New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 22 - JUDICIARY
Subtitle B - Courts
Chapter I - Court of Appeals
Subchapter C - Rules for Admission of Attorneys and Counselors-at-Law
Part 520 - Rules of the Court of Appeals for the Admission of Attorneys and Counselors-at-Law
Section 520.9 - Additional requirements for applicants for admission upon examination
Universal Citation: 22 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 520.9
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) All applicants for admission upon examination, including applicants who sat for the Uniform Bar Examination in another jurisdiction and seek to transfer the score earned on that examination to New York, must satisfy the following requirements.
(1) Multistate Professional Responsibility
Exam.
(i) General. Applicants must achieve a
passing score on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam developed and
administered by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
(ii) Timing. An applicant may take the
Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam prior or subsequent to the Uniform
Bar Examination, whether taken in New York or another jurisdiction, subject to
the rules of the New York State Board of Law Examiners. The fee to take the
Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam shall be fixed by the National
Conference of Bar Examiners.
(iii)
Passing score. The New York State Board of Law Examiners shall determine the
passing score for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam for
applicants seeking admission to practice in this State.
(iv) Reexamination. There shall be no
restriction on the right of a failing applicant to retake the Multistate
Professional Responsibility Exam.
(2) New York Law Course.
(i) General. Applicants must successfully
complete the New York Law Course, which shall consist of lectures on New York
law. The content and method of delivery of the New York Law Course shall be
determined by the New York State Board of Law Examiners.
(ii) Timing. An applicant may complete the
New York Law Course up to one year before or anytime after the date on which
the applicant first sits for the Uniform Bar Examination, subject to the
application filing deadline of section
520.12(d) of this
Part.
(3) New York Law
Examination.
(i) General. Applicants must
pass the New York Law Examination, which shall test on New York law. The
content and method of examination, and the fee to take the examination, shall
be determined by the New York State Board of Law Examiners.
(ii) Timing. Provided the New York Law Course
has been successfully completed, an applicant may take the New York Law
Examination up to one year before or anytime after the date on which the
applicant first sits for the Uniform Bar Examination, subject to the
application filing deadline of section
520.12(d) of this
Part.
(iii) Passing score. The New
York State Board of Law Examiners shall determine the passing score for the New
York Law Examination.
(iv)
Reexamination. There shall be no restriction on the right of a failing
applicant to retake the New York Law Examination.
(v) Expiration of New York Law Examination
passing score. A passing score on the New York Law Examination is valid for
three years from the date the applicant received the passing score. The New
York State Board of Law Examiners shall not certify an applicant for admission
pursuant to section
520.7 of this Part if the New York
Law Examination score is more than three years old.
(b) The requirements of paragraphs (a)(2) and (3) of this section shall not apply to applicants who seek admission in New York based on passage of the New York State bar examination administered prior to July 2016.
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