The Virginia bar has reciprocity with all states and the District of Columbia. That means that you do not have to retake the bar exam to practice law in Virginia.
I need to know what states will allow me to obtain a licenses to practice law without retaking the bar exam?
California's bar exam is supposed to be the hardest bar in the country. It is one of six states that does not require a law school degree to sit for exam.
STATES THAT HAVE A RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT WITH ALABAMAAS OF 8/1/2009ConnecticutDistrict of ColumbiaGeorgiaIndianaIllinoisKansasMassachusettsMissouriMississippiNew HampshireOklahomaPennsylvaniaTennesseeTexasVirginiaWashingtonWest Virginia
California is one of seven states that allows person's to challenge the bar exam without having attended law school.
No. Seven states have programs that permit you to take the bar exam without having a law degree: California; Maine; New York; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; Wyoming. Most of these states still require SOME law school before you can sit for the bar. You could then practice in one of these states for five years, and then waive into Florida (from New York, at least; I do not think California has reciprocity with any other states), but you still would not be sitting for the bar exam. But even if you're migrating from a state where you practiced for 20 years, if you do not have the credentials to be admitted to the bar exam, your license from another state is generally not going to get you into the system.
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They have to take the bar exam again in Florida. There are no reciprocity laws in Florida.
Florida does not accept reciprocity with any other state. Too many retirees moving there from the North. New York does not accept reciprocity with Florida, though it does from numerous other states.
This is from the Utah bar's website. The first group are the states which the Utah bar has reciprocity. The second group are the states which the Utah bar does not have reciprocity.ADMISSION WITHOUT EXAMINATIONRECIPROCAL JURISDICTIONSAlabamaMissouriAlaskaNebraska ArizonaNew HampshireArkansasNew YorkColoradoNorth CarolinaConnecticutNorth DakotaDistrict of ColumbiaOhioGeorgiaOklahomaIdahoOregonIllinoisSouth DakotaIndianaPennsylvaniaIowaTennesseeKansasTexasKentuckyVermontMassachusettsVirginiaMichiganWashingtonMinnesotaWisconsinMississippi WyomingNON-RECIPROCAL JURISDICTIONSCaliforniaNew JerseyDelawareNew MexicoFloridaNorthern Mariana IslandsGuamPuerto RicoHawaiiRhode IslandLouisianaSouth CarolinaMaineVirgin IslandsMarylandWest VirginiaMontanaNevada
Most comprehensive reciprocity site: barreciprocity.com http://juristech.com/chart.html Check out this link
You are still a lawyer. However, you are not licensed to practice in California. You will either have to petition the California Bar for membership, or take and pass the California Bar exam.