The purposes and powers of the State Bar of Nevada are:

• to govern the legal profession in Nevada as provided in NRS 7.275(1) and under the exclusive jurisdiction and control of the Supreme Court of Nevada;
• to advance the science of jurisprudence;
•  to improve the administration of justice;
• to promote reform in the law and in judicial procedure;
• to uphold the honor, integrity, professionalism and dignity of the profession of law;
• to apply its knowledge and experience in the field of law to the promotion of the public good;
• to enhance the professional competence and ethical conduct of members of the Bar;
• to improve the availability of competent legal services to all segments of the community;
• to seek fulfillment of the obligations of the legal profession in the courts and in the community;
• to advance public understanding of the law, the system of justice and the role of lawyers;
• to encourage higher and better education for members of the profession and to provide educational programs for lawyers to understand the particular nuances of Nevada law and to maintain and enhance the skills of practicing lawyers, thus providing to the public quality services in the legal profession (S. Ct. April 6, 1990 Order re: CLE);
• to fix and determine the qualifications for admission to the practice of law in this State;
• to administer an attorney disciplinary system;
• to make contracts; (NRS 7.275(2)(a)) and (SCR 76(2));
• to own, hold, use, manage and deal in and with real and personal property; (NRS 7.275(b)) and (SCR 76(2))
• to do all other acts incidental to the foregoing or necessary or expedient for the administration of its affairs and the attainment of its purposes. (NRS 7.275(2)(c)) and (SCR 76(2))