The first president,George Washington: the land surveyor, soldier
The second president,John AdamsLawyer
The third president,Thomas JeffersonLawyer
The fourth president,James MadisonLawyer
The fifth president,James MonroeSoldier
The sixth president,John Quincy Adams: lawyer, Professor
The seventh president,Andrew Jackson: the military, lawyers, judges
The eighth president,Martin Van Buren: lawyers, judges
The ninth president,William Henry Harrison: lawyer, soldier
The tenth president,John TaylorLawyer
The Eleventh president,James Knox BurkeLawyer
The twelfth president,Zachary TaylorSoldier
The thirteenth president,Millard FilmoreLawyer
The fourteenth president,Franklin Pierce:Lawyer
The fifteenth president,James BuchananLawyer
The sixteenth president,Abraham Lincoln: the salesman, the crew, the land surveyor, postmaster, lawyer
The seventeenth president,Andrew JohnsonTailor: (he was the first president America neither a lawyer, not military)
The eighteenth president,Ulysses Simpson GrantSoldier
The nineteenth president,Lasse Forde PACHA Hayes: lawyers, prosecutors, soldiers
The twentieth president,James Abram Garfield: lawyer, Professor (Politics after the civil war was to join the army)
The twenty-first president,Chester Alan Arthur:Teachers, lawyers, judges
The twenty-second president,Grover ClevelandTeachers, lawyers, prosecutors
The twenty-third president,Benjamin Harrison: lawyers, prosecutors, soldiers
The twenty-fourth president,Grover Cleveland: (and twenty-second president, to the same person)
The twenty-fifth president,William Mickinley: teacher, soldier, lawyer, attorney
The twenty-sixth president,Theodore RooseveltNo: (22 into the Columbia University School of law, the following year dropped out of college to politics)
The twenty-seventh president,William Haward Taft: lawyers, judges, prosecutors, Dean
The twenty-eighth president,Woodrow Wilson: lawyer, Professor, University President
The twenty-ninth president,Jiamalier Harding WarrenJournalist
The thirtieth president,Carle asked Coolidge: lawyers, prosecutors
The thirty-first president,Herbert Clark Hoover: Engineer
The thirty-second president,Franklin mother's RooseveltLawyer
The thirty-third president,Harry Truman: clerk, the grocer, the judge
The thirty-fourth president,Dwight David EisenhowerSoldier
The thirty-fifth president,John Fegirel KennedyAuthor, reporter
The thirty-sixth president,Layton Sarbanes JohnsonTeacher
The thirty-seventh president,Richard NixonLawyer
The thirty-eighth president,Gerald FordLawyer
The thirty-ninth president,Jimmy CarterFarmer
The fortieth president,Ronald Reagan: announcer, actor, soldier
The forty-first president,George • Herbert • Walker • Bush: soldier, businessman
The forty-second president,William Jefferson Clinton: Professor, lawyer (for trousers chain door events has been suspended for the qualification as a lawyer for five years)
The forty-third president,George Walker Bush: soldier, businessman

USA lawyer exam experience (ZT)

At present, Chinese lawyer may apply to participate in the American states of New York and California state bar exam. California and New York is the most populous USA, two states the most economically developed, therefore the number of candidates, the most.

I came in August of last year America read law, first read LL.M. (Master of Law), and then transfer to J.D. (Juris Doctor). Reading nine months after LL.M., I took 2002 in the state of New York in JulyThe lawyer qualification examination, four months later, the results came, smoothly through the. Joy, a brief review of the bar exam experience, for aspiring to USA studying law domestic friend reference.

USA no unified national judicial examination. Every state is independent judicial units, have their own bar exam, candidates and the standard. If you get a state license, usually only licensed in the state. Inter state licensed to a separate application, generally require four to seven years of professional experience can apply to other states from practice. To the federal court to the court also approved. Washington D.C. is a bit special, as long as you have a state license, you can practice to the capital. California and New York is the most populous USA, two states the most economically developed, therefore the number of candidates, the most. New York city is the world financial center, the highest degree of internationalization, the ultra large scale international law firms more gathered here, also attracted the most foreign students country.

