Puerto Rico's Bar exam is by far the hardest. 3 full days of exam. 120 multiple answer, and 12 essay questions. 35% average passing rate.
Yes the bar exam is required.
Admission to the bar is a state exam. There is not a Federal exam for normal practice, but there are some specialties, such as patent law that requires another exam.
A Bar exam is required only as a requisite to practice law in that state - I know of no other reason one would have to take a Bar exam.
Wisconsin
In most states there are two required exams: 1. The State Bar Exam, usually in two parts, the Multi-State Exam and the State Exam. 2. The Professional Responsibility Exam.
"Yes. You have to pay to take the state bar exam in every state that you take it in, and have the proper schooling to even register to take it. Even if you don't pass."
Yes. An attorney who is moving from one state to another will have to re-take the bar exam in the state they are moving to. This is due to the vast variation in laws from state to state.
After you graduate from an accredited law school and pass a state bar exam.
Please check with your state's BAR association.
no
In order to get into an American Bar Association-accredited law school, you must first take the LSAT (Law School Admission Test). Once you get your score, you can apply to law school. Once you complete law school, you have to take the Bar Examination of the state that you want to practice in. Then, you go through an admissions process, but there's no testing after the Bar. Foreign-educated lawyers will probably just have to take the Bar Exam of the state they want to practice in.
No that is not the only requirement. You have to apply to take the bar exam and meet all the state requirements. And then you have to pass the bar exam.