Indiana Waiver Rules for LLM Graduates

IU McKinney cannot guarantee admission based on these rules. This information is provided as a courtesy to our students. The Indiana Board of Law Examiners will decide to grant a waiver under Indiana Rules for Admission to the Bar and the Discipline of Attorneys – Rule 13, section 4: Waiver of Educational Qualification. The rule states: The Board may in its discretion waive the requirement in Section 1(a) for an applicant who (2) has completed legal education in a jurisdiction outside the United States, has obtained a graduate degree from an ABA-approved law school in a program based on American law, and the Board finds is qualified by reason of education or experience to take the Indiana bar examination.

View the waiver application and instructions here - https://myble.courts.in.gov/browseapplication.action?id=240
Your LLM must be based on American law.
Apply for the waiver early.
Documents needed:
- A narrative statement detailing your legal education, training, work history and reasons you believe the waiver should be granted
- Official transcripts from each undergraduate college or university you attended, reflecting all courses taken, the grade for each course, the number of semester hours of credit earned, and the degree(s) awarded.
- Official transcripts from each law school you attended, reflecting all courses taken, the grade for each course, the number of semester hours of credit earned, and the degree(s) awarded.
- Bar examination results—number of graduates from the applicant's law school(s) who passed/failed, classified by the state administering the exam, for the previous three years. Email abslaw@iu.edu for this information.
- A statement of whether you have applied to take the bar exam in any other jurisdiction and the result of that request, and the result of any bar examination taken by the applicant.
- A description of your home country's legal system, including, whether English common law substantially forms the basis of your country's jurisprudence and whether English is the language of instruction and practice in the courts of that jurisdiction.
- A current, original Certificate of Good Standing issued by the highest court of all U.S. state and territories in which you are admitted and the bars of all other countries in which the applicant is admitted.
- Any other documentation, material, or information you believe is relevant to establish you are qualified to take the Indiana bar examination.
All documents must be translated into English.
The Indiana Board of Law Examiners will grant a waiver when it finds that doing so would be in the public interest after balancing all relevant factors, including the applicant's educational history and achievement, work history and achievement, bar exam results from other jurisdictions, desire to practice law in Indiana, and familiarity with the American legal system. The Board's decision is subject to final approval by the Indiana Supreme Court.
Once the waiver is granted, you still must apply to sit for the Indiana Bar Exam and go through the character and fitness review. View this application here: https://myble.courts.in.gov/browseapplication.action?id=9
Need help? Contact the Office of Academic & Bar Success at abslaw@iu.edu