Admission to the bar
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- This article is about requirements for admission to practice law not just terminology. Most countries listed have additional requirements.
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Australia
- A Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or a Juris Doctor degree
- A year's practical training in a law firm, known as an Articled Clerkship, or an equivalent practical course
- Written and spoken fluency in English
Canada
- Lawyers in Canada are called to the bar.
- A Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or a Juris Doctor degree
- Written and spoken fluency in English
- Written and spoken fluency in French
Commonwealth countries (general)
England
- Aged at least 21
- Bar vocational course
- Written and spoken fluency in English
- In England a barrister who is granted permission to plead and practice before the high courts is said to have been called to the bar. The term is not used for solicitors.
- Admission to the bar is not required to practice law in England and Wales. [Overseas lawyers in England & Wales, International Unit January 2003], [The Law Society of England & Wales] [International Unit] However, only duly qualified solicitors and barristers can use those titles, and provision of immigration advice and services is restricted to certain groups. Certain other services also require qualification or registration, including financial advice.
New Zealand
- A Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or a Juris Doctor degree
- Professional legal studies course
- Written and spoken fluency in English
Republic of Ireland
- A Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or a Juris Doctor degree
- In the Republic of Ireland, a barrister who is granted permission to plead and practice before the high courts is said to have been called to the bar. The term is not used for solicitors, who do not practice in court.
Singapore
- A Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or a Juris Doctor degree
- Written and spoken fluency in English
United States of America
Wales
- A Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or a Juris Doctor degree
- Written and spoken fluency in English
- In Wales, a barrister who is granted permission to plead and practice before the high courts is said to have been called to the bar. The term is not used for solicitors, who do not practice in court.
- See England above regarding practicing of law without admission.
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