Post the completed Live Scan Form to your moral character case feed. Do not submit the Live Scan Form as a General Request or as a Fingerprint Request, or there may be a delay in processing.

You must fulfill the pre-legal education requirements that apply to students who attend law school. This includes at least two years of college work, or show equivalent intellectual achievement by attaining a score of 50 or higher on specified College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations, as detailed on the College Equivalency Education webpage. 

Your pre-legal education will be evaluated upon submission of your LOS application. If any legal education has been completed prior to applying for the LOS program, it’s suggested that you apply for a legal evaluation to determine if you have established exemption from the FYLSX. You must register with the Office of Admissions, and the Registration Application must be approved before you can submit a request for a legal evaluation. When submitting your LOS Notice of Intent, you must submit your official, sealed undergraduate transcripts, CLEP scores, or a course-by-course evaluation of your foreign study from an approved credential evaluation agency if you have foreign undergraduate study. All official, sealed legal education transcripts must be submitted before a legal evaluation can be completed.

You must submit a semi-annual report to the State Bar after completion of each six month period of study through the LOS Program. If you submit a semi-annual report more than 30 days late, it will not be accepted, and you will not receive credit for that six-month period of study. Your LOS application and participation will be categorized as inactive if you fail to submit a semi-annual report within a year of your last provided semi-annual report. You must submit your semi-annual reports through the Applicant Portal. To submit a semi-annual report (i.e., Law Office Study Session):

• Log in to your Applicant Portal.
• Scroll down to “My Applications.”
• Click on the case number associated with your most recent Law Office Notice of Intent case.
• Under Law Office Study Sessions, click “New.”
• Provide the requested information and click “Save.” A LOS Session ID will be created.
• Click on the new LOS Session ID number. Upload a completed LOS Session Semi-Annual Report Cover Sheet and your six graded exams, each with an appended LOS Session Exam Cover Sheet under the files section. Please make sure the LOS Session Semi-Annual Report Cover Sheet has the correct dates and the total hours studied for the period.
• Click “Pay Now” and follow the steps to submit the study session.

The cost is $275 per month, which is paid to the clinician who facilitates the group. Groups fees are assessed monthly, not on a week-to-week basis. Financial assistance is available for qualified participants.

LAP groups do not focus on the specific treatment of any diagnosis. A structured plan of support is beneficial in the recovery of a variety of problems.

Also, many LAP participants are recovering from both substance use and mental health issues. Feedback from LAP participants confirms that benefits are derived from the combined group meetings. The general public is not part of the LAP group meetings.

No. But all bar members, both inactive and active, must pay annual fees.

Your official date of admission is considered the day you take your oath. Your membership fees will be calculated based on that date, and you should be able to access a fee statement within 30 days. Your fees will be due 45 days from the day you get your invoice. More information concerning fees is available through the State Bar website. If you have additional questions about fees after reading the material on the website, contact Member Records at 888-800-3400.

Once your MJP application has been approved and the State Bar has issued you a certificate of registration, you may engage only in the activities permitted by the applicable rule of the California Rules of Court. 

Once your MJP application has been approved, you may: 

• RIHC: only provide legal services in California to the qualified institution that employs you. Upon submittal of a supplemental form, you may also provide pro bono legal services under the supervision of a California attorney for an eligible legal aid organization defined by rule 9.45(a)(1) of the California Rules of Court, or the qualifying institution that employs you. 

• RLAA: under the supervision of a California attorney, provide legal services while working, with or without pay, at a qualified legal aid organization and only on behalf of its clients or customers. Practice under this rule is limited to a total of five years. 

• RMSA: under the supervision of a California attorney, practice law in California in all forms of legal practice that are permissible for a licensed attorney of the State Bar of California. Practice under this rule is limited to a total of five years.

Once you become ineligible for the MJP Program, you must notify the State Bar within 30 days. 

You must report the above information in the Applicant Portal by following the steps below or emailing mjp@calbar.ca.gov. 

• Log in to the Applicant Portal. 

• From the home page in the Applicant Portal

• Click “Support Requests”
• Select “New General Request”
• For type, select “Other”
• Provide the update in the description box and click “Confirm” when you are ready to submit the update.

Items listed in the Admittance Ticket Bulletin are allowed without prior approval. The Admittance Ticket Bulletin can be found on the California Bar Exam webpage once logistics for the exam are confirmed. Items not listed in the bulletin will require approval through the testing accommodations process. If the bulletin is not yet available for the exam you intend to take, refer to the bulletin for the prior administration of the exam; however, please note that the bulletin is subject to change.

You are not permitted to have any extraneous or personal items (e.g., backpacks, purses, cell phones, etc.) in the exam room. Such items will not be allowed into the testing rooms and must be left outside of the secure testing area. Ensure all audible devices left outside or in the designated courtesy area are turned off.