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Admission to the bar in the United States is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in the jurisdiction. Each U.S. state and jurisdiction (e.g. territories under federal control) has its own court system and sets its own rules and standards for bar admission.
In the United States, the diploma privilege is a method for lawyers to be admitted to the bar (i.e. authorized to practice law) without taking a bar examination.Wisconsin is the only jurisdiction that currently allows diploma privilege as an alternative to the bar examination.
An admission to practice law is acquired when a lawyer receives a license to practice law. In jurisdictions with two types of lawyer, as with barristers and solicitors, barristers must gain admission to the bar whereas for solicitors there are distinct practising certificates. Becoming a lawyer is a widely varied process around the world.
Belmont University announced plans for the College of Law in 2009, with the first class beginning in 2011. [3] Belmont Law was accredited by the American Bar Association in 2013, making it the first new accredited law program in Tennessee in more than 50 years [2] and the first new law school in Middle Tennessee in nearly 100 years. [3]
The bar examination is generally administered over two days (in some cases, three days). [17] In most jurisdictions, it is administered twice a year, in February and July. [1] Bar examinations in all but two jurisdictions in the United States use some examination component created by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE).
The following is a list of legislative terms of the Tennessee General Assembly, the law-making branch of government of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Tennessee became part of the United States on June 1, 1796 .
Unlike any other state, the Tennessee Attorney General is an officer of the judicial branch, not the executive branch.Article VI Section 5 of the Tennessee Constitution provides for the appointment of the Attorney General by the justices of the Supreme Court for a term of 8 years. [4]