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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 2:30 am
by Myself
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Re: Recriprocity
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 2:41 am
by Cade McNown
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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:51 am
by Myself
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Re: Recriprocity
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:31 pm
by Sauer Grapes
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Re: Recriprocity
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 9:10 pm
by BeautifulSW
It comes in two flavors. "Reciprocity" means "you take our lawyers and we will take yours." "Admission on waiver" means "We'll take anyone who applies." Usually both have an exam and experience requirement. Colorado is a reciprocity state while Texas is a waiver state.
Besides Texas, the only waiver jurisdiction I'm aware of is D.C.
"Exam" means that you passed the bar exam in your home jurisdiction.
Re: Recriprocity
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2012 4:39 pm
by Jtjohnso24
"Reciprocity" can mean a lot of things.
bar exam reciprocity typically refers to transferring a MBE or UBE score to another jurisdiction.
bar reciprocity refers to Admission on Motion. That's when you can waive into another jurisdiction based on practicing law for a defined period of time. Check out
http://www.BarReciprocity.com. That website lays out the varying types of reciprocity and other waiver rules for each jurisdiction.
There are many states that offer reciprocity admission and transfer of test scores beyond just Texas and DC.
Re: Recriprocity
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2012 5:10 pm
by A. Nony Mouse
I think the one thing that sets DC apart is that if you're admitted elsewhere, you can waive in immediately if you meet score minimums, whereas most other jurisdictions require you to practice for some period first (usually 5 years). (Apparently Minnesota and North Dakota do this as well, but somehow they don't come up very much!) That's why DC always comes up in these discussions, even though there are lots and lots of other states that also allow reciprocity.