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If you've passed the bar exam in one state but want to work in another, you can either take the bar exam in multiple states or research the laws regarding reciprocity in your state. Each state establishes its own criteria for admission to the bar, and many states have reciprocal agreements.
Out of state individuals can apply for a California License if they meet the qualifications. California has formal reciprocity agreements with the contractor licensing agencies of Arizona, Louisiana, and Nevada.
If you do not remember your bar number, please use the State Bar's attorney search feature to locate your bar number. Search for your name to view your public profile which will include your bar number. Note: Your public profile will also state your admit date and status.
Unfortunately you cannot. California has its own bar exam and is not part of the Uniform Bar Exam which Texas and DC are part of. Now if you take the Uniform Bar (Google which states are part of it) then you can transfer to another state, but each state has its own minimum score and character and fitness requirements.
Out-of-state attorneys who are licensed and in good standing in another U.S. jurisdiction may apply to the Multijurisdictional Practice Program to practice law in a limited capacity in California.
If you've passed the bar exam in one state but want to work in another, you can either take the bar exam in multiple states or research the laws regarding reciprocity in your state. Each state establishes its own criteria for admission to the bar, and many states have reciprocal agreements.
Most states allow 2-4 attempts of the bar exam, but about 35 states, including California, New York, and Florida, don't have any limits on the number of times you can take the bar.
The directory maintained by the state bar or its disciplinary board is sometimes called the "Roster of Attorneys" or the "Roll of Attorneys." Six (6) states do not publish a searchable database online. In those jurisdictions, you must call or email the state bar to confirm a lawyer's bar license status or bar number.
California's General Bar Exam pass rate of 53.8 percent is up from last year's July pass rate of 51.5 percent, and 2022's July pass rate of 52.4 percent. Preliminary statistical analyses show that of the 8,291 applicants who completed the GBX, 67.7 percent were first-time takers.
There is no limit to the number of times you can take the bar exam in the state of California. While it may come as a relief to many students who are planning to take the bar exam in California that there are no limits, California's bar exam is known for being one of the hardest exams in the U.S.