[blindLaw] Law School & Uniform Bar Exam

[Seif-Eldeen Saqallah]

Good morning, Natasha,



Generally, higher-ranked schools are better for the materials/resources
they have and the name recognition. As long as the school is accredited,
one can take a bar in any jurisdiction after graduation. (New York has an
additional professional responsibility requirement class component thing
that many, if not all, law schools can meet.) The Uniform bar exam (UBE) is
portable between states, so one need take that once and could transfer a
score to another jurisdiction (reciprocity), depending on that
jurisdiction’s requirements and the years it allows for one to transfer a
score. Some are not UBE states, though and do not except transfers. The bar
exam is also changing, with some states adopting the next gen(eration) exam.



Honestly, I do not feel law school prepares one for the bar as well; that
is why people take commercial bar prep courses afterwards.



You do not need to attend a school in a UBE jurisdiction to take the UBE.
But attending in a geography where you wish to practice might help you
better know and network there.



The NCBE website has good reciprocity resources, though much of it is in
charts.



I recommend choosing a school based on what it has to offer first, rather
than on whether it be in a UBE state school. Happy to talk (phone or email)
further.



Sincerely,
Seif


-- 
Seif Saqallah
(Mr.)
University of Michigan
Juris Doctor/
Masters in Middle Eastern and North African Studies
J.D/M.A Graduate | 2020

International Studies, Arabic Studies, and Judaic Studies;
Law, Justice, and Social Change
B.A | 2017

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