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1) This person must first be «admitted to the bar» in an individual state which means passing the state bar exam.
2) Reciprocity agreements between states allow lawyers to practice law in other states.
3) State bar examiners evaluate such qualities in exam candidates as sufficient general education at the undergraduate level; sufficient US legal education; and sufficient knowledge of local bar requirements.
4) They are paid a regular annual salary.
5) Testing usually lasts two days. Applicants have to pass two exams: the state bar exam and the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE).
6) The MBE covers general legal knowledge in areas such as contracts, torts, constitutional law, criminal law, evidence and real property.
7) In private practice they may work for an hourly fee, a contingency fee or a lump sum payment.
8) In order to pass the MPRE one should learn the American Bar Association codes on professional responsibility and judicial conduct.
9) The American Bar Association (ABA) maintains high ethical standards for the profession, accredits law schools and holds an annual meeting of lawyers.
10) Lawyers' work pro bono is beneficial for them and the community. Attorneys can practice in an area of law that isn’t their usual focus and work with other lawyers. Traditionally attorneys helped the poor.
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1) No, not all lawyers in the US earn a regular annual salary.
2) No. Fee-shifting arrangements mean the loser must pay the winner's fees and costs.
3) No. In order to practice law in the USA one must be «admitted to the bar».
4) No, it isn't true. Each state bar administration sets its own criteria for permission to sit the state bar exam.
5) No, the Multistate Bar Exam is taken in addition to the state bar exam.
6) No, it doesn't. In America there is no division of the profession between barristers and solicitors, as in England.
7) I think it's true.
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a) negotiate a written fee agreement up front
b) pay the lawyer's fee and legal costs (в тексте не нашла, это просто перевод с русского)
с) serve as either an advocate or a legal counselor
d) sit the state bar exam
e) meet / fulfill requirements
f) take the (Multistate) Professional Responsibility Examination
g) set criteria
