The New York Bar Examination - Information From Official Sources

             (How many foreign-trained lawyers passed the 2012 New York Bar Exam? Scroll to the bottom of this page!)

• New York State Board of Law Examiners (BOLE)

Provides general info about the New York Bar Exam (bar applications, exam results, and old bar exam questions and answers)

• New York Bar Exam Rules for Foreign-Trained Lawyers

Provides general information on foreign-trained lawyers sitting for the New York Bar Exam, including whether your LL.M. will make you eligible, and the possibility of sitting for the bar exam even without an LL.M. degree from a U.S. law school

• Content Outline for the New York State Bar Examination (BOLE)

The New York Bar Exam tests various areas of law. This page outlines the range of subjects tested.

• Past NY Bar Exam Questions & Sample Answers

Past NY Bar exam questions with sample candidate answers. Very helpful for you to practice answering questions!

• Reports and Press Releases from NY BOLE

Press releases, bar passage rate statistics, and reports from the BOLE.

• Bar Exam Results -- Look up names of people to see if they passed the New York Bar Exam

Lists the identities of persons who pass the New York Bar Exam. Lists names of New York bar exam passers in alphabetical order for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.

• Bar Exam Testing Sites

Lists the city names and addresses of New York Bar Examination testing sites (Albany, Buffalo, New York City, Saratoga Springs, or White Plains).

• Bar Exam Statistics - How many people passed or didn't pass

Provides statistics of how many people took the bar, passed or failed the bar over a period of years.

How many foreign trained lawyers passed the New York Bar Exam in 2012?  (see below!)