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Lawyer Licensing in Washington StateAdmissionsTo be licensed as a lawyer in Washington, you must either take and pass the Washington State Bar Exam or be admitted through Reciprocity. Once admitted, you are a member of the WSBA. Please visit the Admissions Page for more information. All applicants for admission must submit their address changes in writing along with their signature. Bar Exam Updates:
Annual LicensingEach December (after admission to the WSBA), members will receive an annual licensing renewal packet. Newly admitted members will have their packets mailed to them in mid-January. The packet is mailed to the member's current mailing address on file with the WSBA, and includes all the required documents to be completed and returned by the following February. Visit the Annual Licensing page for more information about licensing forms and fees. Replacement Bar CardTo obtain a replacement bar card, contact the WSBA Service Center at 800-945-9722 or 206-443-9722 or e-mail questions@wsba.org. There is no fee. You should receive your new card in about one week. Photo bar cards are available for a small fee. Special Admissions — Limited Licenses, Emeritus Membership, and Law Clerk ProgramThere are several limited licenses to practice law available in Washington under the Admission to Practice Rules (APR). Limited licenses permit the practice of law only as defined in each rule and persons admitted to practice under a limited license are not members of the WSBA. Information about each type of limited license is provided by clicking on the following links:
Emeritus MembershipLaw Clerk ProgramSpecial Admissions - Multijurisdictional PracticeRPC 5.5: Unauthorized Practice of Law; Multijurisdictional Practice of Law Multijurisdictional PracticeLawyers possessing active licenses from other states may practice law in Washington, within certain, specific limitations set forth in Rule 5.5 of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
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New for February 2010 Washington State Bar Examination - The WSBA has recently amended our bar exam laptop policy to include the use of both Macintosh and PC laptops for those applicants wanting to take the exam by laptop. All applicants taking the exam by laptop must still register for each administration with ExamSoft during the designated registration period. Users with Apple's Mac OS X Leopard (v. 10.5) or Mac OS X Snow Leopard (v. 10.6) laptops can run SofTest in Windows XP or Vista installed via Apple's 