Eligibility and Requirements for the Lawyer Bar Exam
To take the Washington lawyer bar exam, you must meet the qualifications stated in Washington Supreme Court Admission and Practice Rule (APR) 3. In all cases, you must establish that you possess good moral character and the requisite fitness to practice law.
To qualify to take the lawyer bar exam, you must have:
1）graduated from an ABA-accredited law school with a Juris Doctor degree; or
2）completed the Washington Supreme Court APR 6 Law Clerk Program; or
3）graduated with a Juris Doctor from any U.S. law school and earned an LLM degree that meets the requirements of Washington Supreme Court APR 3 from an ABA-approved law school; or
4）graduated from a university or law school outside of the U.S. with a degree in law that qualifies the applicant to practice law as a lawyer or the equivalent in that jurisdiction and earned an LLM degree that meets the requirements of Washington Supreme Court APR 3 from an ABA-approved law school; or
5）been admitted to the practice of law in any jurisdiction where the common law of England is the basis of its jurisprudence and has legal experience for at least three of the five years immediately preceding the filing of the application.
上面这段文字来源于华盛顿州律师协会（WSBA）官网，是关于律师资格考试报名资格的官方规定。为大家做一下翻译 便于理解
华盛顿州律师考试报名资格与要求
想要参加华盛顿州律师考试，你必须符合《华盛顿州法院准入及执业规则》（APR）第3条所规定的资格。在任何情况下，你都必须证明自己具备良好的道德品质及从事法律执业所必需的身心素质。
符合以下条件之一者，方可报名参加律师资格考试：
1）毕业于美国律师协会（ABA）认证的法学院，并获得法律博士（JD）学位；或
2）完成了华盛顿州蕞高法院 APR 6 规定的法律学徒计划（Law Clerk Program）；或
3）毕业于任何美国法学院并获得 JD 学位，且在 ABA 认证的法学院获得了符合 APR 3 要求的 LLM（法学硕士）学位；或
4）毕业于美国境外的大学或法学院，拥有法学学位（degree in law），且该学位使申请人有资格在该管辖区作为律师（或同等职位）执业，同时在 ABA 认证的法学院获得了符合 APR 3 要求的 LLM 学位；或
5）已在任何以英国普通法为法学基础的管辖区获准执业，且在提交申请前的 5 年内拥有至少 3 年的法律从业经验。
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