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Opinion: Put Indian law on state bar exam
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
"On Friday, another 500 citizens will successfully transition through our legal community's rite of passage -- the state bar examination. The Washington State Bar Association, through authority delegated by the Washington Supreme Court, conducts the test bi-annually.
Aspiring lawyers must past the exam, which tests, or threatens to test, 24 substantive areas of law. Bar takers must be prepared to analyze principles fundamental to the Anglo-American legal system, such as business law, family law, real property, torts and state and federal constitutional law.
The bar association tests these subjects to ensure that every attorney is competent to protect the essential legal rights of Washington citizens. However, there is an age-old, ever-evolving and increasingly prevalent body of law that is not tested."
Get the Story:
Gabriel S. Galanda: Indian law is crucial to this state
(The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 10/7)
Relevant Links:
Northwest Indian Bar Association -
http://www.nwiba.org
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