Re: Distance JD - Then Taking the Bar
Posted by I got my ABA degree on 9/06/08
In all 50 states, the practice of law is exclusively
for those admitted to the bar. period end of subject.
Sometimes, one can be admitted in one state and practice
a limited amount of law in another state, but to practice
law, be an attorney at law, you must be ADMITTED to at least
one state bar. period. no backdoor way around it.
On 9/06/08, Ghostman wrote:
> On 9/06/08, -- wrote:
>> On 9/05/08, Your State Bar and only your State Bar has the rules
> wrote:
> ...
>>
>> Actually, CA has a lot of non-ABA graduates who practice. My cousin
> is
>> a judge in Fresno CA. She graduated from San Joaquin College of Law
>> (non-ABA). Over 25 percent of practicing lawyers in Central CA are
> non-
>> ABA graduates. Well like you said:
>>
>> "Who in their right mind would
>> come here to this site and rely
>> on someone's story or hearsay
>> information about bar admission
>> in a particular state? lol"
>>
> I suppose if we were to actually look at the question, before adding our
> own facts to the original inquiry, we should make the distinction of
> practice vs. admission.
>
> For those who come to this site asking about admission be careful in
> just looking at the surface (think lawyerly... how many times have some
> of us heard that phrase???) and form your question properly. As each
> state has essentially their own rules in governing admission - most of
> which are based on the ABA's standards - so goes each state's right to
> govern practice.
>
> Remember... ADMISSION AND PRACTICE ARE FOR THE MOST PART MUTUALLY
> EXCLUSIVE. I say for the most part, because one can 'practice' in some
> limited ways and NOT be admitted in a particular state. The most common
> example being In-House Counsel.
>
> As those of you who wonder about DL schools and especially CA admission
> take into account the type of "practice" you're interested in. If you
> want to hang out a shingle and drum up business you absolutely better
> have "full" admission in the state you're interested in. If, on the
> other hand, you wish to have some type of limited practice, take that
> into account as you read the rules for the particular state. Also,
> remember, that even though some states allow limited admission and other
> require no registration for corporate counsel, it doesn't mean that
> every corporation will allow thier in-house guys and gals to not be
> admitted in the state in which the corporation is headquarted, etc.
>
> With the caveat of "ABA is always better", etc. etc. etc., I'll retire
> from this long post now.
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