Admission to practice law
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Lawyers are given permission to practice law when they get a license to practice law. There are two types of lawyers, barristers and solicitors. Barristers have to get admission to the bar, but solicitors have to get different certificates.
United States[change | change source]
In the United States, there is only one type of lawyer,[1] but there used to be two types until the American Bar Association chose to only have one in 1921.[2] By 1980, only Mississippi, Montana, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wisconsin still had two types of lawyers.[3] As of 2020[update], Wisconsin is the only state that still has two types of lawyers.[4][5][6]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Buchholz, Robert (2021-05-31). "Regulation of the legal profession in the United States: overview". Practical Law. Archived from the original on 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ↑ Hansen, Daniel (1995-01-01). "Do We Need the Bar Examination--A Critical Evaluation of the Justifications for the Bar Examination and Proposed Alternatives ?". Case Western Reserve Law Review. 45 (4): 1191–1235. ISSN 0008-7262.
- ↑ Goldman, Thomas (1974-01-01). "Use of the Diploma Privilege in the United States". Tulsa Law Review. 10 (1): 36.
- ↑ Ward, Stephanie Francis (2020-04-21). "Bar exam does little to ensure attorney competence, say lawyers in diploma privilege state". ABA Journal. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ↑ Olson, Elizabeth (2015-03-19). "Bar Exam, the Standard to Become a Lawyer, Comes Under Fire". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ↑ Strauss, Valerie (July 13, 2020). "Why this pandemic is a good time to stop forcing prospective lawyers to take bar exams". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