American bar exam, two times a year, held at the end of two and seven at the end of the month. Bar exam itself consists of two major components: the national entrance examinations and tests section states separately. Two to three days of examination time, states ranging. New York test two days. At three hours, three hours in the afternoon 15 points. Bar exam candidates through, also must pass the entrance exam of Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination occupation responsibility (MPRE) will be awarded to practice. MPRE is a separate national examinations, all multiple choice, multiple times a year, in the local test, state fractional line is not a result, but the effective. New York is the 85 .

The national entrance exam part of law is a unified proposition specialized agencies, MBE (Multi-state bar exam) and MPT (Multi- state performance Test) two part, states decide to use one or all of the union, test method and pass is common. The entrance exam subjects include: constitution, criminal law and criminal procedure law, evidence law, contract law, property and tort law. MBE a total of two hundred multiple-choice questions, forty-eight states adopted, examinee according to every three hours one hundred speed in two periods. MPT is writing, by twenty-one, the. States has the right to decide the proportion in the total score in the exam. The state of New York using MBE and MPT, MBE 40% of the total score, total score of MPT 10%. Bar exam States individually tested part focuses on the laws of this state. Both the choice question, but also a comprehensive questions (essay question). New York separate test eighteen test law, there are fifty multiple choice questions and seven questions. Multiple choice questions account for 10% of the total score, total score of 40%.

J.D. students usually in the third grade next semester registration, state random test, if there is no conflict examination time, you can join more than one state exam, the exam results (MBE) between the states recognize each other. LL.M. students can only 11 states in the American enter oneself for an examination, New York is one of them, it attracted the vast majority of LL.M. candidates. LL.M. students to test unit for "exam qualification" in the six months before the exam, the general asked to submit four years of undergraduate legal education transcript, lawyer's license and LL.M. certification. Only after approval, shall be within three month before the exam fee to enter oneself for an examination.

Exam training (Bar Review) courses are very important, almost all of the candidates will participate in the. Courses run by the specialized companies, most notably BARBRI, BARBRI, course about to spend more than 3000 dollars, the earlier application more favorable, find the students called the employer units. Although the training is costly, but pass the bar exam costs more expensive, so most of the candidates are willing to bear the pain of Rimmon a knife. BARBRI only in some city and University classes. If you place too far away from teaching, no way to on-site classes, you can buy separately tapes and CD review at home (Home Study. Two ways of field observation and review at home all good, not much difference between substantial effect, do choose to see everyone's economic situation and the pro forma habit. Strong self-discipline and not to move people can review at home.

Training course lasts about six weeks. BARBRI has a reasonable schedule every day, what class, what problems are there is a clear guidance. Sprint stage will be simulated examination and expert appraisal opinions. BARBRI teachers are excellent law professor and specialist training. Almost every teacher has many state bar exam experience, they guess on the accuracy of a certain. The law America innumerable, vast as the deep pool and big ocean. If no training courses, there is no way, but can not touch the direction. Training courses can help you grasp the key points, make clear the clue, help you to "an elephant is compressed into one thigh". To test the BAR, participate in the training test (Bar Review Class) is the current insurance practice.

BARBRI review has ten books. The large and extra thick, hundreds of pages to a thousand pages of unequal. Both exercises, mould test, also has the content and composition of paradigm. One of the most important book called "The Conviser Mini Review ", this book is an important law (Black Letter Law), the content must be concise and to the point, word for word and sentence for sentence to see, understand, remember firmly. BARBRI has large number of exercises with answers and guidance, problem solving. For foreign students, a problem is the only way to success. Each finished a set of questions, they should be checked carefully, find the wrong reasons. The wrong part to do several times. do not understand where to go back to. To solve the problems, should be to concentrate on the main points, to distinguish between primary and secondary; track down sb. by following clues, find sites. Because the quantity is very big, so read faster, to associate judge, should have the courage to choose (some difficult places, such as "Rules Against Perpetuity" to understand a assorted is OK, don't get). Choice MBE, there are many disturbing answer, easy to confuse people, a lot of problem solving, help you to adapt to the style of proposition, to avoid falling into the trap of induction. Question and answer part (Essay question), be concise summary of facts, applicable laws, pay attention to precise structure, clear. Writing part shall be in strict accordance with the legal memorandum format, the steps to complete the. Grading is by examination (testing point) and the step to points, so if you think about what should step down. The BARBRI magnetic tape is very good, you should listen more. Do some charts and card (Flashing Cards), will help you to consolidate memory. In addition to the BARBRI data, a set of books "PMBR multi- state specialist" is also very good, a red and blue two book, the one thousand page. All multiple choice exam, a total of two thousand questions. If you can put these two thousand questions to do two times, to understand, digest, part should not be too entrance exam.

