Competence
To be licensed by the bar, all applicants must demonstrate their worthiness for licensure in the area of competence. This is usually established initially by acceptable educational credentials from an accredited law school and passage of the jurisdiction's bar examination.
A few jurisdictions also have specific requirements concerning particular courses or skills training that must be completed during law school, so you should consult the specific requirements for your jurisdictions of choice to ensure you take this into consideration during course selection. The American Bar Associate website provides access to a comprehensive publication about bar admission requirements, which includes charts containing this information.
You can obtain more detailed information about specific jurisdictions in the Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admissions, which is published by the National Conference of Bar Examiners, or by communicating directly with a jurisdiction's board of bar examiners. Web site addresses for the various boards of bar examiners can be found at www.barexam.org.
