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Bar Association, New York State
Attorneys must pass the Bar Exam to practice law in New York State.
All applicants must have completed at least some formal legal studies to qualify for the Bar Exam. All applicants must pass the Bar Exam to practice as an attorney in New York State.
Legal studies include:
- a Juris Doctor (JD) from an American Bar Association (ABA)-approved law school;
- a combination of law school study at an ABA-approved law school and study or clerkship at a law office;
- study at an unapproved law school and practice in another jurisdiction for 5 of the past 7 years; and/or
- completion of a program of study at a foreign law school that can be considered substantively equivalent to that of an ABA-approved law school in the United States
New York State Bar Association
Address
Information and Referral Service
One Elk Street
Albany NY 12207
Information and Referral Service
One Elk Street
Albany NY 12207
Website
http://www.nysba.org/
Email
lr@nysba.org
Phone
(800) 342-3661
New York State Board of Law Examiners
Address
254 Washington Avenue Extension
Albany NY 12203-5195
254 Washington Avenue Extension
Albany NY 12203-5195
Website
http://www.nybarexam.org/
Phone
(518) 453-5990
Fax
(518) 452-5729
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