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: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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