The State Bar of California has released an updated version of “Kids & the Law: An Z-to-Z Guide for Parents,” marking the 20th year the popular free consumer guides have been distributed to the public.

The State Bar of California’s Governance in the Public Interest Task Force held its final public hearing Monday on the organization’s structure and will continue to take written comments for a report to be issued in July.

After five years of outstanding leadership, Jayne Kim has announced she is declining reappointment to the position of Chief Trial Counsel. 

The State Bar of California today released its Annual Discipline Report for 2015, showing progress in its efforts to protect the public while identifying areas for improvement.

The State Bar of California will begin live webcasting of its Board of Trustees meetings starting today.

The State Bar of California issued the following statement in response to the California State Auditor’s report today:

The State Bar of California's Committee of Bar Examiners reported today that 35.7 percent of the applicants passed the February 2016 General Bar Examination (GBX). 

The State Bar of California announced today that audit letters will go out next week to approximately 6,500 attorneys to ensure compliance with Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) requirements.

The State Bar of California’s Board of Trustees seeks public comment through Sept. 27 on proposed new and amended rules for attorney conduct in California. 

A San Francisco Superior Court trial began this week over access to the State Bar of California’s information about bar applicants’ personal information including race, law school, grade-point average, LSAT scores and bar scores.