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An obstacle
Lyn Bloomer, Henniker

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For the Monitor
April 13. 2007 8:00AM

T
here is a little-known rule preventing qualified graduates of American Bar Association-accredited law schools from taking the bar in New Hampshire:

'Supreme Court Rule 42:

'(4)(a) Every such applicant must furnish satisfactory proof that before beginning the study of law the applicant successfully completed at least three (3) years of work required for a bachelor's degree in an accredited college.

'(b) Every such applicant must have graduated from a law school approved by the American Bar Association . . .'

The essence of this rule prevents those who have graduated from an accredited law school but whose bachelor's degree is from an unaccredited undergraduate school from practicing law in our state. Perhaps a change in this rule, which would waive the accreditation requirement for undergraduate schools as long as the law school is accredited, would allow potential lawyers to take the bar and help alleviate the strain that threatens New Hampshire's court system.
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LYN BLOOMER

Henniker"