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Practicing lawyers in California must be licensed by the State Bar. The State Bar's admission requirements are set by the California Business and Professions Code.
California Bar Examination Please note that the State Bar does not offer reciprocity or accept bar exam scores from another jurisdiction.
California was one of the first states to unify its bar (1927). A unified, or integrated bar, means simply that membership is mandatory for all attorneys who are licensed to practice law in the state.
Transition Away from the MBE: Starting in 2025, California will no longer use the National Conference of Bar Examiners' (NCBE) Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) for its multiple-choice component. Instead, Kaplan will develop new multiple-choice questions specific to California.
You cannot practice law anywhere in the United States if you are not a licensed attorney. You cannot be licensed to practice law in the state of California without passing a bar examination.
For more than 80 years, the State Bar of California manages the admission of lawyers in California into practice, investigates complaints of professional misconduct, and prescribes appropriate discipline for misconduct. California was one of the first states to unify its bar and make it mandatory, and it is the only ...
To verify an attorney's recent admission to, or current membership status with, the bar of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, please use the Court's online Attorney Bar Membership Status Lookup Tool.
Contact Center To speak with a representative, please call 800-843-9053 if you are in California. If you are calling from out-of-state, please call 415-538-2000.