Northwestern California University School of Law - My Journey

[resistk]

I'm going down a rabbit hole looking at law school options...I'm not sure if anyone knows the answer to this but I'll take a shot...

I'm in WA State and looking at Concord and NWCU and trying to figure out the path to the long term goal:  bar acceptance in WA.  
It seems like I would have to have active practice for 3 years in CA in order to apply to be accepted by the WA bar.

Does anyone know HOW someone gets the 3 years of "active practice" when they're out of state? and how much time it requires? (can it be very part time, or does it need to be full time?)

You don't need anything more than a single bar license under the "federal practice exception." You can also practice using a California virtual office address if you want an in state practice. Your problem is a fundamental misunderstanding of what "law practice" means in the 2020s. The lawyer that sits like spider in his office on Main Street waiting for the clients to come to them is a dying breed. Look into federal administrative law, trade law, immigration law, social security law, veterans disability, securities law, international law - all of these can be accomplished from anywhere.  For a California virtual law practice using Zoom, Skype etc just about an form of state law that does not require regular attendence in the courts is possible and many lawyers never go anywhere near a court room.