Application for the New York bar exam qualification, (Not Required but Preferred) for free, but need months before 7-8. Bar exam qualification for long-term effective, after the application is successful, you will be able to directly enroll each year (February and July) two times the bar exam, no need to re apply for.
1 Chinese government approved law school graduates
At American lawyers association approved law school LLM curriculum,
3 LLM courses must be two courses including American method of (constitution, tort law, property law, criminal law, evidence law / program, contract law, business relationships, conflict of law, New York's constitution, criminal procedure law, family law, relief, New York and the federal civil procedure and program, occupation responsibility rules, trust law, wills and estates, the Uniform Commercial Code UCC second, 3, 9
New York state bar exam qualification required material (do not accept China notarized)
1.      (Not Required but Preferred) for free, but need to take 7-8 months to submit applications
2.      Chinese law school English transcripts (with school seal)
3.      Law school undergraduate degree certificate and English translation (copy with school seal)
4.      LLM American law school graduation certificate and transcript
5.      Issuing or law school: 20 credits and 2 basic core curriculum classes of proof

New York state bar exam, the half is the objective choice, half is subjective writing. For foreign students, the language skills are relatively weak, to pass the exam must get high marks in the multiple choice section. This year's New York state bar exam, score by 1000 points count, divided by 660, (the message says, one year after the standard score should be increased to 675). Foreign students can get 50% in the writing part scores have been very difficult, so, choose the accuracy of part of the title should be at least 75%. More and more training, the accuracy rate will naturally come up. The final stage of preparation for more simulation test several times, in strict accordance with the examination time, a good grasp of the rhythm of solving problems, find out the coping feeling. Foreign students usually have to go to the capital of the state of New York Abani (Albany), while the non examination in New York city. The day of the exam, there will be thousands of foreign students gathered in Abani. Test place is generally located in the hotel, Abani public transport is not convenient, if you as soon as possible to set examination site near the hotel, can worry more.

The United States the examination fee of about 25000 yuan
The project includes: 1 round-trip international air tickets
2 the whole 9 days of accommodation
3 America domestic traffic
In February and July 4 California bar exam
5 see America Losangeles, Hollywood and San Francisco
6. visit USA lawyers and lawyers and America exchange    

American CaliforniaAllow foreign lawyers in CaliforniaThe lawyer qualification examination. As long as you are Chinese law, have good conduct certificate issued by the local lawyers association, you can apply for the California bar exam qualification. Apply for the California bar exam qualification, about 2 months. The California bar exam qualification for long-term effective, after the application is successful, you will be able to directly enroll each year (February and July) two California bar exam, no need to re apply for.

                                                                                                                                                                  
The California bar exam qualification of materials and cost:
1) application form Registration as the Foreign Attorney Applicant
2) social insurance exemption application form Social Security Exemption
3) the local lawyers association opened the occupation ethics proves that The Certificate of Good Standing
4.The California bar exam qualification application fee of 1500 yuan (including check fee 300 yuan), FedEx and 800 yuan, a total of 2300 yuan.

The California bar exam lasts 3 days, each year in February and the last week of July (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday's test).
The California bar exam: includes three types: Federal choice (MBE) 35%, short answer questions (Essays) 39% (including the federal and California content accounted for 50%) and essay questions (Performance Tests)
The Federal Radio 200 road, examination of 6 subjects: constitutional law, tort law, property law, criminal law, evidence law / program, contract law. federal choice part of the unified national examination, examination and test time.
Short answer questions 6, assessment of 13 subjects: 7 specific subjects including the choice of 6 subjects and California (civil law, company law, occupation liability rules, relief law, common property law, inheritance law, trust law). (the federal and California content accounted for 50%)
Questions 2, no particular subject limitation, it is a "book" examination, all legal knowledge and answering questions required will be provided in the examination, candidates need to answer the legal knowledge and the information provided in the exam.

