Step 3: Complete the Attorney Registration Information section

Enter the required information in the Attorney Registration Information section of the form.

You are required to provide the following information:

• Licensee’s legal name. Your name as shown on the Notice of Results Letter received from the Admissions office has been prepopulated on the form.
  • If you wish to be registered under a name different from that shown on the Notice of Results Letter and New Licensee Registration and Attorney Oath form, enter your new name and return the form to us along with a completed and signed Name Change Form and the required photocopies of identification to OathCard@calbar.ca.gov. If you are requesting a name change and signing via DocuSign, forward the final completion email from DocuSign along with the completed Name Change Form and the required photocopies of identification to OathCard@calbar.ca.gov.
    • If you fill out your form and take your oath under your old name, it will become part of your permanent State Bar record, and any subsequent name changes will be noted as such.
    • If the form is submitted with a different name and without the required Name Change Form, the form will be returned to you for completion, delaying your enrollment.
• Address and telephone. If you do not have an office address at this time, please enter an address and telephone that you agree will be public. P.O. Box addresses are acceptable. Please note, after you have been assigned a bar number you may update your address at any time using your online My State Bar Profile.
• Places of prior admission to practice. Including the month and year of admission. If you are admitted to New York, you must also include the Appellate Division department you are admitted to.
• Your law degree information has been prepopulated on your form based your record with the Office of Admissions. If there is a discrepancy with the information shown, contact the Office of Admissions at Admissions@calbar.ca.gov. If the field for your law degree information is blank, please fill in your law school information on the form.

The information provided becomes part of your permanent record with the State Bar, is a matter of public record and will appear on the State Bar website. If you do not provide the required information, your form will be returned to you for completion, delaying your enrollment.

You are not required to provide the following information:

• A public email is not required. However, once your bar number is assigned, you will be sent an access code in the mail to the address of record provided on your form to register your My State Bar Profile where you will be required to confirm an email for State Bar communications. The email designated for State Bar communications is private and can be different form the email you select to display publicly.

The Attorney Registration Information section of your form must be complete before you proceed with taking the attorney’s oath.