27 NCAC 01C .0105         Approval Of Law Schools

Every applicant for admission to the North Carolina State Bar must meet the requirements set out in at least one of the numbered paragraphs below:

(1)           The applicant holds an LL.B or J.D. degree from a law school that was approved by the American Bar Association at the time the degree was conferred; or

(2)           Prior to August 1995, the applicant received an LL.B., J.D., LL.M., or S.J.D. degree from a law school that was approved by the council of the N.C. State Bar at the time the degree was conferred;

(3)           Prior to August 2005, the applicant received an LL.M or S.J.D. degree from a law school that was approved by the American Bar Association at the time the degree was conferred.

(4)           The applicant holds a law degree (LL.B, J.D., LL.M, S.J.D., or other similar degree) that was deemed sufficient for licensure purposes in another state of the United States or the District of Columbia, successfully passed that jurisdiction's bar examination, and was licensed in said jurisdiction.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 84-24;

Adopted March 3, 1999;

Amendments Approved by the Supreme Court: June 17, 2026; September 22, 2016; March 5, 2015; February 27, 2003.