The Smart Guide to the New York Bar Exam
A Guide to Mastering the NY Bar Exam
NY Bar Exam Format
Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)
Multistate Essay Exam (MEE)
Multistate Performance Test (MPT)
NY Bar Exam Dates
July 2023 exam: July 25-26, 2023
Feb. 2024 exam: Feb. 27-28, 2024
*The New York Bar Exam takes place on the last Tuesday & Wednesday of February and July.
How to Prepare for
the New York Bar Exam
(FREE Study Guides)
Click the links above for FREE study guides covering each section of the bar exam.
Contact Info
New York State Board of Law Examiners
Corporate Plaza, Building #3
254 Washington Avenue Extension
Albany, NY 12203-5195
Website: www.nybarexam.org
Phone: (518) 453-5990
Fax: (518) 452-5729
Frequency Charts
(FREE Charts & Statistics)
Click the links above for FREE Frequency Charts covering each section of the bar exam.
Subjects Tested on NY Bar Exam
MEE Essay Subjects
- Business Associations (Agency, Partnerships, Corporations, LLC’s)
- Civil Procedure
- Conflict of Laws
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Criminal Law & Procedure
- Evidence
- Family Law
- Real Property
- Secured Transactions
- Torts
- Trusts & Future Interests
- Wills & Estates
MBE Subjects
- Civil Procedure
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Criminal Law & Procedure
- Evidence
- Real property
- Torts
Minimum Passing Score
Jurisdiction-Specific Component
This jurisdiction-specific component is given separately from the bar exam.
NY Bar Exam Schedule
(for July 2023 In-Person Exam)
New York administers the 2-day Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) twice per year on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July.
On Tuesday, the MPT and MEE written components are administered.
On Wednesday, the MBE multiple choice questions are administered.
