The organization promotes study in a wide rang of legal topics and is a powerful lobbying force for lawyers around the country, but it dies not have much official status.
or otherwise be admitted "on motion" having been licensed to practice in another state for several years.
In about half the states, membership in the state bar is also required to continue to practice law. (Such states are said to have an " integrated bar.") The bar may also be responsible for the discipline of lawyers who fail to meet the applicable code of professional ethics; and state bars are regularly involved in setting standards and providing instruction for continuing legal education (CLE) standards required for practicing lawyers.
The AAJ is a significant lobbying force