A direct Chinese lawyers are eligible to participate in the American California bar examination official policy

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The official Chinese lawyers directly are eligible to participate in the America California bar examination policy

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Many students ask about how to apply directly toUSACalifornia BAR examination. If you are already Chinese qualified lawyer, you don't need to get American ABA ACCREDITED LLM, according to the California policy can also be eligible to take the examination. For details please refer to the following documents. This is suitable for some have access to JD or LLM graduates in Hongkong, do not want to read a American expensive LLM, he has COMMON LAW EDUCATION, CALIFORNIA BAR exam through self-study materials, US BAR, ALTERNATIVE ROUTE (ALTERNATIVE TO NY BAR WHICH REQUIRES EARNING AN ABA ACCREDITED LLM AS A PREREQUISTE FOR ADMISSION TO EXAM).
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ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW IN CALIFORNIA BY ATTORNEYS ADMITTED IN5 u/ U& z9 G9 B* C3 A3 n
JURISDICTIONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES(P, Z3 |9 e/ k- J, A
The requirements for admission to practice law in California are contained in the Rules Regulating"E- L; N1 G" |5 H; C
Admission to Practice Law in California (Rules). The following is a summary of the requirements for0 D$H6 Z1 f/ '
Attorneys who are admitted in jurisdictions outside the United States. For the specific requirements,
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To be admitted to practice law in California, an applicant must comply with the requirements outlined in4 B5 x1 S6 _: K
The Rules, which include: 1) registration as an attorney applicant, which must be completed through an^7 V6 #? $d* S H7 h* C$ y
Online application process available on the Admissions' Web site 2 a positive moral character)The. C'l0 x:}, h t' I; C; "
Determination, which forms are available for downloading on the Admissions' Web site a passing 3)
"]& F6 ^) w) X% L% x* r: - _Score on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination, which is administered and scored by
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Applications); and, 4) passage of the California Bar Examination, which applications are available online
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All applicants for admission, including attorneys admitted in jurisdictions outside the United States, are
$I! K& k: v/ Y2 M1 n$ TRequired to provide a social security number pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 30
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Program). Effective January 1, an 2006, applicant who does not have a social security number% ? E3 V1 A h) B0 H
Because he/she does not qualify for one, may request an exemption from the requirement of providing  F4 e (B$T4 L
A social security number at the time they file an application with the Committee of Bar Examiners. More
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Bar Examination by filing the appropriate applications and documentation, which include submission of+ K* a "F9 V1 A: Q7 Q5 K% R, o
A Certificate of Good Standing from the jurisdiction in which the applicant is admitted. Attorney: P6 u/ W, d& U z8 P9 V hard
Applicants admitted in jurisdictions outside the United States must take the General Bar Examination,
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And the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), which consists of 200 multiple-choice questions. Attorney
J# E / {1 (N "S K8 @$Applicants must register, online, with the Committee of Bar Examiners prior to filing a moral character
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The California Bar Examination dates and deadlines are as follows
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July March 1 April 1 June 15
7 T; B5 e, i& N6? 8 ^For further information, please contact the Office of Admissions in either Los Angeles or San Francisco
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This policy in OFFICIAL RELEASE(F) g+ v+ K:}* t
Http://www.calbar.ca.gov/calbar/pdfs/admissions/77sf.pdf