Bar Information for Foreign Attorneys
If you have read my previous posts, you should know that the LL.M. degree does not qualify foreign lawyers to practice law in the United States. Each individual state in the U.S. regulates the admission of attorneys to the practice of law within its jurisdiction and there is no "universal" rule. The requirements for bar admission vary from state to state and are quite complex. A foreign LL.M. student who plans to sit for a bar examination in the U.S. should carefully read and comprehend the relevant requirements prior to beginning his/her studies. Most states require applicants to have a J.D. degree, while others require foreign lawyers to have completed a certain number of course credits from a law school in this country. It is the responsibility of the applicant to read the information provided by the Board of Legal Examiners (state board that has the authority to approve or disapprove an application for a license to practice law in every state) in the stat...