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Title 22 - JUDICIARYSubtitle B - CourtsChapter I - Court of AppealsSubchapter 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

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 22 § 520.9

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Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 15, April 10, 2024
Section 520.9 - Additional requirements for applicants for admission upon examination
(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.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 22 § 520.9

Amended New York State Register May 20, 2015/Volume XXXVII, Issue 20, eff.5/20/2015