Utah allows individuals who graduated from qualifying non-ABA accredited law schools and who meet other requirements to sit for the bar examination. No information is available for this page.Applications for Admissions can take up to six months to process, including the time it takes the NCBE to complete a background investigation. CA Bar accepts applicants with foreign licenses. You do not need a JD or LLM. In California, a foreign lawyer must complete an additional 20 credits of study in an LL.M. Program, including instruction in bar-tested subjects. There are some states which do allow foreign law graduates to sit for the bar exam, including New York, California, New Hampshire, Alabama, and Virginia. Currently, 34 states and one jurisdiction that allow foreign attorneys to sit for the bar exam if they have earned LL.M. degrees in the United States. To sit for the Utah Bar Exam, you must have a Juris Doctorate (JD) degree from an American Bar Association (ABA)-accredited law school. No. View Complete Table.