Secrets of the City

Story hasn’t hit the dailies yet, but I expect it will soon.

Whoa, it’s like a Seinfeld episode. I wonder what kind of trouble she’ll get in.

I doubt she did anything criminal if she was working with other licensed lawyers.

Here is the relevant statute.

Employer might sue her for fraud but I’m sure they are horribly embarrased. Have to wonder what was going through her head though. Maybe she had failed the exam previously and wanted to get the job without being upfront and planned on passing the exam next term.

DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT A LAWYER.

Not only did she not pass the bar, the article stated she never even went to law school!

Awesome. Tomorrow I think I’ll be a lawyer, then a patent clerk, a neurosurgeon, a roofer and finally an evangelical Christian. Then I’ll legally change my name to Joe Kickass.

When I worked on the Tobacco Trials, I had to work with Dorsey & Whitney. I think there has to be more than one person there faking it. Seriously.
Joe Kickass? Someone’s a Simpsons fan.
Seriously though, I bet this happens more often than you think.

i think it would be technically possible to pass the bar w/o going to law school. good luck if you want to try.

If there’s anyone I want to try this, it’s Geoff.

isn’t it like 40 bucks or something? f that dude.

In Minnesota, you have to have a JD to sit for the bar exam. That’s true for most states. It’s also between $400 and $750 to take the exam.

It’s 400 bucks but in Minnesota you have to have a degree to be admitted to the bar.

The age requirement is only 18 though. You do need two character reference so I’m out.

But seriously, what lawyer doesn’t drink heavily so we all know that isn’t going to happen.

i was told that the story made CNN this morning. i think it’s funny. snobby firms that only hire the top percent of graduating classes need humbling moments like these. the imposter has more street smarts than most of the attorneys there.