You can't just sign up for the bar exam in California. Your options in decreasing popularity are... * Graduate from an ABA-accredited law school. * Graduate f

You can't just sign up for the bar exam in California. Your options in decreasing popularity are... * Graduate from an ABA-accredited law school. * Graduate from a California accredited law school. * Graduate from an unaccredited law school, after taking the baby bar after your first year. * Finish a four year legal apprenticeship program, taking the baby bar after your first year. Unless you've done one of those things, you cannot sit for the bar exam in California.