply allow you to
> publish half-baked truths, which mislead people, without a response.
>
> So, again, for perhaps the 100th time, we offer the same challenge we've offered in
> the past. If you can meet this challenge, I guarantee you will receive respect and
> perhaps even some apologies. Why you won't pursue this continues to be a mystery to
> myself and others.
>
> Here we go:
>
> 1. Obtain a signed letter from the WA State Bar stating that if you pass the CA Bar,
> you will immediately become certified to take the WA State Bar exam, and not be
> subject to any practice requirement, with a non-bar JD degree from a non-ABA school.
>
> 2. Obtain a signed letter from the DC State Bar stating that with a non-bar JD
> degree, from an unaccredited school, along with 26-credit hours of online LLM
> courses (and list the courses and their descriptions so they are ultra clear in what
> you are proposing), you will be certified to sit for DC's Bar Exam.
>
> Really, LD, that's all we're asking. It's actually quite simple. Rather than
> continue to banter about with your and "Mary's" understanding of state law, just get
> it in writing, as any solid attorney would do. Get the letters and you'll be the
> man.
>
> Could you please respond to this note? In particular, please let us know why you are
> unwilling to take these steps? Thanks a lot and good luck.
>
> Mike (the real Mike, by the way :))
>
> On 2/09/08, Mike wrote:
>> An LLM can get you bar admission with a non aba jd for DC. You can have any non
>> aba jd even if an exec jd with an LLM, But the LLM has to be in subjects dc tests
>> on----I called DC the other day and they do accept LLM credits for their 26 credit
>> requirement--and Its Not just 1L or 2l courses, they have a whole list on the dc
>> bar admission page, but you can earn your llm and take courses like
>> wills,trusts,estates,ethics,corp,agency.partnership--etc. My friend is going to
>> Novus since they have a 2 year Non bar JD program, and is trying to get some of
>> the aba credits online at 1 of the many new aba online llm programs, and he might
>> get the rest at an in person llm program. He got a 1st copy of the new book
>> coming out, onlinelawschoolbook.com but I just called americas legal where its
>> offered and its being re released next week. But you can earn aba credits at
>> thomas jefferson online, cooley online, uconn online, nova southeastern online--
>> all from the law school, and their are tons of other aba programs in this book
>> along with every us online jd program in the us, even not california schools. So,
>> if you want to go the DC route since you ask about LLM to sit for the bar, DC
>> doesnt make you take the baby bar, and you can sit in 2-3 years. Even if you cant
>> get all the credits online, just get your non aba jd, and go to an in person llm
>> program, and sit for DC----------(novus 2 years) LLM 1 year) and sit for DC in 3
>> years and no need for the baby bar and no need for 4 years.
>>
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>> On 1/06/08, -- wrote:
>>> 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.