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title: "Step 3: Complete the Attorney Registration Information section"
description: "Enter the required information in the Attorney Registration Information section of the form. You are required to provide the following information: The information provided becomes part of your perman"
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# 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 register under a name different from the one on your Notice of Results Letter and New Licensee Registration and Attorney Oath form, please enter your new name on the form and then complete the required [Name Change Form.](https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/forms/Name-Change-Form.pdf) To submit your completed and signed forms, fill out the [Licensee Records and Compliance Inquiry Form](https://share.hsforms.com/1rxD0lFL6QhaRZJPYzKoXAwd62wt?__hstc=158387685.baed52cabeaebf61c589e1f15b982c3e.1660575047934.1720712064720.1720714923934.668&__hssc=158387685.8.1720714923934&__hsfp=253062604). Your forms must be submitted in PDF format; photos of your forms will not be accepted. Your Name Change Form must include all required photocopies of identification. 
      
      If you are requesting a name change and signing via DocuSign, you must still complete the [Licensee Records and Compliance Inquiry Form](https://share.hsforms.com/1rxD0lFL6QhaRZJPYzKoXAwd62wt?__hstc=158387685.baed52cabeaebf61c589e1f15b982c3e.1660575047934.1720712064720.1720714923934.668&__hssc=158387685.8.1720714923934&__hsfp=253062604) after signing to submit your completed New Licensee Registration and Attorney Oath form, the completed Name Change Form, and the required photocopies of identification.  
          - 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](mailto: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.

**Note:** If you did not provide a public email address on your New Licensee Registration and Attorney Oath form and you do not register your My State Bar Profile to provide an email address for State Bar communications, you may miss important notices and reminders from the State Bar regarding your State Bar licensing requirements, including notice that payment of annual fees is due. As such, please ensure you register online for your My State Bar Profile. As a first-time user you will require a personal access code to register your online profile. Your access code will be provided with your first mailed annual fees notice. However, after your bar number has been assigned, you may contact the State Bar's Contact Center at 888-800-3400 to obtain your access code.

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

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