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Bar Admission

Because the LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law Program is not intended to be a preparatory program leading to the practice of law in the United States, foreign-trained LL.M.s are expected to return home after completing their studies.

NY Bar Exam

A number of LL.M.’s, however, do take the New York Bar examination each year. Each of the fifty states has its own criteria and procedures for admitting lawyers to practice; achieving the LL.M. degree does not qualify international lawyers to apply for admission to take the bar examination in every state or to practice law in every state. Because of frequent changes in requirements, foreign lawyers should seek information by contacting directly the board of bar examiner of the state in which they wish to practice.

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