Propose rule change would benefit military spouses

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama State Bar is trying to speed up the process for a lawyer who is a military spouse to practice in Alabama.

The Board of Bar Commissioners has voted to allow them to practice law temporarily if they have passed the bar in another state and have completed a required course on Alabama law. The change must be approved by the Alabama Supreme Court before taking effect.

Bar spokesman Brad Carr says lawyers who are military spouses have had to take the Alabama Bar exam, and by the time that happens, their families are facing another transfer.

Alabama Bar President Anthony Joseph says the military spouses have the skills and experience to contribute to Alabama’s legal community and this would ease the burden on them.