im curious..will pbly sit for it one day, but cant seem to figure out exactly what it is.. is it hard? is it just a test (i think its just a test?- a hard test..). seems like all i can find is how to join 'bar associations'...[sigh]..could just be the web..
where do i find info on sitting it?
thanks.
2007-04-03 23:45:11 · 5 answers · asked by donjya 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
The other answerers basically have it right.
It varies from state to state, but my exam was a two-day affair, six hours each day.
I studied for two months for it.
Many people fail - I think the average rate is about 1/3 - but you can take it again. And all you need to do is pass. I was never so happy to hope for a D- in my whole life!
And yes, you have to go to college, and then law school, first.
If you really want it, do investigate further and go for it. Good luck!
2007-04-04 00:27:15 · answer #1 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bar exam is to ensure that the person that got a law degree actually knows the law, and is wanting and ready to practise the law as a profession.
As for how does it work, AFTER you get your law degree, you sign up and take the bar exam for the state that you wish to practise law in (be a lawyer in). You get to take the test then, and IF you do pass, then you are licensed in the state to practise law. IF you fail, you get to try and take the test again before you are licensed, and will not be licensed until after you pass the test.
As for is it hard.....the failure rate is higher then most people would think. The law degree teaches you the law, the test will test you on your working knowledge of the law and how well you can study for it.
As for info on sitting in on a test, sorry, there are no sit ins, only the people giving the test, and the people taking the test.
2007-04-04 00:21:20 · answer #2 · answered by lorencehill 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is controled by the State Bar association in each state and by state law. In almost all states you have to graduate from a Law School approved by either the American Bar association or be allowed by that state.
So you have 4 years of college and 3 years of law school to take it.
It is a very hard test while it varies by state on average only about 1/2 of the people who take it pass it the first time, i
2007-04-04 11:09:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's hard if you don't prepare properly. The failure rate is higher than you might expect.
However, you can't even sit for the exam without a law degree, and the people that fail are those that think the degree actually prepared them for it. Since most of the material on the exam is covered in the first year of law school, this is an understandable error, but the fact is, law school doesn't prepare one for the bar exam, it prepares one to prepare.
2007-04-03 23:58:14 · answer #4 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not strange at all
2 part test 2 days
1 day essays they give you a situation, you have to site laws, etc
the 1st part i believe is multiple choice
2007-04-04 02:59:30 · answer #5 · answered by ny_werewolf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