Overview of Requirements
 Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam
 Uniform Bar Exam
 New York Law Exam
 50 Hour Pro Bono Rule
 Skills Requirement
 Character and Fitness
Important Websites
• NY Board of Law Examiners (application, exam day
logistics, security policies, New York Law Exam)
• http://www.nybarexam.org/
• National Conference of Bar Examiners (UBE, MPRE)
• http://www.ncbex.org/
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 Tests ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct
 60 multiple choice questions (only 50 score)
 2 hours
 Offered in March, August, November
When is the bar exam in New
York?
 The last Tuesday and Wednesday of
February and July
 July 26 & 27, 2016
 February 21 & 22, 2017
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Components of the Bar Exam
• Written Day
• 2 Multistate Performance Tests (MPT) (20% - 10% each)
• 6 essays (30% total – 5% each)
• Multistate Day (6 hours) (50%)
• 200 Multistate Bar Exam questions (MBE)
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The Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)
The six-hour MBE includes 200 multiple-choice
questions in seven areas:
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Constitutional Law
Contracts
Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure
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Evidence
Federal Civil Procedure
Real Property
Torts
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UBE Essay Subjects
 MBE Subjects
 Family Law
 Agency
 Partnership
 Conflict of Laws
 Secured Transactions
 Corporations
 Wills & Trusts
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New York Law Exam
 12-15 hour web course
 50 multiple choice questions – open book and online
 2 hours
 Given 3-4 times per year
 Can be taken one year prior to sitting for UBE
 All about NY distinctions
 Heavily focused on New York Practice
Bar Electives
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Core Doctrine + Applied Legal Analysis
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NY Domestic Relations Law
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Business Associations
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New York Practice
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Criminal Procedure I
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Real Estate Transactions
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Criminal Procedure II
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UCC Survey
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First Amendment
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Wills and Trusts
50 Hour Pro Bono Rule
 http://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/probono/baradmissionreqs
.shtml
 “In general, qualifying pro bono work should be performed in
the service of low-income or disadvantaged individuals who
cannot afford counsel and whose unmet legal needs prevent
their access to justice; involves the use of legal skills for an
organization that qualifies as tax-exempt under Internal
Revenue Code § 501(c)(3); or involves the use of legal skills for
the court system or federal, state or local government agencies
or legislative bodies.”
Skills Requirement
 Law school must certify that you possess the skills
necessary for practice and competence in
professional values
Character and Fitness
 Application:
http://www.nybarexam.org/Admission/AdmissionMu
ltiDeptPacket.htm
 Ongoing Duty to Report to Law School
 Character and Fitness Questions on Application
 Character and Fitness Interview
3 Year Rule
 Complete admissions application must be submitted
within three years of passing the UBE