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Master of Laws (LL.M.) State Requirements

William & Mary makes every effort to ensure state licensure or certification is current, however, state requirements may change. If you are planning to pursue professional licensure or certification in any state or territory, it is strongly recommended that you contact the appropriate licensing agency in that state or territory to seek information and guidance regarding licensure or certification requirements before beginning an academic program.

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State by state table of requirement fulfillment information
State Governing Body Contact On Campus LLM
Meets State Requirements?
Online LLM
Meets State Requirements?
Alabama Alabama State Bar Admissions Office admit@alabar.org No No

Alaska

Alaska Bar Association info@alaskabar.org No No
Arizona Arizona Judicial Branch attorneyadmissions@courts.az.gov No No
Arkansas Arkansas Bar Examination Requirements and Information Contact Form No No
California The State Bar of California Contact Info Yes Yes
Colorado Colorado Supreme Court Admissions Information bleinfo@csc.state.co.us No No
Connecticut State of Connecticut Judicial Branch - Connecticut Bar Examining Committee BarExam@jud.ct.gov No No
Delaware Board of Bar Examiners of the Delaware Supreme Court kelly.phillips.parker@delaware.gov No No
District of Columbia District of Columbia Court of Appeals Committee on Admission coa@dcappeals.gov No Yes
Florida Florida Board of Bar Examiners (850) 487-1292 No No
Georgia Supreme Court of Georgia Office of Bar Admissions gabaradmissions@gasupreme.us No No
Guam Judiciary of Guam Board of Law Examiners bole@guamsupermecourt.com No No
Hawaii Hawaii State Judiciary Bar Application baradmissions@courts.hawaii.gov No No
Idaho Idaho State Bar - Admissions isbwebsite@isb.idaho.gov No No
Illinois Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar Contact Info No No
Indiana Indiana Courts Office of Admissions & Continuing Education ble@courts.in.gov No No
Iowa Iowa Judicial Branch - Bar Examination Registration bar.admissions@iowacourts.gov No No
Kansas Kansas Judicial Branch - Bar Exam admissions@kscourts.org No No
Kentucky Kentucky Office of Bar Admissions info@kyoba.org No No
Louisiana Louisiana Committee on Bar Admissions dleeper@lascba.org OR rlorig@lascba.org No No
Maine Maine Board of Bar Examiners execdir@mainebarexaminers.org No No
Maryland Maryland State Board of Law Examiners sble@mdcourts.gov No No
Massachusetts Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners bbeinfo@jud.state.ma.us No No
Michigan Michigan Board of Law Examiners BLE-Info@courts.mi.gov No No
Minnesota Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners - Rules for Admissions to the Bar ble@mbcle.state.mn.us No No
Mississippi Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions wsmith@courts.ms.gov No No
Missouri Missouri Board of Law Examiners mble@courts.mo.gov No No
Montana State Bar of Montana - Applying for Admission (406) 447-2210 No No
Nebraska Nebraska Supreme Court nsc.attyadmissions@nebraska.gov No No
Nevada State Bar of Nevada admissions@nvbar.org No No
New Hampshire New Hampshire Judicial Branch - Bar Admissions sheiber@nhoba.org No No
New Jersey New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners barexam.mailbox@njcourts.gov No No
New Mexico New Mexico Board of Bar Examiners info@nmexam.org No No
New York The New York State Board of Law Examiners - Bar Exam Eligibility (518) 453-5990 Yes No
North Carolina Board of Law Examiners of the State of North Carolina info@ncble.org No No
North Dakota North Dakota State Board of Law Examiners barexaminers@ndcourts.gov No No
Ohio The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System - Bar Examination (614) 387-9340 No No
Oklahoma Oklahoma Board of Bar Examiners admin@okbbe.com No No
Oregon Oregon State Bar info@osbar.org No No
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners (717) 231-3350 No No
Puerto Rico District of Puerto Rico - Requirements for Bar Admission (787) 289-0170 No No
Rhode Island Rhode Island Judiciary - Admission to the Rhode Island Bar ribarexam@courts.ri.gov No No
South Carolina South Carolina Office of Bar Admissions (803) 734-1080 No No
South Dakota South Dakota Board of Bar Examiners info@sdbar.net No No
Tennessee Tennessee Board of Law Examiners ble.adminstrator@tncourts.gov No No
Texas Texas Board of Law Examiners information@ble.texas.gov No No
Utah Utah State Bar admissions@utahbar.org No No
Vermont Office of Attorney Licensing JUD.AttyLicensing@vermont.gov No No
Virgin Islands Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands - Office of Bar Admissions baradmissions@vicourts.org No No
Virginia Virginia Board of Bar Examiners (804) 367-0412 No No
Washington WSBA Lawyer Bar Exam admissions@wsba.org  Yes Yes
West Virginia West Virginia Judiciary Board of Examiners Carol.Smith@courtswv.gov No No
Wisconsin Admission to the State Bar of Wisconsin bbe@wicourts.gov Yes No
Wyoming Wyoming Judicial Branch - Bar Admission cduncil@wyomingbar.org No No
American Samoa American Samoa Bar Association lomalei@meredithlaw.attorney No No
Federated States of Micronesia Rules of the State Bar of Chuuk (691) 330-2908 No No
Admission to Practice Law in the State of Kosrae (691) 370-3185 No No
The Pohnpei Supreme Court - Rules of Admission (691) 320-2357 No No
Rules for the State Bar of Yap (691) 350-2159 No No
Northern Mariana Islands NCBE - Northern Mariana Islands supreme.court@nmijudiciary.com No No
Republic of the Marshall Islands Republic of the Marshall Islands Rules for Admission to Practice Law marshal.islands.judiciary@gmail.com No No
Republic of Palau NCBE - Palau vrachebel@palausupremecourt.net  No No

(Table updated 06/16/2023)

Questions?

[[amking03,Contact Amy King]], Associate Dean of Online and Executive Education at the William & Mary Law School.