Admission Information

ADMISSION INFORMATION

Admissions, Swearing In, and Character and Fitness: Any questions on admission to the Bar, swearing in and character and fitness application materials should be directed to the appropriate Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. The telephone numbers are as follows:

First Department	(212) 779-1779
Second Department	(718) 923-6360
Third Department	(518) 471-4778
Fourth Department	(585) 530-3100

The Board of Law Examiners has no information about, and is unable to answer questions regarding the Application for Admission to Practice, which you may download by clicking here. You should read the General Instructions very carefully, and direct any questions to the Judicial Department in which you reside or to which you have been certified.

Application for Admission/Character and Fitness Investigation: Shortly after the bar examination, the Board sends to the Supreme Court, Appellate Division in each of the four judicial departments, a list containing the names and addresses of the applicants from that department who took the examination. Each department then sends admission application forms to each applicant on its list in order to expedite the admission process by permitting the applicants to complete and file the forms prior to receipt of the results of the examination. The forms must be filed within three years of the date of the Board's initial letter notifying the applicant of successful completion of the bar examination. These forms, which are the same for all four departments, serve as the basis for inquiry by the Committees on Character and Fitness into the applicant's character and fitness to be members of the Bar.

If an applicant has a change of address resulting in a change in Department between the time of receiving the application forms and the results of the bar examination, the applicant should immediately notify the Board in writing of such change. The Board, in turn, will acknowledge receipt of the change to such applicant and notify each Department involved of the change.