Judge: Internet Law Grad Can’t Take State Bar

A graduate of a non-ABA-accredited Internet correspondence law school in California has lost a court battle to force Connecticut to allow him to take the state bar exam. Derby, Conn., resident Mel Thompson filed suit in state court pro se in September 2005 claiming he had a constitutional right to…

Apr 11, 2007 9:10 PM CDT

8 GCs at Big Corporations Not Licensed

General counsels at eight Fortune 250 companies don’t have the special law license required by their states for in-house lawyers who haven’t passed the local bar exam, according to an investigation by Corporate Counsel magazine.

Apr 5, 2007 1:15 PM CDT

Wisconsin Bar Weighs a Degree of Change

Status may end as last state to admit its law school grads without taking bar exam

Apr 1, 2007 12:50 PM CDT

See You in 18 Months

Education Department puts ABA accreditation role on ‘a short leash’

Feb 13, 2007 1:08 AM CST

Lines in the Sand

More Flexible Bar Admissions Standards Still Set Boundaries for Behavior

Aug 11, 2006 11:57 PM CDT

How Best to Build a Lawyer?

Ideas Float about Changing Law School and Bar Exams, But Few Show That They Have Sticking Power

May 23, 2006 7:30 AM CDT

Bar None, and Then Some

Taking Another Bar Exam May Be Easier, But It’s Never More Fun

Nov 29, 2005 8:11 AM CST

What Did You Do to Celebrate Passing the Bar Exam?

Feb 1, 2004 10:50 AM CST