California State Bar Office Of Admissions In Minnesota
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There is no reciprocity between Florida and any other jurisdiction. Submission to the Florida Bar Examination and completion of a character and fitness investigation is required of all applicants.
California Bar Examination All other attorney applicants must take the general bar exam. Please note that the State Bar does not offer reciprocity or accept bar exam scores from another jurisdiction.
If you have any questions or require further assistance with registering in the Applicant Portal, please email admissions@calbar.ca.
The State Bar of California's Committee of Bar Examiners on Friday voted 8-3 to allow bar takers to sit for the exam remotely or in test centers located in other states or countries—provided they take it at the same time as those in California to reduce the risk of cheating.
A California-licensed attorney may be granted temporary permission to practice law in another state for a specific case through pro hac vice admission. Be careful, however, pro hac vice practice has its limitations.
For the Office of Admissions to confirm your eligibility to take the California Bar Exam, you must mail an official sealed transcript(s) to the Office of Admissions at 845 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017 once you have completed your LLM studies. Please note that electronic transcripts will not be accepted.
What states have reciprocity with California? Arizona. Colorado. Delaware. Hawaii. Louisiana. Maine. Maryland. Massachusetts.
California Reciprocity California doesn't offer reciprocity but offers a shorter bar exam for attorneys who are admitted in other states and who have been in good standing as an attorney in those states for at least four years prior to their application.
If you received a scaled score of 145 or higher on the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) in the past 36 months and you were admitted in another jurisdiction on the basis of the examination in which you obtained that score, you may be eligible. See Rule 7B for additional requirements.
If your question is not addressed in the above FAQs, please email admissions@calbar.ca or call 213-765-1000 or 415-538-2300. You may also submit a general request in the Applicant Portal.
