Posted by Brenda on February 24, 2000, at 15:55:06
In reply to Re: Multitasking, posted by Noa on February 24, 2000, at 13:45:30
> !?!?!Are you saying a person cannot qualify for the Bar if they have had psychiatric treatment?!?!?
Yes - In that they do a thorough background check - back to teenage years - on every employer you've had, arrest, psych treatment, medical illness, medications, hospitalizations, etc. Law students have to take a separate ethics test in addtion to the Bar, before the can take the bar. There's a case before the judge now - I belive in Chicago - where a law student preparing for the Bar exam, filled out the 30-page questionnaire for the ethics thing, prior to taking the Bar, and she put on her questionnaire she had received Prozac to treat depression. The Moral Turpitude (sic) Committee decided she wasn't fit to sit for the Bar or be a lawyer, as her depression/medication may affect her judgment as a lawyer. She wasn't allowed to sit for the Bar as a result. This type of situation may not be as probablematic for a young student just graduating college and law school. They don't have much history, i.e, job history, illness, etc., but in the case of the woman in Chicago she was in her late 40's, she had a lot of years behind her to check up on. It's similar to an FBI check they do for some government jobs. Needless to say - I really shouldn't have said a word about my husband's situation at this point. Except to say - yes, I get hopeless and helpless too. Thanks for asking about it. Amazing, huh!
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