Are graduates of CBA (California Bar Accredited) law schools limited to practicing law in California?
While the majority of applicants to CBA law schools anticipate practicing law in California, members of the California Bar who graduate from CBA law schools and practice law in California, typically for three to five years, are eligible to take the state bar exam in about a third of the other states. As soon as a CBA graduate becomes a member of the California State Bar, they are immediately eligible to become a member of the Federal Bar which permits access to the U.S. District Courts, U.S. Courts of Appeal, and the U.S. Supreme Court. If a prospective student intends to seek admission to practice law outside of California at the State Court level, the student should contact the admitting authority in that state for information regarding the legal education requirements for admission to practice law in that state. State Bar websites are an excellent resource for this information.
The majority of applicants to CBA law schools anticipate practicing law in California. Upon graduation from a CBA law school, those graduates are eligible to sit only for the California Bar Exam. As soon as a CBA graduate becomes a member of the California State Bar, they are immediately eligible to become a member of the Federal Bar which permits access to the U.S. District Courts, U.S. Courts of Appeal, and the U.S. Supreme Court. CBA graduates who become members of the California State Bar may become eligible to sit for the bar exam in about a third of the other states after having been a practicing attorney in good standing, typically for 3-5 years. Please note the following: Study at, or graduation from, this law school may not qualify a student to take the bar examination or be admitted to practice law in jurisdictions other than California. A student who intends to seek admission to practice law outside of California should contact the admitting authority in that jurisdiction fo
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