Your Two Cents Please....

I'm not sure if this is the right forum for information gathering on this subject, but I'm sure you could direct me to where I can go.

Are you aware of any state that would allow a person to sit the bar exam with a Masters Degree in Law for an RA and State Accredited Institution?

Would I have to be a resident of that state?

Generally speaking, what states would you say have the easiest or most liberal Bar entry qualifications?

Thanks, as usual...
Shannon

 

If you mean a LL.M. degree, I believe there are some states that will allow you to sit for the bar exam. There is a section in Bears' Guide that covers that strategy.

If you mean a M.A. or M.S. in Law, I don't think you'll find any states that would allow that.

 

I believe the JD...

is the ticket to the law in all states. The only variable is whether or not it is ABA approved.

 

I'm not sure if this is true or not but ....... My sisters a lawyer and she mentioned a few times that if you attended the Mass school of Law (at one time you didn't need an under grad to attend, not sure if this is still true) you could sit for the Mass bar. This would enable you to practice law in Mass only, something like that. I could be way wrong.

 

No, you're right. Massachusetts is one of the rare states that allows graduates of state-approved law schools to sit for the bar exam.

The Massachusetts School of Law and the Southern New England School of Law (not to be confused with the New England School of Law ) are both RA, but not ABA accredited. Graduates can sit for the MA bar exam, and I believe a few other states.

The Mass School of Law sued the ABA a few years ago after being repeatedly denied ABA accreditation (MSL was very critical of the ABA standards for years). In a shocking decision, the judges who went to ABA law schools ruled against MSL.

There are rumors that Southern New England will be bought by the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, which would create the first state-owned law school in Massachusetts.