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 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.
NOTICE:
The Chief Judge of the State of New York recently announced a 50 hour pro bono services prerequisite for admission to practice in New York. That requirement is NOT in effect for applicants who take and pass the July 2012 bar exam. The Appellate Divisions will be developing rules for the new requirement. No further information on the initiative is available at this time. The Board will update this website as more information on the new initiative becomes available.
FEBRUARY 2012 BAR EXAM RESULTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012.
Candidates have be notified by email, and may also verify results by clicking private lookup link below. Due to volume your email may be delayed, please allow sufficient time for the email to be received. If you do not receive the email by 5PM EST on May 2, 2012, you may fax a request for a duplicate notice to be sent. Please include your BOLE ID and a valid email address.
FEBRUARY 2012 BAR EXAM RESULTS PRIVATE LOOKUP
FEBRUARY 2012 BAR EXAM RESULTS PUBLIC LOOKUP
FOR ALL APPLICANTS AND RE-APPLICANTS: Prior to completing the online application to sit for the July 2012 bar examination, you must apply for and receive an NCBE identification number. Please visit www.ncbex.org/ncbe-number and complete the brief application to receive this number.
NOTICE: The online application period for the July 2012 bar examination has closed. For those granted an extension, the deadline to apply is May 16.
NOTICE: LAPTOP REGISTRATION PERIOD WITH EXAMSOFT
· MAY 2 – Laptop registration Opens 10 AM for Candidates Who Applied
or Re-Applied by April 30th.
· MAY 17 – Laptop registration Opens 10 AM for Candidates who
took the February 2012 exam and are Re-applying after April 30th.
· JUNE 1 – End of Laptop registration for ALL Candidates at 4:30 PM EST.
If you signed up for Laptop on your Online Application, you will receive a Registration Email directly from ExamSoft (barsupport@examsoft.com) on the day your Registration opens. If you do not receive the Email regarding purchasing the software and registering your laptop, you should call the Board office.
NOTICE: BAR EXAM ELIGIBILITY RULES AMENDED (effective APRIL 1, 2012)
By order dated January 12, 2012, the New York Court of Appeals amended section 520.3 of the Rules for the Admission of Attorneys and Counselors at Law (22 NYCRR 520.3), which sets forth the educational requirements for juris doctor graduates of approved law schools in the United States to sit for the bar examination. The amendment is effective April 1, 2012. The Court also revised sections 520.4, 520.5, and 520.6 to reflect the changes to section 520.3; however, these revisions do not effect a major substantive change to those provisions. For more information, see Press Release and the Order, dated January 10, 2012, Amending Section 520.3, 520.4, 520.5 and 520.6.
NOTICE: FOREIGN-EDUCATED ELIGIBILITY RULES AMENDED (effective MAY 18, 2011)
By order dated April 27, 2011, the New York Court of Appeals amended section 520.6 of the Rules of for the Admission of Attorneys and Counselors at Law (22 NYCRR 520.6), which sets forth the educational eligibility requirements for foreign-educated law graduates to sit for the New York bar examination. The amendment, effective May 18, 2011, substantially modifies the instructional requirements for a “curing” LL.M. program for applicants whose foreign education is substantively or durationally deficient under the rule. Click on the following link for a copy of the Order, dated April 27, 2011, Amending Section 520.6.
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