Has anyone successfully lateraled into a state where they were not barred? I want to make a jump, but don’t want to take a bar exam until I have an offer from somewhere, as I wouldn’t be able to balance the studying with my current job and I’d have to keep it a secret

—Second year IP big law associate

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Yeah. I lateraled to CA before I took the bar.

Idk if that’s possible anymore because so many people lateraled in but didn’t pass the bar the 1st couple of times that firms are looking for laterals already CA-barred.

This market is crazy.

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I lateraled to NY from NJ but was able to transfer my UBE bar score (within 3 years) - all I had to do was take the NY law exam and the MPRE again but I passed both and am just going through the process of waiving in

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Lateraling from TX to Colorado 😊

Yup, lateraled from NY to GA a few years ago. Started a new job in April and took the bar in February the next year.

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