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Working For The State Bar Of California In Massachusetts
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Massachusetts has entered into agreements for reciprocity with Connecticut, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Tennessee, Vermont, and Washington D.C. The Board of Bar Examiners is continuing to work with a number of jurisdictions that will administer the same remote exam to expand this list of reciprocal jurisdictions.
All applicants for admission to practice law in California must receive a passing score on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination and pass the California Bar Examination.
An attorney from another state may be permitted to practice in Massachusetts if he or she gets permission from the court, but only a local attorney can file that motion for admission pro hac vice. It is not a good idea however to use an out of state attorney.
California Bar Examination Please note that the State Bar does not offer reciprocity or accept bar exam scores from another jurisdiction.
Massachusetts has entered into agreements for reciprocity with Connecticut, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Tennessee, Vermont, and Washington D.C. The Board of Bar Examiners is continuing to work with a number of jurisdictions that will administer the same remote exam to expand this list of reciprocal jurisdictions.
Limited reciprocity: New York currently has full reciprocity with only four states: Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.
Created by the state legislature in 1927, the State Bar is a public corporation within the judicial branch of government, serving as an arm of the California Supreme Court. All State Bar members are officers of the court.
To become a licensed attorney in MA, you must graduate from an ABA-approved law school or one approved by the Commonwealth, pass the UBE, the MLC, and the MPRE, and apply for the state bar.
In some instances, attorneys who are properly licensed and in good standing in another state are allowed to practice in California. For example, attorneys who practice only federal law, such as immigration, may practice in California but be licensed in another state.
What states have reciprocity with California? Arizona. Colorado. Delaware. Hawaii. Louisiana. Maine. Maryland. Massachusetts.
