<P> Canadian applicants to the bar must obtain admission (referred to as the "call to the bar") to one of the provincial or territorial Law Societies in the various jurisdictions of Canada . As an example, in order to sit for the bar exam, the Law Society of British Columbia requires that a student complete an undergraduate degree in any discipline (B.A. of four years), and an undergraduate law degree (LL. B. and / or B.C.L., three to four years) or Juris Doctor (three years). The applicant must complete an apprenticeship referred to as "articling" (nine to fifteen months depending on the jurisdiction and nature of the articling process). </P> <P> Lawyers in Mexico are required to complete a law degree (Licenciado en Derecho, a five - year program), and obtain a practice certificate (cedula professional) from the Bureau of Professions of the Ministry of Education (Dirección General de Profesiones), which officially certifies the license by virtue of the law degree . </P> <P> Regulation of the legal profession is a power reserved to the states pursuant to the Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution . Each state, territory and the District of Columbia has its own rules . Unlike many other countries, US jurisdictions do not license legal practitioners as solicitors and barristers, but all licensed attorneys are qualified to practice as both . </P> <P> All jurisdictions require applicants to pass a moral character evaluation and to pass an ethics examination, which some states administer as part of their bar examinations . Most require applicants to achieve a particular score on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination . </P>

Can an attorney practice law in any state