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Re: Washington state bar(IM Back for a post)
Posted by -- on 2/09/08

    On 2/09/08, LD wrote:
    > Gentlemen, Hope all is well. I wanted to give you all some
    > news. I couldnt leave you with false info as I have always told
    > you I only give REAL Info. I called the Washington state bar
    > and apoke to Mary the director-check for yourselves- on if the
    > rule changed about DL students passing any bar, then being able
    > to sit for wash state bar, why on ncbex.org site is it not
    > changed.
    > THE washington supreme court rules that for only CALIFORNIA DL
    > STudents who pass the CA BAR, can now immediately sit for the
    > washington state bar. NO WAITING PERIOD--Sit IMMEDIATELY ONCE
    > YOU PASS THE CA BAR- But only CA.

    I don't know who "Mary" is but she is not the director of the
    Washington State Bar Assn. or even on the board of directors. You
    may be referring to Mary Barnes who is a "Staff Liaison." In any
    event "Mary's" opinion conflicts with a reading of the applicable
    law.

    Here is where "Mary" and you appear to have gone astray in your
    zeal to find a loophole.

    The APR 3 Washington State Bar Application
    [http://www.wsba.org/lawyers/licensing/apr3.doc] defines two types
    of applicants. (not including the "repeat applicant" type)
    1. Student/General applicants are subject to qualifications under
    (i) listed at the end of this post.
    2. Attorney applicants are subject to qualification under (iii)
    also in the list at the end of this post.

    As a member of the CA bar with no active practice you are subject
    to the student/general applicant requirements under II below.
    This means ABA graduation. Sorry -- no free pass for DL
    graduates. For DL graduates the only way to sit for the bar is
    the 3 year Attorney qualification under (iii).

    Read II below to understand that as a non-practicing attorney who
    was licensed less than 6 months ago you are classified as a
    General applicant which sec.I defines to be the same as a Student
    applicant.
    ******************************************************************
    [taken from: APR 3 APPLICATION For the Washington State Bar
    Association Bar Examination]

    General Applicants:
    I. Applicants who have never been admitted to the practice of
    law in any state or territory of the United States or the District
    of Columbia, or in any jurisdiction in which the Common Law of
    England is the basis of its jurisprudence, are considered Student
    or General Applicants.

    II. Applicants who have been admitted to a qualifying bar within
    six (6) months previous to the Washington Bar exam for which they
    are applying, and who have never practiced law, may be considered
    as a General Applicant. Filing under these conditions requires the
    submission of a) a written affidavit confirming the applicant has
    never practiced law, and b) two (2) certificates of good standing
    (one for each application form) at least one of which must be an
    original. For PDF of application form, see:
    [http://www.wsba.org/lawyers/licensing/apr3.doc]
    ******************************************************************
    If you are licensed to practice in another jurisdiction and do not
    meet the qualifications of II above you are an Attorney applicant
    and fall under (iii) below. As such, you may qualify to take the
    examination if you have 3 years of active practice which does not
    require ABA graduation or you may apply under (i) as an ABA
    graduate.

    The qualifications to take the bar examination are stated in APR 3
    which requires the applicant to be of good moral character and to
    present satisfactory proof of:

    (i) graduation from an ABA approved law school;
    OR
    (ii) completion of the APR 6 law clerk program;
    OR
    (iii) admission to the practice of law by examination, together
    with current good standing, in any state or territory of the U.S.
    or in Washington, D.C., or any jurisdiction where the common law
    of England is the basis of its jurisprudence, and active legal
    experience for at least 3 of the 5 years immediately preceding the
    filing of the application.

    As a general applicant you are subject to (i). As an Attorney
    applicant you are subject to (iii).

    This is the current law of Washington State. A phone call to
    someone named "Mary" does not overcome the law. I don't believe
    you or "Mary" are lying -- you are simply mistaken in reading the
    actual requirements. Understandable because neither you
    nor "Mary" are licensed attorneys.

     
     

 
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