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  2. Admission to the bar in the United States - Wikipedia

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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 most cases, a person is admitted or ...

  3. Bar examination in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The first bar examination in what is now the United States was administered in oral form in the Delaware Colony in 1783. [5] From the late 18th to the late 19th centuries, bar examinations were generally oral and administered after a period of study under a lawyer or judge (a practice called "reading the law").

  4. Admission to practice law - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Bar examination - Wikipedia

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    Generally, earning a degree from a law school (or, more rarely, apprenticeship in a law office) is a prerequisite for taking the bar exam. Most law school graduates engage in a regimen of study (called "bar review") between graduating from law school and sitting for the bar.

  6. The Big Fail Part II: Law Schools Clamber to Raise Bar Pass Rates

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    As part of Law.com's series on the high rate of bar exam failure, we examine the steps law schools are taking to fix the problem. The Big Fail Part II: Law Schools Clamber to Raise Bar Pass Rates ...

  7. Legal education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Economic Value of a Law Degree, a peer reviewed study which included law graduates who do not pass the bar exam, found that law graduates at the 25th percentile of earnings ability typically earned around $20,000 more every year than they would have earned with only a bachelor's degree, compared to around $80,000 more per year for those at ...

  8. Maryland Supreme Court posthumously admits Black man to bar ...

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    The Supreme Court of Maryland attempted to right the past wrong by hold a special session Thursday to admit Draper, who was Black, to practice law in the state, news outlets reported.

  9. Diploma privilege - Wikipedia

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    The 1870 law provided that graduates of this department should be entitled to admission to the bar upon their certificate of graduation—that is, their law degree. It was offered to encourage future lawyers to get a formal legal education instead of simply " reading law ," which was the typical legal training of the time.