§520.6 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals for the Admission of Attorneys and Counselors at Law (22 NYCRR) governs the eligibility of foreign trained lawyers for the NY bar. You will find the full text of §520.6 here. While no one at NYU School of Law can speak on behalf of the NY Court of Appeals, we try to guide students through the process of determining NY Bar eligibility.
For an overview of NY bar eligibility and NY bar admission requirements, please visit the section on NY Bar Eligibility and Steps to NY Bar Admission in the LLM Student Handbook.
Other State Bar Exams
If you are interested in taking the bar exam of a state other than New York, you should carefully review bar eligibility requirements in that jurisdiction. For information about state bar requirements, visit the National Conference of Bar Examiners website.
Helpful Links
NY Bar Eligibility and Steps to NY Bar Admission
NY State Board of Law Examiners