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

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    [4] [5] By 1948, only 13 law schools in 9 states retained diploma privilege. By 1980, only Mississippi, Montana, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wisconsin honored diploma privilege. [5] [6] As of 2020, only Wisconsin allows J.D. graduates of accredited law schools to seek admission to the state bar without passing a bar examination. [7] [8] [9]

  3. Diploma privilege - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] In the 1870s, law schools began to emerge across the country as an alternative form of legal education. To incentivize aspiring lawyers to attend law schools, many states offered "diploma privilege" to graduates of law schools, wherein they would receive automatic admission to the bar. This practice reached its peak between 1879 and ...

  4. Admission to practice law - Wikipedia

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    Admission requirements to law school vary between those of common law jurisdictions, which comprise all but one of Canada's provinces and territories, and the province of Quebec, which is a civil law jurisdiction. For common law schools, students must have already completed an undergraduate degree before being admitted to an LLB or JD programme ...

  5. 10 Questions to Ask Before Applying to Law School

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    Getting into and through law school typically requires years of hard work and lots of money. If you're considering applying to a J.D. program, here are 10 questions that can guide your research.

  6. Subpoena - Wikipedia

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    In New South Wales, a court may set aside the whole, or part, of a subpoena on the basis that it is a "fishing expedition".In Lowery v Insurance Australia Ltd, the NSW Court of Appeal held that where documents requested in the schedule of a subpoena are deemed to have no relevance to the proceedings in dispute, the subpoena may be set aside as it has no legitimate forensic purpose.

  7. 10 Tips to Build a Strong Law School Application

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    Prepare a strong application. Between preparing for the LSAT, asking professors for recommendation letters and simply finding a best fit, applying to law school is a challenging process. Here are ...

  8. Legal education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Most law schools have a "flagship" journal usually called "School name Law Review" (e.g., the Harvard Law Review) or "School name Law Journal" (e.g., the Yale Law Journal) that publishes articles on all areas of law, and one or more other specialty law journals that publish articles concerning only a particular area of the law (for example, the ...

  9. Admission on motion - Wikipedia

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    For example, Iowa allows graduates from foreign law schools to apply for admission on motion if they have engaged in quality, full-time practice of law in a U.S. jurisdiction for a minimum of five out of the last seven years. [2] Other states make more specific exceptions to the requirement of graduating from an ABA-approved law school.