Depending on the state, Reading The Law programs go by different names. In Vermont, it's called the Law Office Study Program, often shortened to LOS program.
"One way to satisfy the educational requirements for admission by examination and admission by transferred UBE score is by completing Vermont’s Law Office Study Program (“LOS Program”). The LOS Program requires you to work under the supervision of an experienced Vermont judge or attorney for four years and to follow a systematic course of study.
To be eligible for the LOS Program, you must have earned a bachelor’s degree from a college or university within the United States that is authorized to grant a bachelor’s degree by the law of the state in which it is located."From Vermont Judiciary website.
For more information please check the following resources:
Law Office Study Program: more information on reading the law in Vermont in LOS program apprenticeship model under this section: Admission Vermont Bar
Official rules for LOS program: can be found under the Rules of Admission to the Bar of the Vermont Supreme Court in Part II, Rule 7: The Law Office Study Program: Official Rules for LOS Program
Contact person: Andrew Strauss, Licensing Counsel: [email protected]
Disclaimer:
Law office study program requires the study of law under the personal supervision of an attorney or judge. It is a program of study; merely working for an attorney or judge does not qualify for credit in this program.
