김기태의 ‘미국변호사 되는 길’ (43)
일리노이주(IL) 변호사시험 개관
김기태
뉴욕 주 변호사
▶ 지난 호에 이어
- 일리노이주 변호사시험 연도별 합격율
| 시험년도 | 합격율 |
| July 2012 | 85% |
| Feb 2012 | 72% |
| July 2011 | 87% |
| Feb 2011 | 75% |
| July 2010 | 87% |
| Feb 2010 | 76% |
| July 2009 | 89% |
| Feb 2009 | 69% |
| July 2008 | 88% |
| Feb 2008 | 76% |
| July 2007 | 86% |
| Feb 2007 | 71% |
4) 지원자격 및 절차
1. 지원자격
(1) 대한변협에서 Certificate of Good Standing을 발급받을 수 있으며, (2) 최근 7년중 5년의 경력이 있는 (3) 한국변호사는 일리노이주 변호사시에 응시할 수 있습니다.
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Rule 715 Qualifying Graduates of Foreign Law Schools General Information
QUALIFYING graduates of foreign law schools may request permission from the Board to sit for the Illinois bar examination under Rule 715. However, only those foreign law school graduates who meet 3 threshold requirements can possibly qualify to make such a request.
Admission on examination by qualifying graduates of foreign law schools is authorized and governed by Illinois Supreme Court Rule 715.
A. Threshold requirements
A lawyer who received his or her legal education and law degree in a country other than the US must meet the following 3 requirements before he or she will be permitted to request permission to sit for the Illinois bar examination.
1. The lawyer must have been licensed to practice law in the country in which the law degree was conferred and/or in the highest court of law in any US state, territory, or the District of Columbia for a minimum of 5 years;
2. The lawyer must be in good standing as an attorney or equivalent in that country and/or in any
US jurisdiction where admitted to practice;
3. During each of no fewer than 5 of the 7 years immediately prior to making application in Illinois, the lawyer must have verifiably devoted an annual minimum of 1,000 hours to the practice of the law of such country and/or to the law of any US jurisdiction(s) where licensed. Unless you satisfy ALL of the foregoing threshold requirements, you are not eligible to apply for permission to sit for the bar examination under Rule 715.