New York Bar Exam rescheduled for Sept. 9-10
NEWS: APRIL 6, 2020
The New York bar examination has been rescheduled for Sept. 9-10, 2020.
According to the New York State Board of Law Examiners, the application period for the rescheduled exam is slated to open on May 5 at 12 a.m. and close on May 30 at 11:59 p.m.
The New York State Board of Law Examiners, who is responsible for administering the bar examination in the State of New York, has officially rescheduled the NY Bar Exam for September 9-10 according to a recent update. The New York Court of Appeals had initially announced on March 27, 2020 that the Bar Exam will not be administered on July 28-29, 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns. You can read the press release from the Court of Appeals here.
The application period has also changed and will open at midnight May 5 and will close at 11:59 p.m. May 30. The Court of Appeals agreed to the final date recommended by the New York State Bar Association, close to Labor Day and prior to the Jewish holidays.
Additional information regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the July 2020 bar exam is available on the National Conference of Bar Examiners’ website.
Test takers gather at Javits Center in Manhattan for their July bar exam. Photo: Monika Kozak/ALM
The state Board of Law Examiners also announced that the release of the February 2020 Bar Exam results may be delayed beyond usual time period (usually on or before May 1) due to the closure of the board’s office. All candidates who sat in February can monitor their emails and visit the board’s website for more information.Â
Finally, the Court of Appeals also announced that it will explore the expansion of authority for practice orders that would allow law graduates who meet specified criteria to engage in certain law practice under supervision of licensed attorneys, and is also waiving its limitations on distance learning for the Spring 2020 and Summer 2020 terms.Â
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