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Graduate Affairs for LLM and Exchange Students

Bar Examination for Foreign-Trained Lawyers

§520.6 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals for the Admission of Attorneys and Counselors at Law (22 NYCRR) governs the eligibility of foreign trained lawyers for the NY bar. You will find . While no one at ÈâÂþÎÝ School of Law can speak on behalf of the NY Court of Appeals, we try to guide students through the process of determining NY Bar eligibility. 

For an overview of NY bar eligibility and NY bar admission requirements, please visit the section on NY Bar Eligibility and Steps to NY Bar Admission in the LLM Student Handbook.

Other State Bar Exams

If you are interested in taking the bar exam of a state other than New York, you should carefully review bar eligibility requirements in that jurisdiction.  For information about state bar requirements, visit the .

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NY Bar Eligibility and Steps to NY Bar Admission