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Attorneys; examinations and issuance of licenses, requirements.

It became law on Apr 7, 2022.

VA HB 117 · House Bill · 2022

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Latest action
Apr 7, 2022

What it does

Attorneys; examinations and issuance of licenses; requirements. Requires, before an applicant is permitted to takethe Virginia bar exam, that the applicant furnish to the Board ofBar Examiners satisfactory evidence that he has satisfactorily completedlegal studies amounting to at least five semesters, or the equivalentof at least five semesters on a system other than a semester system,of full-time study at a law school approved by the American Bar Associationor the Board of Bar Examiners. Under current law, an applicant isrequired to have completed all degree requirements of such law school.

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    Apr 7, 2022

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