Canadian School, US Bar Exam

[Xxyz]

I was reading through Queen’s viewbook, and it states that JD grads are eligible to sit the bar in NY & MA. This may be a dumb question, but do other schools allow you to do this as well? Other than the dual JD of course. Thought this seemed like a cool opportunity. 

[goosie]

I believe you can sit for the bar exam in NY & MA with any Canadian JD.

[epeeist]

10 minutes ago, Xxyz said:

I was reading through Queen’s viewbook, and it states that JD grads are eligible to sit the bar in NY & MA. This may be a dumb question, but do other schools allow you to do this as well? Other than the dual JD of course. Thought this seemed like a cool opportunity. 

This is misleading (Queen's, not you, though I'm sure other law schools say similar stuff). It's not the law school that allows this, it's a few US states that allow foreign law school graduates (or at least from reputable countries/systems?) to do this.

My knowledge is NOT recent so don't rely on anything without checking yourself, but while most states require an ABA-approved law degree, a few states allow foreign law grads educated in the common law (no QC grads except McGill) to write their bar exam. California is similar, a Canadian law grad can't write directly as in NY, but once admitted anywhere (including a Canadian province or a state like NY) they become eligible to write the "attorney" exam in California. Some states also have state-approved (not ABA-approved) law schools also, FYI and California is one of a few allowing private study under a lawyer or judge also.

Note that, unlike an ABA-approved law school graduate, one would be limited because reciprocity between states generally requires having that ABA-approved law school degree, not just being admitted in another state.

EDIT: Again my experience not recent, and qualifications change (e.g. I had a friend who became a solicitor in England and Wales when it was as easy as writing an exam even as a non-resident...), hence my warning not to rely upon my or anyone else's posts, but I'm admitted in NY as well as Ontario, and graduated from Queen's.

Edited October 13, 2021 by epeeist

[Xxyz]

Thanks guys. This is all new to me- I appreciate the info!