LibGuides: Bar Exam Resources: New York

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General Information for Bar Applicants

New York State Board of Law Examiners (BOLE)
Information about applying for the bar, bar exam results, old bar exam questions and answers.
Preparing for the Bar Exam
Advice from the Academic Support Program at Pace Law School.
Reports and Press Releases from NY BOLE
Press releases, bar passage rate statistics, and reports from the BOLE.
Bar Exam Results (BOLE)
Alphabetical list of candidates who passed the bar.
Mandatory Pro Bono Rule
Candidates seeking admission after January 1, 2015, with the exception of admission on motion candidates, will need to file documentation showing that they have completed 50 hours of qualifying pro bono work

• The schedule for the UBE in New York is as follows:

Tuesday: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm to 5:00 p.m.
- During the morning session on Tuesday, applicants are given three hours to complete two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) items. Applicants may work on the MPTs in any order and they are free to decide how to allocate their time between the two MPT items although NCBE develops each MPT as a 90 minute test item.
- During the afternoon session on Tuesday, applicants are given three hours to answer six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) questions. Again, applicants are free to answer the questions in any order and they may decide how to allocate their time among the MEE questions.
Wednesday: 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm to 5:00 p.m.
- On Wednesday, applicants will take the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), which is a six-hour, 200 question multiple-choice exam divided into two three-hour sessions.

Components of the Uniform Bar Exam

Official Information	Subjects	Questions
Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)	♦ Civil Procedure ♦ Constitutional Law ♦ Contracts – Includes UCC Art. 2 ♦ Criminal Law & Procedure ♦ Evidence ♦ Real Property ♦ Torts	• 200 multiple choice • Questions evenly distributed among the seven subjects • Two three-hour sessions
Multistate Essay Exam (MEE)	All of the subjects above, plus: ♦ Business Associations ♦ Conflict of Laws ♦ Family Law ♦ Trusts and Estates ♦ UCC 2 (Secured Transactions)	• Six 30-minute essays • Any combination of possible subjects
Multistate Performance Test (MPT)	♦ Problem solving ♦ Legal Analysis and Reasoning ♦ Factual Analysis ♦ Communication ♦ Organization and Management of a legal task ♦ Recognizing and resolving ethical dilemmas	• Two 90-minute exercises • Tests "fundamental lawyering skills in a realistic situation."

Among other requirements, candidates for admission to the New York bar must take the New York Law Course (NYLC) and the New York Law Exam (NYLE).
The NYLC is an online, on demand, course in New York specific law. It is a prerequisite to the NYLE. More information is available on the BOLE website.
The NYLE is a 50-item, two hour, open book multiple choice online test. It will have questions on important New York rules in Administrative law, Business Law, Civil Practice and Procedure, Conflict of Laws, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Family Law, Professional Responsibility, Real Property, Torts and Tort Damages, and Trusts, Wills, and Estates.
The NYLE is offered three times per year. For registration fees and deadlines please refer to the BOLE website.

Information about Course Materials for NYLC and NYLE
Course Materials for the NYLC/NYLE
Sample Questions for the NYLE
Introduction to New York Law Course
"[NYLC] is an online, on demand course on important and unique principles of New York law in the following subjects: Administrative Law, Business Relationships, Civil Practice and Procedure, Conflict of Laws, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Matrimonial and Family Law, Professional Responsibility, Real Property, Torts and Tort Damages, and Trusts, Wills and Estates. Completion of the NYLC is required in order to obtain a license to practice law in the State of New York."

MBE
Information about the Multistate Bar Examination, a six-hour, 200-question multiple-choice examination covering contracts, torts, constitutional law, criminal law and procedure, evidence, and real property.
MBE Preparation
Includes sample test questions.
MEE
Multistate Essay Exam, part of the UBE.
MEE Preparation
Includes sample test questions.
MEE Subject Matter Outline
MPT
The Multistate Performance Test consists of two 90-minute skills questions covering legal analysis, fact analysis, problem solving, resolution of ethical dilemmas, organization and management of a lawyering task, and communication. New York includes just ONE MPT question on its bar exam.
MPT Summaries - Last 5 years
Provides a description of the MPT, an outline of the skills tested, and summaries of previously administered tests.

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