The New York State Board of Law Examiners
Operating under the auspices of the New York State Court of Appeals, the New York State Board of Law
Examiners is responsible for
administering the bar examination to candidates seeking admission to
practice law in the State of New York. The Board has been in existence for over a hundred years, having been created by the New York State Legislature in 1894.
Its five members are practicing attorneys appointed by the Court of Appeals. The Board maintains a business office in Albany, New York with a full-time staff that oversees the bar examination.
The bar examination is administered twice per year, on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July. Approximately 15,000 candidates take the bar examination annually.
Important Notice(s) for February Bar Exam Applicants:
The Legislature has amended Judiciary Law Section 465 which sets the application fee for the New York bar examination.
The bar examination fee schedule beginning with the February 2011 bar exam will be as follows:
Examination Fee (by method of qualifying – see Judiciary Law section 465)
Section 520.3 (ABA approved law schools)...................................................... $250
Section 520.4 (law office study)........................................................................ $250
Section 520.5 (unapproved law schools).......................................................... $250
Section 520.6 (study of law in foreign country)................................................. $750
Transfer of a prior MBE score:
The Board has amended Rule 6000.6(g) concerning the transfer of MBE scores to New York from another jurisdiction. Beginning with the February 2011 bar examination, the Board will no longer accept the transfer of MBE scores earned from a prior administration of the MBE in another jurisdiction. The Board will continue to allow the transfer of concurrent MBE scores earned in another jurisdiction.
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