for international lawyers,
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LL.M. candidates
, U.S. Bar Exam................................................................................................3
California Bar Exam.................................................................................. 5
New York Bar Exam...................................................................................7
MPRE................................................................................................................ 11
Preparing with BARBRI........................................................................... 13
Alumni...........................................................................................................19
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, U.S. Bar Exam
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Most foreign attorneys sit for the New York or the
California Bar Examination, so those are the bar exams While we strive to provide detailed information in
overviewed in this guide. this guide, we encourage candidates to speak with a
BARBRI team member prior to enrollment so we can
New York and California operate a relatively open policy
ensure that you understand how to establish your
in permitting foreign law graduates or lawyers to sit their
eligibility, and that you are able to study for and sit the
bar examinations and they do not impose restrictions to
bar examination.
admission on grounds of nationality or residence.
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Graduates with a three- or four-year common law
on a U.S. bar exam. Now, we are here to help you.
degree[1] may be immediately eligible to apply to
sit for the New York Bar Exam. Qualified lawyers in
any country, including those who have a civil law
background or are qualified in their home jurisdiction
through an alternative pathway, can apply to take the
California Bar Exam.
[1] which must be of substantial and durational equivalence to an American law degree. Please contact us for advice on your eligibility.
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