• Online Law Schools and Paralegal Programs
  
• Paralegals
  
• Pre-Law
  
• Becoming an Attorney in the United States
  (for International Law Students and Lawyers, as well as those with Bar-Related Reciprocity or Character and Fitness questions)
  
• Job and Internship Inquiries
• Posting a Job on the ABA website
• Multistate Test Inquiries (MPRE, MBE, MEE, and MPT)

---

Online Law Schools and Paralegal Programs

There are currently no online education programs accredited by the ABA for future lawyers (www.abanet.org/legaled/distanceeducation/distance.html).

• ABA-accredited law school listing: www.abanet.org/legaled/approvedlawschools/approved.html. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, please contact Beverly Holmes at 312.988.6738 or holmesb@staff.abanet.org
• ABA-approved paralegal program listing: www.abanet.org/legalservices/paralegals/directory/. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, please contact Peggy C. Wallace at 312.988.5618 or wallacep@staff.abanet.org.

Paralegals

Please visit the website of the Standing Committee (www.abanet.org/legalservices/paralegals/) where you will find general information on the paralegal career, including a state by state list of approved programs and an overview on the different types of educational programs offered, and related information for each, such as maximum time to complete programs and internship information. For more information about a particular school, including information on distance education options and post baccalaureate options, please contact a school directly. For more information on the approval process, please contact:

Peggy C. Wallace
Staff Counsel
ABA Standing Committee on Paralegals
wallacep@staff.abanet.org
321 N. Clark, MS 19.1
Chicago, IL 60610
312.988.5618
Fax: 312.988.5710
www.abaparalegals.org

If you are interested in eventually pursuing a law degree, please visit www.abanet.org/careercounsel/prelaw.html for access to our free online Pre-Law Toolkit.

Pre-Law

Please visit www.abanet.org/careercounsel/prelaw.html for access to our free online Pre-Law Toolkit. The Toolkit includes links to helpful web resources, reading materials, and our Q&A board, which has a conference called "Pre-Law Inquiries about Becoming a Lawyer." If the answer to your question is not included in the Toolkit, please contact us.

Becoming an Attorney in the United States (for International Law Students and Lawyers, as well as those with Bar-Related Reciprocity or Character and Fitness questions)

Each state has its own criteria for becoming a licensed attorney. This being fact, please speak directly to the state bar examiner of the state in which you want to practice for requirement specifics (see www.abanet.org/legaled/baradmissions/barcont.html). The Comprehensive Guide offers a brief overview of the requirements of all 50 states (see www.ncbex.org/comprehensive-guide-to-bar-admissions/), including charts explaining in brief detail information for Foreign Law School Graduates, Reciprocity, and Character and Fitness issues.

If you must complete additional coursework, please refer to the listing of ABA-approved law schools: www.abanet.org/legaled/approvedlawschools/approved.html.

For more information about a life in the law, please visit our pre-law toolkit: www.abanet.org/careercounsel/prelaw.html.

For more information about legal education in general, please follow up with:

Beverly Holmes
Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
Office of the Consultant on Legal Education to the
holmesb@staff.abanet.org
American Bar Association
321 N. Clark, MS 20.2
Chicago, IL 60610
312.988.6738
Fax: 312.988.5681
www.abanet.org/legaled/home.html

Multistate Test Inquiries (MPRE, MBE, MEE, and MPT):

Please visit the National Conference of Bar Examiners website, http://www.ncbex.org/tests.htm, for the most recent information about what jurisdictions use the MPRE, MBE, MEE, and MPT, how to transfer your scores to other states, and more.