Licensed Attorney
- Exam
- No exam
- Education
- None
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- None
Admission to Practice - Admission by Bar Exam State law requires membership in The Mississippi Bar in order to practice law in Mississippi (73-3-119). Applicants who have successfully passed the bar examination, which is administered by the BOARD OF BAR ADMISSIONS AT THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI (Not The Mississippi Bar) must be sworn in to a Chancery Court. Once sworn in to a Chancery Court, applicants must register with The Mississippi Bar and pay annual enrollment fees upon being admitted by the Board of Bar Admissions.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- No exam
- Education
- No education required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
- Physical requirement
- No physical requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- The Mississippi Bar
- Address
- P.O. Box 2168 Jackson, MS 39225
- Phone
- (601) 948-4471
- Agency website
- https://www.msbar.org/
- Licence page
- https://www.msbar.org/
- Last updated
- September 5, 2024
Occupations (O*NET)
- Attorney 23-1011.00
Source and verification
This record is Mississippi's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with The Mississippi Bar — see the issuing body section above.
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