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.
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Deadline for receipt of Law School
proofs: The deadline to receive your law school proofs to prove your eligibility to sit for the February 2010 bar examination is February 1, 2010. Please refer to the Bar Exam Handbook, located on this website, to review the proofs required. Once your law school proof has been received, reviewed and approved, you will receive an email confirmation that you are eligible to sit for the exam. Approximately two weeks before the exam, a link will be made available to all eligible candidates to print their seat ticket. A copy of the seat ticket is required to gain entrance into the testing center. February 2010 Testing Locations: Albany – Empire State Plaza Buffalo – Buffalo Niagara Convention Center New York – facilities located in Manhattan Westchester – NYS Judicial Institute Exam Day Security Policy: Click |
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