No. Each start has their own requirements for admission into their bar and the vast majority require a Juris Doctorate degree. The Washington Supreme Court ordered on Friday, March 15, that attorneys now have "alternative pathways" in lieu the bar exam.Vermont, California, and Virginia do not require law school. Currently, Washington, Vermont, California and Virginia are the only four states that allow this process. You must pass the FirstYear Law Students' Examination as part of your legal apprenticeship if you reside and intend to practice in California. Lawyers licensed in another U.S. jurisdiction or foreign jurisdiction who want to practice as house counsel must become licensed in Washington. Oregon and Washington states do not longer requires to take the bar exam to become an attorney!! The Supreme Court approved three alternatives to the bar exam. All applicants are subject to a character and fitness review prior to being admitted to practice law in Washington. You can only take the bar exam without going to law school in a few states, and each state has its own rules about the exact requirements to take the bar.