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admission to practice

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A quick definition of admission to practice:

Admission to practice: Becoming a lawyer is different in each state. The state's courts, legislatures, and bar association make rules for who can become a lawyer. These rules must be fair and related to a person's ability to practice law. To become a lawyer, a person usually needs to be a good person, live or work in the state, go to law school, and pass a test. The test has two parts: one part is about basic law, and the other part is about the law in that state. Some states also test a person's knowledge of how to be a good lawyer. If someone is not allowed to become a lawyer, they can ask a court to look at their case. When someone becomes a lawyer, they promise to follow the rules and help the court, state, and country. They also need to get a license to practice law. Sometimes, a lawyer from one state can practice law in another state without taking another test.

A more thorough explanation:

Admission to the practice of law means being allowed to work as a lawyer. Each state has its own rules and regulations for admission to the bar. These rules must follow the Constitution and be related to a person's ability to practice law.

To become a lawyer, a person must have good moral character, be a resident or employed in the state, graduate from an accredited law school, and pass a bar examination. Some states also require a test on professional ethics.

The bar examination usually has two parts. The first part is a test on basic areas of the law, and the second part is focused on the law of the individual state. If a person is rejected for admission to the bar, they can appeal through the state court system.

After passing the bar examination, a lawyer must take an oath, register with the court, and receive a license to practice. If a lawyer is already a member of the bar in one state, they may be allowed to practice in another state without taking another examination.

Example: John wants to become a lawyer in California. He must have good moral character, live or work in California, graduate from an accredited law school, and pass the California bar examination. If he passes, he must take an oath, register with the court, and receive a license to practice law in California.

Example: Sarah is a lawyer in New York and wants to practice law in New Jersey. She can apply to become a member of the New Jersey bar without taking another examination because she is already a member of the New York bar.

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WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:35
Jack's just tweaking on LSD no biggie
to be fair this accurately represents my mental state
election day psychosis coming in hot (fordham)
usc pls pull through .....
i literally just need one A so i can relax before my ED decision
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:38
oh that's right USC might release
soapy
9:43
USC still has not looked at my app
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:43
when did you submit soapy?
soapy
9:44
10/16
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:44
to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review
soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows
I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:01
The "date changes" at Michigan really don't mean anything. We had to do them in undergrad admissions whenever a Georgia applicant picked the country instead of the state, because we'd have to remove the TOEFL requirement and reassign the application from the international application readers.
soapy
10:06
Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?
1a2b3c4d26z
10:06
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1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
Walkin to the bus
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
What a good day to get into law school
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:11
@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.
soapy
10:12
Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:14
You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.
soapy
10:15
I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.
i think it just indicates a change in status like under review or stages of review
my stanford address went long as soon as it was marked complete lmao
soapy
10:25
I saw some Reddit adcom say that they can see any time we refresh the status checker; I wonder if it's a red flag if an applicant's checked it like 50 times in a day?
soapy
10:25
Also, can we send another LoR to a school that we've already applied to?
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