Minister of Love wrote:
Go Canucks wrote:
Just out of curiosity, if you are practicing in Ontario, and move to BC, do you have to sit for the bar exam again? It varies down here. Usually the answer is yes, but some states have reciprocity agreements so that you don't have to do so (usually called admission on motion or waiving in). And I think the District of Columbia waives in anyone who has been practicing a certain length of time (not licensed there and not sure how long you have to practice for).

It's a pain in the ass, honestly. Florida doesn't allow admission on motion. So, when we had a couple of clients who required a Georgia attorney, I was forced to either refer them or sit for the bar exam. Since I don't like to see money that could go to me end up somewhere else, I sat for the Georgia bar.

It was a drag to be running a practice while studying for the bar.

Of course, Florida has particularly stupid rules governing bar admission. It hampers those of us who also wish to practice out of state.

You used to, I had a couple friends that did it, but I think now with the National Mobility Agreement all you have to do is prove that you're qualified in one of the signatory provinces, currently in good standing and are of good character etc.  You can also qualify to practice in another province for up to 100 days without all the hoop jumping.
  
Correct.  I take files out of province from time to time, and there is no problem.  I simply include in my disclosure request that I'm allowed to defend Mr. Drunk Driver via the National Mobility Agreement.
Not sure what I would have to do if I wanted to set up a permanent office in another province.  Also, I suspect that I couldn't practice in Quebec, as I don't have a civil law degree.

Edit:  Here it is.

http://www.flsc.ca/_documents/mobility_agreement_aug02.pdf

Looks like s. 32 - 33 means that you don't have to re-take the local bar if you want to permanently practice in the new province.  s. 35-36 looks like you don't need to buy new liability insurance.  So, for those of you who are complaining about the LSUC, what am I missing here?  Just let your membership lapse and only pay the fees in the new province (I've never actually done this, so I may, in fact, be misunderstanding something).


Edit #2:  Here's the LSUC.  http://rc.lsuc.on.ca/jsp/membershipServices/transfersNationalMobility.jsp

I think I was confusing insurance with bar fees.  You only need to pay insurance in one province, but if I wanted to practice in Ontario permanently I'd have to pay the full bar fees.

Edited 2 times by Hunter S Thompson Aug 25 11 5:48 AM.