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Re: Distance JD - Then Taking the Bar
Posted by I go tmy ABA degree on 9/06/08
The best choice:
Want to practice in California?, an ABA school, State Bar
school,or correspondence J.D. degree will get you there.
BUT California correspondence J.D. degree will only work in 3
or 4 states,and you take the risk while working on that degree
those states change their rules...many already have under
pressure from the ABA.
If you want to be a lawyer outside California, just bite the
bullet go to ABA law school for J.D. and be done with it.
On 9/06/08, Chek wrote:
> On 9/05/08, Carrington wrote:
>> I want to get my JD and practice law. Only problem is that
>> the closes law school is over 1.5 hours from my house in
>> New Hampshire and the cost is about $125-150,000 for the
>> degree since it's private. I like the idea of the distance
>> degree, but it seems you can only take the California bar.
>> That wouldn't entitle me to take the New Hampshire bar
>> would it? Could I take and pass the California bar and then
>> take the New Hampshire bar? Anyone have any idea on the
>> transferability of credits from a distance learning
>> institution to an ABA?
>
> Check out the rules for eligibility to the NH bar exam, I
> think it specifically says no DL JDs. On the other hand if
you
> are are admitted to California and to the CA Federal courts,
> you may be able to get admitted to the Federal court disticts
> of New England. You will only be able to practice in the
> Federal sphere.
>
> Checkout the guy who practices Immigration law in Florida,
but
> is only admitted to the DC bar. Atty Robert Sheldon,
> www.vidaamericana.com/
>
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