Bar registration clarifications

[Pro Bono]

1. You apply for the July 2019 New York Bar Exam (the UBE – Uniform Bar Exam) NOW from April 1 – 30, 2019

2. In May 2019, applicants who registered for the New York Bar Exam will receive two forms:

Certificate of Attendance – you can bring this form to Records & Registration, but they will also receive a copy directly from the Board of Law Examiners

Specimen of Applicant’s Handwriting – this form MUST be completed in front of the staff at Records & Registration or a notary. I may be “tabling” May 7th after Professor MacDonald’s exam (12 noon – 2 pm) to enable you to do the forms in front of me also.

Make sure nybarexam.org is on your safe senders list!

3. In late May, you will get an e-mail from ExamSoft Worldwide if you elected the use of your personal computer. Add barsupport@examsoft.com to your safe senders list. Follow the instructions for use of a laptop explicitly!!

4. In early June you will receive an e-mail from the Board of Law Examiners enabling you to choose a bar exam location – Buffalo, Albany, Saratoga, White Plains or NYC. It is first come first serve with New York JD’s having first choice. SO, LOOK for that e-mail and act fast to choose your preferred site.

5. In September for applicants residing in the Second , Third and Fourth Appellate Division Departments may begin to fill out their Applications for Admission to the Bar. Applicants in the Appellate Division, First Department (NY County and the Bronx) must wait until they have passed the bar exam.

Please refer to the letter from the Appellate Division Presiding Justices: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/courts/ad ... and their

Guide to applying for Admission: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/courts/ad ... -2019.pdf

Admission packet: https://www.nybarexam.org/Admission/Adm ... acket.htm

IMPORTANT – to be admitted you need to:

1. Pass the UBE (New York Bar Exam) with a score of 266 or above – July 30 – 31, 2019. Registration April 1 – 30, 2019 only - https://portal.nybarexam.org/

2. Pass the MPRE (Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam) with a scaled score of 85 or above. Next MPRE is August 10, 2019. You MUST register on or before June 13, 2019. http://www.ncbex.org/exams/mpre/registration/

3. Complete the New York Law Course (NYLC) and pass the New York Law Exam (NYLE) with a score of 30/50 or above. Next NY Law Exam is on June 13, 2019. You must finish the NY Law Course and register on or before May 14, 2019. After that the next exam is September 26, 2017, and you must finish the NYLC and register on or before August 27, 2019. https://www.nybarexam.org/Content/CourseMaterials.htm

4. Complete your 50 hours of Pro Bono Service. Document it by this Affidavit: https://www.nybarexam.org/Admission/50H ... 7.2018.pdf

5. Complete the Admission to the Bar Application and all supporting documents, and submit it by whatever stated deadline you are given by your Appellate Division Department after completing the bar exam. https://www.nybarexam.org/Admission/Ad ... Packet.htm

For the Skills Form Affidavit, as a JD graduate, you completed Pathway 1, unless you are a Pro Bono Scholar

6. Successfully complete an interview with Character and Fitness

7. Take the oath and sign the book as an attorney.

Any questions? Contact Vice Dean Saran: saran@buffalo.edu; 614 O’Brian, (716) 645-6223