Overview of Requirements  Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam  Uniform Bar Exam  New York Law Exam  50 Hour Pro Bono Rule  Skills Requirement  Character and Fitness

Important Websites NY Board of Law Examiners (application, exam day logistics, security policies, New York Law Exam) National Conference of Bar Examiners (UBE, MPRE) 3

 Tests ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct  60 multiple choice questions (only 50 score)  2 hours  Offered in March, August, November

When is the bar exam in New York?  The last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July  July 26 & 27, 2016  February 21 & 22,

6 Components of the Bar Exam Written Day 2 Multistate Performance Tests (MPT) (20% - 10% each) 6 essays (30% total – 5% each) Multistate Day (6 hours) (50%) 200 Multistate Bar Exam questions (MBE)

7 The Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) Constitutional Law Contracts Criminal Law Criminal Procedure Evidence Federal Civil Procedure Real Property Torts The six-hour MBE includes 200 multiple-choice questions in seven areas:

UBE Essay Subjects  MBE Subjects  Agency  Conflict of Laws  Corporations  Family Law  Partnership  Secured Transactions  Wills & Trusts 8

New York Law Exam  hour web course  50 multiple choice questions – open book and online  2 hours  Given 3-4 times per year  Can be taken one year prior to sitting for UBE  All about NY distinctions  Heavily focused on New York Practice

Bar Electives  Core Doctrine + Applied Legal Analysis  Business Associations  Criminal Procedure I  Criminal Procedure II  First Amendment  NY Domestic Relations Law  New York Practice  Real Estate Transactions  UCC Survey  Wills and Trusts

50 Hour Pro Bono Rule   “In general, qualifying pro bono work should be performed in the service of low-income or disadvantaged individuals who cannot afford counsel and whose unmet legal needs prevent their access to justice; involves the use of legal skills for an organization that qualifies as tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code § 501(c)(3); or involves the use of legal skills for the court system or federal, state or local government agencies or legislative bodies.”

Skills Requirement  Law school must certify that you possess the skills necessary for practice and competence in professional values

Character and Fitness  Application: ltiDeptPacket.htm ltiDeptPacket.htm  Ongoing Duty to Report to Law School  Character and Fitness Questions on Application  Character and Fitness Interview

3 Year Rule  Complete admissions application must be submitted within three years of passing the UBE