The bar exam, both to save money, save time. I didn't attend the exam training, just from the www.ebay.com web site to spend $seven hundred to buy BARBRI and PMBR two sets of books, his own at home review. I took three and a half months for. A day on Saturday, eight hours a day. Most of my time was spent on problem solving, and mainly focused on the national entrance exam part. Multiple choice questions I do well, in the exam, a lot of questions I feel deja vu. This exam, I feel very relaxed, the examination time is abundant, each with 15 to 20 minutes. Note to note the use of "two eight principles", with 80% of the time to review the 20% most important legal. The six law of the exam, must spend 80% of the energy. parts of New York have 18 laws, you can focus on one of the four or five door, for example: trusts and wills, corporation, lease and mortgage, conflict of laws, civil procedure . There is a way for reference. Several Chinese students clubbed together, with the name of a person to enroll in BARBRI courses. To share information, to. The joint operation method can improve the efficiency, reduce the cost, but it is also a violation of the BARBRI agreement, so should not be publicity. "Change, it will pass." "I was poor, who will I be afraid of??" Overseas Chinese students should strengthen solidarity, mutual exchange of needed products. The lawyer team has grown, the lawyer status can improve.

I have been through the China bar exam in 1998. To compare the two countries bar exam, I found: as if no language barriers, American bar exam will be easy. Chinese for threshold, the law is low; USA enter oneself for an examination the threshold is high, the rate is high. A China questions, as if deliberately to candidates go through, theory question is not good answer, much disputed. America item reading large quantity, wide coverage, but the point clear, pragmatic content specification, high level of the examinee is easy to get high marks. Characteristics of Chinese and American Law in some extent also reflects the differences between Chinese and American law.

American bar exam, language is the key. If the reading ability and writing ability is very good, pass the bar exam is not difficult. Many students China finished LL.M. immediately enter oneself for an examination. Due to the short time, the language barrier will exist. America bar exam is the general review, legal knowledge of the overall display, it will be difficult to. However, I have a feeling, if alone has a problem, America bar exam question the professor not asking questions in class and the final exam. Now I have passed the bar exam, also moved to the J.D. degree, however, answering the teacher's questions, participate in class debate or feel inadequate, often left behind. Especially the Civil Procedure class, it was like falling into the abyss, be at a loss what to do. Maybe with my lack of preparation before class. On the whole, I think in America law school than reading research in domestic students to hard several times. USA student to pursue performance more than 10 times the Chinese student persistence. The law school students every day to face the arduous schoolwork and endless homework. Loneliness, stress, frustration around. Almost every student has this feeling, but foreign students, borrowed foreign students will be more intense.

Many Chinese students to read the law is meant to America lawyer qualification. Some people think that read three years J.D. is easier to pass the bar exam than just one year LL.M, this is misunderstanding. Bar exam and read LL.M. read J.D. not much contact. I have many LL.M friends try side and some J.D. repeatedly failing. Bar exam to test the most subjects of law school first year has learned, after J.D. years is mostly practical courses, such as intellectual property, tax, securities trading, these highly technical legal rarely in the senior high school entrance examination to the bar exam. Bar exam content, even if you don't learn, as long as you have the BARBRI materials, self you can understand. During the LL.M school if you can concentrate on the bar exam test six Dafa, Strike while the iron is hot. in BARBRI class process in the summer, set aside enough time to practice problem solving, coupled with the legal basis of the original good, excellent English skills. A test pass can be reached. Some people lack confidence in the bar exam, hesitated. Hold "try, accumulate some experience" attitude to preparation, the special problems. To test the test in situ, fight fight. As long as enough time, a test that the There are plenty of people who. According to statistics, American state bar exam, a test by ratio than re through higher ratio.

New York is the economic center in the world, needs a lot of international law. It encourages foreign lawyers to enter oneself for an examination, but there are conditions: foreign university four years of legal education, and completed at least 20 credit LL.M program in USA. You have passed the qualification examination, and then pay $250 registration fee. If you read the J.D., you can enter oneself for an examination, No. LL.M is only part of the state examination. The price of J.D. spent 9 months and 1/3, you can get BAR exam qualification, lawyers are the developing countries. This quick degree, to get instant results, is worth the investment. I think, if you China has very excellent legal background, have a lawyer's license, after graduation to return to Chinese development. The LL.M degree was hard enough in the future ten years. If you want to American development, there will be more marketable and competitive J.D.. Considering J.D. investment of time and money is three times that of LL.M., if competitive, full of potential, also be not at all surprising. Here, I want to emphasize the point is, in America law school, grades mean everything. USA law firm was very superstitious. Many prestigious law firms recruit only the top 10% students or legal journal editors (Law Review Editor). To reach the top 10% or when the law editor for Chinese J.D. students is not reality. In comparison, the same time, LL.M student transcripts may be beautiful. Moreover, LL.M provides a good platform for you as soon as possible to prove himself, than the J.D. more than two years of work experience and income, is also very good. this year, the economic downturn, rising unemployment, lawyer, running around, trying to find a good job, do not. However, "the sea long Fu" is really the ability. You must rise, nobody can stop you.

