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Is your career path leading you to another state? Or are you interested in practicing in another state? Lawyers often feel rooted to the state in which they are licensed to practice, but practicing law in another state may be more attainable than you thought. Many states offer long-term and short-term opportunities to practice in their state without having to take their bar exam. Long-term options include admission by motion, reciprocity agreements, and some federal practice opportunities. Short-term options include pro hac vice representation, in-house counsel, and limited practice opportunities.
Last week, I joined 18 GGU law students on a tour of the Ninth Circuit courthouse in San Francisco. Led by a friendly and knowledgeable staff attorney named Kathleen Butterfield, the tour gave us some beautiful vantage points of different courtrooms, hallways and meeting rooms used by the Judges, as well as fun and fascinating facts about the inner workings of the Court. We also got to hear from a third-year GGU student doing an externship at the Ninth Circuit. Our visit was timely, coming on the heels of the Proposition 8 ruling and the eve of the Proposition 209 hearing. Our visit was also timely given the recent confirmation of GGU’s own alumna Morgan Christen to the Ninth Circuit. Stay tuned for more of these Catching A Glimpse visits to different legal settings. You’ll find word about them in Law School News and on LCSonline.
