If you are a law student or attorney applicant, you must register with the State Bar in the Applicant Portal. You don't need to do the full 4 years of law school to be eligible for the CA bar, but you do need to have completed the LLM.I work in California now and want to take the July 2024 CA bar exam as an attorney applicant. The last deadline to register (with extra fees) is June 3rd, 2024. California-accredited law school or complete 4 years of law study at a law school registered in California and pass the First-Year Law Students'. Exam. This exam is only one day and does not include the MBE. Applicants may take the examination anytime after completing their first year of study and after registering with the Committee of Bar Examiners (Committee). Yes, you don't need LL.M. to sit for California bar exam. You will need one for NYS bar exam. Local bar admission also required.