University of South Dakota law school graduates can now become licensed attorneys without taking the bar exam if they complete 1,000 hours of supervised legal practice under an experienced South Dakota lawyer and meet other requirements including passing a professional responsibility exam. This creates a new pathway to practice law in South Dakota that skips the traditional bar examination requirement, though applicants must still demonstrate good moral character and be state residents.
This bill does not directly amend codified state law.
House of Representatives Withdrawn at the Request of the Prime Sponsor H.J. 292
First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 44
Mary Fitzgerald
Prime sponsor · Rep.
R
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