03-13-2023, 04:52 PM
(03-13-2023, 04:25 PM)jsd Wrote: You'll notice none of those states have defacto reciprocity with CA. 20 something States will allow you to sit for their bar, but only after you pass the CA bar and practice in California for 3-5 years and/or complete an ABA Master of Law degree. Then there are states like WV and Texas, NY that ban fully online law degrees outright (though now that some ABA schools are fully online, they might change that to allow those ABA schools - but doubtful they'll extend that to calbar).
The states that allow Concord will also allow NWCU, but for both you'll generally need to plan on practicing in CA for a few years with little exception.
I don't know if NY will ever accept an online JD to sit for the Bar. They're so freaking picky about anything requiring a license. I know several people who have earned a JD, but never became lawyers nor did they sit for the Bar. In this case, an online law degree is fine, but you can't practice law in many states with it.