Bar applicants need to supply every single piece of personal information imaginable , from their birthday and Social Security number to their 10 - year work history . If anyone with criminal intent ever got their hands on that information , we ca nt even begin to describe how screwed those poor bar applicants would be . As it turns out , some bar applicants are getting a taste of what it feels like to be violated by a state bar outside of a timed test - taking situation . Which state bar just exposed an untold number of exam applicants to identity theft due to a break - in ? The State Bar of Nevada recently advised an undisclosed number of applicants that their confidential personal information may have been stolen from its storage facility . Heres the letter , in pertinent part : The State Bar of Nevada has learned that criminals have forced their way into a State Bar storage facility and stolen some confidential records . Through investigation and in cooperation with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department we discovered that information furnished by you to the State Bar of Nevada may have been stolen . The State Bar has taken measures to secure all records to counter subsequent thefts and breaches in security . ;