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Originally posted by ztawinthropgirl
Please don't flame me for this question because I am known as the GC ignoramus.
Question:
Let's say I was licensed to practice law in South Carolina, and I wanted to have a license in, say, New York State. Would I have to take the bar exam for NYS? Or would I just have to take a few CLE classes and, then, provide proof upon applying for my new state license that I took the CLE classes?
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Honestly, unless you find a firm that really has a lot of practice in those two states, its not the most practical for those two particluar states. You have to pay money every year to upkeep your license as well as CLE hours in those states.
You'd have to take the exam for both states. After you practice awhile, you can get what is called "reciprocity" and get a license w/o having to take the exam, but that varies from state to state. Mr. Kddani practices in WV and is looking to possibly get into the OH bar. But he's been practice for 8 years. Of course, his firm in WV is 5 minutes from the Ohio border.
I wouldn't even begin to worry about that stuff now. You have no idea where life is going to take you