To practice law in the DR, do you have to be a Dominican born there or have Dominican parents? I am sure you probably will need a law degree (maestria en derecho constitutional) from a Dominican University like UNIBE or UASD.
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To practice law in the DR, do you have to be a Dominican born there?
There's a post somewhere on this site. You do have to be born in the DR to practice law. I had looked because I used to want to be a lawyer and happened to see that info a year or two ago. Search the forums, it's there somewhere.
Not the info I got from a few Santiago and North Coast laywers when the topic came up in casual conversation... of course it might depend on the definition of to 'practice law'.
I have an Argentinian friend who recently qualified as a lawyer. So you do not have to be born here from what I have seen.
Lol. This was the only observation that came to my mind as well.
"I wanna be a fireman when I grow up mommy"
NO. You no longer have to be Dominican to practice law in the Dominican Republic.
I know it is stupid, but a change made by Jorge Blanco in 1984 when the Dominical College of Lawyers was formed said that for the purposes of the college anyone graduated from a Dominican university with a law degree was a lawyer or anyone from a country that recognized Dominican law....This has been (mis) interpreted by the Supreme Court to mean that anyone who gratdates with a law degree is entitled to practice law inthe DR.
The original was from back inthe 1920s is way toughter and much different.
I think this is a case that really should be put before the Supreme Court...
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I know it is stupid, but a change made by Jorge Blanco in 1984 when the Dominical College of Lawyers was formed said that for the purposes of the college anyone graduated from a Dominican university with a law degree was a lawyer or anyone from a country that recognized Dominican law....This has been (mis) interpreted by the Supreme Court to mean that anyone who gratdates with a law degree is entitled to practice law inthe DR.
The original was from back inthe 1920s is way toughter and much different.
I think this is a case that really should be put before the Supreme Court...
HB
So, iow, there is no licensure process? Hmmmm.
Wait a minute, let me hang my Photoshop degree from Stanford on the wall!
Wait a minute, let me hang my Photoshop degree from Stanford on the wall!
Not much difference between lawyers and plastic surgeons really! They both charge a fortune and can both wipe the smile off your face!! LOL
Just a joke, no offence to either of these professions
That is funny! I like people with a sense of humor. I could just do boob jobs in Bevery Hills, California and make a fortune. I guess I might loose my fascination with those lovely things.
No, I have not given up on medical school. My dermatologist here in the USA has a medical degree and a law degree. But, he sometimes testifies in court on malpractice lawsuits. In general, I find that lawyers benefit from the suffering of others. So, medicine may be the better route for me. No one knows their true destinaton or stoppage point in life. Uncertaintly is one guarantee in life any man or woman can count on.
I think the qualifications to be a philosopher in the DR are far less stringent...
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I was a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon. But that was long ago. I decided to give it all up and open my practice in Dajabon, where I can add some real value.
If you're talking about Luis, I would trust him more than a few of the lawyers in this town.
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