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Re: DC Bar, Novus & Breyer State University Law School
Posted by Karole on 4/19/08
On 4/19/08, I attended Novus in 2004. I am trying to contact the university to obtain transcripts. Do anybody and a working telephone number? Please advise. Thanks! On 4/09/08, Silly Willy wrote: > I believe that Novus operates by assigning its students to > apprenticeship positions with licensed attorneys. Students use > Novus to receive some academic knowledge, but aquire their bar > eligibility by working under the supervision of an attorney. > > Seems to be a very strange arrangement. I can't imagine myself > paying Novus for something I could do on my own, but maybe it works > for some. > > On 4/08/08, Travis wrote: >> Well, I just found out that Novus University Law School is NOT >> accepted by the State Bar of Admissions for the State of > California. >> >> On 2/24/08, -- wrote: >>> On 2/24/08, Phil wrote: >>>> On 2/24/08 Phil wrote: >>>> >>>> Does anyone know if graduates of Novus Law School or Breyer >>>> State Law School would be eligible to sit for the DC, CA or >>>> any other bar exam? Does having a JD degree from these law >>>> schools better prepare students for any particular type of >>>> legal work? >>> >>> >>> You need to contact the California Bar Association (CBA) to >>> verify which online law schools currently offer JD degree >>> programs that will allow you to sit for the CA bar. You can >>> also ask the school involved but you may get an evasive or >>> misleading answer. The CBA is the final authority on which >>> schools are acceptable. >>> >>> As for DC -- there has been a lot of speculation about >>> qualifying for the DC bar exam with a combination of online and >>> ABA classroom credits from either a JD, ABA school or at an >>> online LL.M, ABA school. It is not likely that you would >>> qualify for the DC bar with any online degree unless you have a >>> full first year program of at least 26 credits earned at an ABA >>> law school. (There are no ABA online schools that offer JD level >>> credit -- although some ABA schools may offer one or two classes >>> online to students that have been accepted to their regular ABA >>> classroom program) >>> >>> As for other states than CA -- none will accept a non-ABA degree >>> for an original application to sit for the bar. However, after >>> 3-5 years of active licensed practice as a CA lawyer, many >>> states will allow you to sit for their bar based on your >>> licensed experience in CA without having obtained an ABA JD >>> degree.
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