New world order: Supreme court considers rule to permit graduates of foreign law schools to take Wisconsin bar exam

Alex De Grand, State Bar of Wisconsin, reported, February 11, 2009, on the February 9th hearing and administrative conference.

James Huston, vice chair of the Board of Bar Examiners, explained that his organization sponsored the proposal in recognition of a world economy that increasingly brings immigrants with legal skills to Wisconsin.
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Justices identified areas of concern and directed the BBE to rework the draft rule.

And Jack Zemlicka reported in the Wisconsin Law Journal, February 10, 2009, Supreme Court supports BBE discretion for foreign attorneys

See Supreme Court supports BBE discretion for foreign attorneys

In the Matter of the Petition to Create Supreme Court Rule SCR 40.055 Relating to Admitting Graduates of Law Schools in Other Nations (08-09)