TFAburnout wrote:DebtMuch wrote:Every state bar has a moral & character evaluation you must pass in order to practice law. You have absolutely no choice but to inform you of your exact dates of employment, reason for leaving, and the state bar will contact the principal for a reference if you want them to or not….something to consider for only 3 months left in school year.
Even if there's a moral and character evaluation, I doubt that quitting a job constitutes a break in my moral character.
"An act of misconduct may include, but is not limited to, behavior that results in a criminal conviction, behavior that results in a sustained accusation of fraud or a sustained allegation of unauthorized practice of law, violations of a school's honor code that involve moral turpitude or result in expulsion, professional discipline, license revocation or disbarment, material omissions from the moral character application, misstatements in the moral character application and misrepresentations during informal conferences conducted by the Committee" (
http://admissions.calbar.ca.gov/MoralCh ... ctors.aspx).
Also, I haven't heard about the state bar contacting employers as references. This seems a little over the top.
Please make sure to read above. It DEFINITELY will not keep you from passing moral character. That was 100% agreed to and known by all! However, some states send a reference form to every single job you have ever had since college (CA for example). The debate is quit a job with barely 3 months left, likely get a very bad review from that "boss," and possibly delayed in getting back moral character results and possibly even having to answer to some questions if the review is really bad.
