If you are graduating in January and are interested in taking the upcoming February 2016 New York State Bar Exam, the on-line application for the exam is available at http://www.nybarexam.org/. Students who wish to use a paper application should contact The New York State Board of Law Examiners (BOLE) office at 518-453-5990 for further information. All on-line applications must be received through the BOLE online system between November 1, 2015 and November 30, 2015.
After you have completed your application you must submit a “State Bar Request Form” and a “Specimen of Applicant’s Handwriting Form” to the Office of Records and Registration, Furman Hall Room 400. “Specimen of Applicant’s Handwriting Form” is available at http://www.nybarexam.org/Docs/HandwritingSampleForm.pdf and the “State Bar Request Form” is available at http://law.nyu.edu/recordsandregistration/barexams/index.htm. Please DO NOT complete the “Specimen of Applicant’s Handwriting Form” until you are in the presence of a staff member of the Office of Records & Registration. The deadline to submit these forms to our office is January 15, 2016.
LLM students who are required to complete a LL.M. degree at an ABA-approved law school in the United States must complete a “LLM Certificate of Attendance Form” in addition to the “State Bar Request Form” and “Specimen of Applicant’s Handwriting Form”. The LLM Certificate of Attendance Form is available at http://www.nybarexam.org/Foreign/NYSBOLE_LLMSchoolCert_FillableForm.pdf.
At this time, we strongly suggest you read the New York State Board Rule 6000.9 on Fraud, Dishonesty, and Other Misconduct. All applicants who do not comply with this rule will be penalized. This rule and other notices from NYS are available here, http://www.law.nyu.edu/recordsandregistration/barexams/noticefromnysboardoflawexaminers
NOTE: LL.M & TRANSFER STUDENTS
Please make certain to forward your transcript from your previous law school to the New York State Board of Law Examiners. The Office of Records & Registration cannot photocopy or send the transcripts you provided during your NYU admissions process. Please contact your previous law school as soon as possible.