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Speaking as a licensed attorney, passing the bar does not mean that you're competent.

• cr0sh 8y ago
  But if you were applying for a position at another firm, what would they likely look at to determine competency? I'm not a lawyer - but my guess would be how many cases they've handled in the past, whether those were with another firm or by themselves (not sure what this is called - if anything - "self-employed lawyer"?), and how the case turned out and such (though this latter thing may not tell you much - after all, they could be a great lawyer and candidate, but lose every single case not based on anything they did or didn't do). As you can probably tell - I really don't know what I am talking about in this area...
• jimbokun 8y ago
  Then how would you go about identifying a competent attorney?
  • kod 8y ago
    References and talking to them.
• gwbas1c 8y ago
  The bar exam is different than what doctors go through