The examiners will investigate your life history to determine whether you possess the character and fitness required to practice law in the state of New York. There are many prospective lawyers who do not pass the character and fitness check because of something in their past. As a part of the application process, you must complete a questionnaire and submit substantial supporting documentation. The supporting documentation includes two affidavits of good moral character, legal employment affidavits, and law school certification.
When are New York Bar Exam results released? Results are released in early May for the February exam and in late November for the July exam. Can I transfer my MBE scores from another jurisdiction? New York accepts MBE scores from other jurisdictions only if from a concurrent exam. On April 21, , the Court of Appeals announced the waiver for certain groups of students of certain rules related to law school instructional requirements and the bar admissions process including limits on distance education, the pro bono scholars program, the 50 hour pro bono service requirement, the skills competency requirement, and the timing of the New York Law Course and New York Law Examination.
Click here to access the Court's Order. However, if the candidate withdraws or fails to appear, the Board may then, in its discretion, require the candidate to petition the Board before applying for a subsequent exam.
See Board Rule 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. Contact US Disclaimer. The Board has been in existence for over a hundred years, having been created by the New York State Legislature in 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. Interested students should consult Section Applicants are strongly encouraged to carefully review the eligibility requirements in Section of the Rules of the Court of Appeals for the Admission of Attorneys and Counselors at Law before applying to sit for the bar examination. It is the responsibility of each applicant to be aware of the eligibility requirements and to demonstrate their compliance with the requirements of the Court Rules.
Prospective applicants for the New York bar examination who are pursuing a Juris Doctor degree at a law school approved by the American Bar Association ABA should be aware that the requirements of Rule Graduation from an ABA approved law school does not automatically qualify an applicant to sit for the New York bar examination.
Approved Law Schools. Applicants who will need to petition the Court of Appeals for a waiver should do so as early as possible and preferably no later than 60 days prior to the date of the bar examination.
Waiver Petition and Cure. The Board has no authority to waive any of the requirements of the Court Rules, such power being vested solely in the Court itself. Applicants who have not satisfied the two-credit Professional Responsibility course requirement may, in lieu of petitioning the Court of Appeals for a waiver, make take a two-credit professional responsibility course on a non-degree basis at an ABA approved law school in the United States, either in a classroom course or via distance education provided that the student has not already exceeded the 15 credit limit of distance education credits.
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