how did mike ross become a lawyer

Mike Ross is clearly capable of being a lawyer. He passed the bar exam (albeit probably not under his own name). Is there an in-universe explanation for why he doesn't just quietly get a law degree from somewhere (possibly far away from the show's setting of New York)?

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Is Mike Ross a lawyer?

It basically means you can become admitted to the bar through apprenticeship studying under a lawyer/judge instead of law school. Mike’s time at the firm counted as this. It technically is still legal in a few states although in some of them I think you have to have some law classes.

Why didn’t Mike Ross take the bar exam?

 · Mike Ross is clearly capable of being a lawyer. He passed the bar exam (albeit probably not under his own name). Is there an in-universe explanation for why he doesn't just quietly get a law degree from somewhere (possibly far away from the show's setting of New York)? (And some states don't even require a law degree; passing the bar is sufficient.)

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