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It is designed to verify the applicant’s knowledge of and proficiency in the usual legal procedures and substantive law that should be common to specialists in the field as represented by the skills listed below. We recognize that these skills are interrelated, which may require that you apply several skills in responding to a single exam question. Also, the order of the skills does not reflect their relative importance, nor does the skill sequence represent an implied order of their application in practice.  \nYour answers to the exam questions should reflect your ability to identify and resolve issues, apply immigration & nationality law to the facts given, and show knowledge and understanding of the pertinent principles and theories of law, their relationship to each other, and their qualifications and limitations. Of primary importance for the essay questions will be the quality of your analysis and explanation.  \nKnowledge of the following fundamental lawyering skills may be assessed:  \n\n| Subject Area 1: Professional Responsibility\u003Cbr>1.1 Duties to clients\u003Cbr>1.2 Duties to opposing counsel, administrative agencies, and courts\u003Cbr>1.3 Attorney’s fees and fee agreements\u003Cbr>1.4 Conflicts of interest | Subject Area 2: Immigrant and Non-immigrant Eligibility issues\u003Cbr>2.1 Family-based immigrant visa categories\u003Cbr>2.2 Employment-based (EB 1-5) immigrant visa categories\u003Cbr>2.3 Labor certifications\u003Cbr>2.4 H-1B visas/status and Labor Condition Applications (LCAs)\u003Cbr>2.5 L-1 visas/status\u003Cbr>2.6 Other nonimmigrant categories, including B, E, F, J, K, O, R, S, T, TN, and U\u003Cbr>2.7 Visa Waiver Program\u003Cbr>2.8 Rules of chargeability\u003Cbr>2.9 Priority Dates\u003Cbr>2.10 Criminal activity (INA 212(a)(2))\u003Cbr>2.11 Misrepresentation (INA 212(a)(6)(C)\u003Cbr>2.12 Unlawful presence (INA 212(a)(9))\u003Cbr>2.13 Other inadmissibility grounds\u003Cbr>2.14 Waivers of inadmissibility (212(h), 212(i), 212(a)(9)(B)(v), 212(e), 212(d))\u003Cbr>2.15 Marriage fraud (including 204(c))\u003Cbr>2.16 Adjustment of status (INA 245(a),(c),(k), and (i))\u003Cbr>2.17 Conditional Permanent Resident status\u003Cbr>2.18 Violence Against Women Act\u003Cbr>2.19 Child Status Protection Act\u003Cbr>2.20 Employer compliance (INA 274A)\u003Cbr>2.21 Parole-in-place |\n| --- | --- |\n\n\n| Subject Area 3: Processing and Procedures\u003Cbr>3.1 Consular processing, including waivers\u003Cbr>3.2 Arriving aliens and reentry doctrine\u003Cbr>3.3 Affidavits of support\u003Cbr>3.4 Reentry permits and abandonment of LPR status\u003Cbr>3.5 Bond eligibility, jurisdiction,\u003Cbr>redeterminations, and conditions\u003Cbr>3.6 Application to apply for admission after removal (I-212)\u003Cbr>3.7 Burden of proof | Subject Area 4: Removal and Relief\u003Cbr>4.1 Criminal grounds of removability\u003Cbr>4.2 Other grounds of removability\u003Cbr>4.3 Mandatory Detention\u003Cbr>4.4 Voluntary Departure\u003Cbr>4.5 INA § 237(a)(1)(H) waiver\u003Cbr>4.6 Cancellation of Removal\u003Cbr>4.7 Asylum\u003Cbr>4.8 Withholding and Deferral of Removal (C.A.T.)\u003Cbr>4.9 NACARA\u003Cbr>4.10 212(c)\u003Cbr>4.11 Expedited removal (INA 235(b) and 238)\u003Cbr>4.12 Executive actions and prosecutorial discretion\u003Cbr>4.13 Reinstatement of removal orders\u003Cbr>4.14 Temporary Protected Status |\n| --- | --- |\n| Subject Area 5: Motions and Review\u003Cbr>5.1 In absentia hearings and orders\u003Cbr>5.2 Motions to reopen/reconsider/remand/\u003Cbr>terminate in removal proceedings\u003Cbr>5.3 Other agency actions\u003Cbr>5.4 Administrative Appeals (BIA, AAO, BALCA)\u003Cbr>5.5 Judicial deference to administrative actions and orders (Chevron and Brand X)\u003Cbr>5.6 Federal court jurisdiction\u003Cbr>5.7 Federal District Court actions\u003Cbr>5.8 Federal Court of Appeals review | Subject Area 6: Naturalization and Citizenship\u003Cbr>6.1 Good moral character\u003Cbr>6.2 Residence and physical presence\u003Cbr>6.3 Naturalization procedure (including administrative and court review)\u003Cbr>6.4 Acquisition of citizenship (current law ","cbCailr0gSVpTJZh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailr0gSVpTJZh","pdf",240877,"English","# Purpose of the Exam\n## How Answers Are Evaluated\n## Assessed Lawyering Skills\n# Subject Area 1: Professional Responsibility\n# Subject Area 2: Immigrant and Non-immigrant Eligibility Issues\n# Subject Area 3: Processing and Procedures\n# Subject Area 4: Removal and Relief\n# Subject Area 5: Motions and Review\n# Subject Area 6: Naturalization and Citizenship\n# Immigration & Nationality Law Sample Essay Questions\n## Sample Legal Specialist Examination Question #1","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Immigration \\u0026 Nationality Law Legal Specialist Examination?\",\"answer\":\"The exam verifies knowledge of and proficiency in common legal procedures and substantive law, assessing related skills that may be used together in single questions.\"},{\"question\":\"What question types and time limits are referenced for the sample questions?\",\"answer\":\"The exam consists of essay and multiple-choice questions. 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