Answer 1: BAR exam
Answer 2: The first answer is incorrect. The bar exam is what one takes once one has graduated from law school, and wishes to become a lawyer.
The exam that one takes in order to get into law school is the "Law School Admissions Test" (LSAT).
No. Law school graduation is required first. After that comes the bar exam.
You can certainly apply to take the exam anywhere you wish. And if you can meet the qualifications, you will be allowed to sit the exam.
Most graduates will take a month or two of study for the bar exam. Then you take the exam and await the results.
It differs from state to state but usually is consists of taking the LSAT (required law school exam), then attending and graduating law school with a J.D. (Juris Doctor). There is one on line law school in California but you can only practice law in California and not too many firms take it seriously. Once you graduate law school you can take the bar exam for the state your wanting to practice law. There is a substantive fee that must be paid prior to the bar exam.
You take the LSAT before going to law school. For most schools it is a key part of the application process.
The bar exam is taken after you successfully complete law school.
Most states have two requirements to become licensed. You have to take the Professional Responsibility Exam and the Bar exam for your jurisdiction. Some areas of law require an additional bar exam, such as the patent bar.
Yes, California allows you to take the exam without going to law school. However, you do have to work with an attorney for a number of years.
Cooley is an accredited law school. Its graduates are qualified to take the Michigan Bar exam.
You have to be a member of the Virginia State Bar. And entry requires taking and passing the Bar Exam and the Professional Responsibility Exam. And in order to take the exam, you must have a law degree.
It means that his state did not require a JD to sit for the bar exam. He read the law under the direction of a licensed attorney to qualify to take the exam.
There is no minimum age, other than being over 18. However, you do have to take and pass the bar exam. And most states require you to have a law degree to take the exam and most law schools require a bachelor's degree. So that is about 7 years of school after high school.