New York only allows ABA certification (American Bar Association approved) of the law school graduates to participate in the examination (the only about 180 schools), and California allow many brand-name California law school students enter oneself for an examination. California to foreign lawyers registration conditions more stringent requirements (foreign practicing lawyers said, through the audit can also apply for the determination of educational equivalency, but the process is very cumbersome, for Fei Hengao). It is the register condition of the students put very loose, California through part of the reason of low rate of here. New York on the America most large law firms, is an international financial, trade and legal business is the most developed region. If you want to engage in financial securities, capital operation, investment and other business, I think New York qualification will be better. California vast territory and abundant resources, warm climate, broad space for development. If you want for the car raised floor, live good fun, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, a solution of nostalgia, or California "law" card. California and New York are the two most popular, two, is considered the most difficult test of the. If you pass any one, job prospects should be this is bright. But, then again, the opportunity to more places, competition is intense, in American development, ultimately to the English good. If you read the law in a small state, test the state license, due to foreign competition is less, maybe you more opportunities to find a good job. As far as I know, Texas, Florida, Nevada and Illinois license is becoming more and more hot. I think, if you take off Island, Puerto Rico, Paulau or virgin island America overseas enclave lawyer license, go to practice it, you are the boss, money should not be less (because there is an outflow of capital and money laundering, tax heaven). American and a patent lawyer examination (Patent Bar Exam), one hundred multiple choice questions. As long as the Polytechnic graduates can enter oneself for an examination, no inherent relationship and often say USA bar exam, many students of law school second year passed, it shouldn't be too hard to.

The above is a brief review on my visit to New York bar exam. This is only a personal perception, not authoritative statement. If you hope to get a comprehensive and reliable information, the best method is to directly to the official website states corresponding to find. I hope Chinese lawyers more able to USA to observe, study and work. only accelerate and international counterparts, continue to international learning, our transnational legal services will truly develop. Only the market cake bigger, we each pocket will be full.  

Foreign law students for conditions:

Eligibility of Foreign Educated Applicants: Section 520.6 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals contains the provisions covering the eligibility of foreign-educated applicants for admission to the New York State bar examination. In order to be considered eligible to take the bar examination under Section 520.6, the applicant shall show fulfillment of the educational requirements for admission to the practice of law in a country other than the United States by successful completion of a period of study which is (1) the durational equivalent and (2) the substantial equivalent of the legal education required by Section 520.3. We strongly suggest that all interested applicants review Rule 520.6 prior to requesting an evaluation. A copy of the Court Rules are available on this website

Generally, a minimum of three years full-time or four years part-time law study in a law school is required to satisfy (1) the durational requirement. External study, correspondence study, and distance learning are not recognized by the Board, notwithstanding the fact that such study may be recognized by the admitting authority of the country where you were educated. In order to satisfy (2 the substantive requirement the Board), must determine, at a minimum that: (a) the foreign country where the degree was obtained is one whose jurisprudence is based upon the principles of the English Common Law and (b), that the program and course of study successfully completed by the applicant was the substantial equivalent of the legal education provided by an approved law school in the United States. The Board must establish that the applicant meets both the durational and substantive requirements in order to qualify to take the bar examination. Additionally, the foreign law school which the applicant attended must be Recognized by the competent accrediting agency of the government of such other country, or of a political subdivision thereof, as qualified and approved. For further information, go to seeHttp://www.nybarexam.org/foreign.htm.

USA lawyers association:Www.abanet.org
The New York bar exam mechanism:Www.nybarexam.org
The California bar exam mechanism:Http://www.calbar.ca.gov/state/calbar/calbar_home.jsp
Bar exam training:Www.barbri.com
American law school rankings:Www.usnews.com