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The Legal Professional Boards regulate approximately 30,000 licensed Minnesota lawyers and provide information on attorney licensure status to the general public.
Complaints against lawyers should be directed to the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility, (651) 296-3952. Complaints against federal judges should be directed to Michael Gans, Clerk, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, 316 N. Robert Street, St. Paul, MN, 55101, (651) 848-1100.
Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners The Minnesota Board of Law Examiners administers a bar examination each February and July and licenses attorneys to the practice of law in Minnesota.
Clear the LSAT exam. Earn an ABA-accredited Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree from a law school. Pass the Minnesota State Bar Exam. Get the state-issued lawyer's license.
In order to actively represent clients in court and give clients legal advice lawyers must be licensed by the state bar to become an attorney.
Complaints against lawyers should be directed to the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility, (651) 296-3952.
The MSBA is one of the oldest state bar associations in the United States. Membership is not required to practice law in Minnesota.
In order to be eligible for admission without taking the Minnesota Bar Exam, the applicant must have engaged in the active practice of law for 5 of the 7 years preceding admission or received a scaled score of 145 or above on the MBE within 24 months of application, and be a graduate of an ABA accredited law school.
You may be admitted to the Minnesota Bar without taking the bar exam (admission on motion) if you have graduated with a JD degree from an ABA-approved law school and meet one of the following requirements: You have been practicing law for a minimum of 1,000 hours per year for 36 of the past 60 months.
The Minnesota Board of Law Examiners will accept applications for admission by motion, without examination. For information on the different types of motion applications, view the page for each specific rule.