ACC provides a summary of state rules for practicing as in-house counsel in a state where you are not admitted to the bar. The registration application is available in the Applicant Portal or upon request from the Office of Admissions.To be eligible to become an RIHC, you must be:. You cannot have failed any bar exam in the last five (5) years. You can only have failed two (2) bar exams ever. Under the model UPL rule inhouse counsel exception, if you are licensed in any US state you should be able to work in any other state as inhouse counsel. Bar reciprocity in the United States is a concept that allows attorneys to practice law in a state other than the one in which they're licensed. The California State Bar permits nonCalifornia admitted lawyers to practice as inhouse counsel in the state under certain circumstances. Methods for transferring credits outside Virginia are outlined below. Different states have different regulations and procedures that must be followed when an outofstate attorney relocates to become inhouse counsel.