Question by Mike: Can international students with JD/MBA degree practice law in the US?
Can international students who got a joint JD/MBA degree from a US university practice law in the US?
Can they practice law in the US as long as they have any kind of Law degree from a US university?
Best answer:
Answer by hr4me
No, having a law degree is not enough, you have to take the bar exam and pass it to practice law in the U.S.
“In the United States, admission to the bar is permission granted by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction (e.g. Territory) can and does set its own rules for bar admission, as a matter of court sovereignty. In practice, this leads to exceptions to nearly every general rule of bar admission.
General requirements for admission
Each state has its own rules which are the ultimate authority concerning admission to its bar. Generally, admission to a bar requires that the candidate do the following:
Earn a Juris Doctorate from a law school approved by that state (often, but not always, this means accredited by the American Bar Association); or, where permitted, participate in an approved Law Clerk program (“reading the law”).
In all United States jurisdictions except Maryland, Puerto Rico, Wisconsin, and Washington, all candidates must pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE), an examination covering the professional responsibility rules governing lawyers. This test is not administered at the same time as any U.S. bar exam. Most candidates take the MPRE while still in law school; indeed, some states require that a candidate pass the MPRE before being allowed to sit for the bar exam. Connecticut and New Jersey waive the MPRE for candidates who have received a grade of C or better in a law school professional ethics class.
Pass a state-administered bar examination. Usually this consists of several parts administered over two or three days, typically including:
The Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), in all states/territories except Louisiana, Washington and Puerto Rico.
In the jurisdictions that do not use the MPRE, a professional responsibility (“ethics”) exam is included as part of the main bar exam.
State-specific examinations, such as essays in Washington, Minnesota and Massachusetts.
Be certified (usually by the state bar association) as having the good moral character and fitness to practice law.
Apply to that state’s authority responsible for licensing lawyers and pay required fees. Upon approval by that authority, the admittee takes an oath to comply with the rules governing the practice of law in that state, and receives a certificate of admission.
Some jurisdictions have additional educational requirements; however, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) is generally a matter of license renewal, not admission.”
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