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. In 2019, the Board processed 15,736 applications for the bar examination and examined 14,200 applicants.
NOTICES:
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
JULY 2023 BAR EXAMINATION
The results from the July 2023 bar examination are expected to be released by the end of October. Please check this site for updates. Please do not call the Board office to ask when results will be released.
NEW YORK LAW EXAM
The results from the September 14, 2023 NYLE have been posted to candidates’ BOLE Accounts. To access the exam results, log in to your account in the Applicant Services Portal using your email address and password and navigate to the NYLE section within the portal.
The next administration of the NYLE is on Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 12:00 PM ET. The deadline to complete the New York Law Course and register for the December NYLE is Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 11:59 PM ET. Applicants who timely register with the Board to take the NYLE must also timely purchase, download and register the software with Examsoft. Examsoft will email applicants a few weeks before the date of the NYLE with all pertinent details and deadlines. The NYLE will also be administered on April 11, 2024.
NOTICE TO CANDIDATES WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY WITHDRAWN OR FAILED TO APPEAR FOR THE BAR EXAM
Pursuant to Board Rule 6000.9(b)(3), an applicant who fails to appear for or has withdrawn from multiple prior examinations, or having appeared for the examination but in the opinion of the Board upon review of the applicant’s examination papers and record of attendance does not make a bona fide effort to pass the examination, may in the discretion of the Board, be required to petition the Board for permission to re-apply for a subsequent bar examination. In the event the Board determines such a petition is required, the applicant will be so notified by the Board.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT SUPPORTING FOREIGN DOCUMENTATION FOR REVIEW
- July Bar Exam – To meet the deadline for review of your documents, you must submit your Foreign Evaluation Form and supporting foreign documentation no later than October 1st of the year preceding the exam you plan to sit.
- February Exam –To meet the deadline for review of your documents, you must submit your Foreign Evaluation Form and supporting documentation no later than May 1st of the year preceding the exam you plan to sit.
LLM applicants who fail to meet these deadlines run the risk that they may not receive a decision from the Board on their eligibility in time to take the exam, causing the application to be denied and the application fee to be forfeited.
REPORT OF THE IMPACT OF THE UNIFORM BAR EXAMINATION IN NEW YORK
The New York Court of Appeals announced on August 20, 2019 the release of the Study of the Impact of Adoption of the Uniform Bar Examination in New York. Click here to access the Press Release, Executive Summary, the Report and the Appendices.
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