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Most states require only that you graduate from an ABA approved law school before taking the bar exam. There is also no residency requirement before taking the bar exam. For both of those reasons, law school graduates are eligible to take any states bar exam.
Mostly, no. Most practice areas are governed by state law, and those will require a State Bar license. Even fields of law that are primarily federal—bankruptcy, immigration, etc. —may require a State Bar license.
Should You Attend Law School Where You Plan to Practice? Law graduates are not bound to stay in state. Unless you attend an unaccredited law school, nothing is stopping you from leaving town after graduation and building your legal career thousands of miles away.
The State Bar is a government agency. All licensed North Carolina lawyers must be members of the State Bar. The North Carolina Bar Association is a non-governmental, voluntary, professional organization that lawyers may join, but they are not required to do so to practice law in North Carolina.
Most states have a bar that is a government-sanctioned body, charged with the regulation and licensing of attorneys. Some states also have a voluntary bar association that focuses on advancing and improving the legal profession. In other states, one organization serves both functions.
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.
The uniform bar exam The UBE is designed to make it easier for attorneys to practice law in multiple states, as they can take the UBE in one state and have their scores transferred to another state that accepts the UBE.
North Carolina has reciprocity agreements with: AK, CO, CT, DC, GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NH, NY, ND, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WV, WI, and WY.
Check on Reciprocity. Take the Uniform Bar Exam. Take the Bar Exam for Multiple States.
In other states, one organization serves both functions. In every state, however, there is at least one entity that exists to streamline and support the legal profession and to engage with the public to assure confidence in and accountability for attorneys.