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State Bar Reciprocity With California In Travis
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Travis
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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.
Attorneys licensed to practice law in another state or jurisdiction may seek full licensure in California or seek to practice law in California under limited circumstances through one of several State Bar special admissions programs.
Texas's additional reciprocity requirements include: Law Degree. A law degree from an ABA approved law school (determined at the time of enrollment or graduation and not at a later date). Character and Fitness.
There is no bar reciprocity in California, though the state does offer a modified bar exam to those who have actively practiced law for at least four years immediately preceding their bar application.
In order to be licensed in Texas without taking the Texas Bar Examination, you must demonstrate that you: Hold a J.D. from an ABA-approved U.S. law school or satisfy each element of a Rule 13 exemption from the law study requirement. Are licensed to practice law in another state.
To sit for the Texas Bar Exam, you must hold a J.D. from a law school approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) or a state-accredited law school. Current Texas law students must file a Declaration of Intention to Study Law during their 1L year.
Rule XIII of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas governs admission to the Texas Bar for attorneys licensed in other jurisdictions. The process is called Texas Admission Without Examination.
Unfortunately you cannot. California has its own bar exam and is not part of the Uniform Bar Exam which Texas and DC are part of. Now if you take the Uniform Bar (Google which states are part of it) then you can transfer to another state, but each state has its own minimum score and character and fitness requirements.
DC, Maryland, and Virginia have Bar Reciprocity which means you can pass the Bar Exam in one of those three, then get "waived in" to the other two, plus a bunch of other states. You won't be able to do it instantly upon admission to the first state, but you can get all three without having to take all three Bar Exams.
