As of today, LLM. students after graduation are able to sit for bar exam of ten States and City of Washington D.C.

Maryland, Washington DC, New York, California, Texas, Wisconsin, Georgina, Washington, Massachusetts, Illinois, Louisiana and Connecticut are jurisdictions that accept law degree of LLM. students as a substitute of JD. program with their special condition. It is necessary for applicants to contact directly to the jurisdiction they are planning to take the bar exam to get most up-to-date information. It is also really important to plan before you start your LLM. program to be fit for State requirement you aim to take the bar exam. In other words, having a law degree and an LLM. degree merely is not a merit for eligibility of siting for bar exam.  Below you can find links of information for States and City of Washington D.C. bar exam authorities.