Many lawyers educated outside the United States are interested in qualifying for a U.S. Bar examination – typically the New York Bar Exam – through their LL.M. studies. Georgetown Law’s LL.M. programs are not designed to make students eligible to take a Bar examination in the United States. However, some students may become eligible after completing some specific requirements mentioned below. Our academic advisors can help you decide whether the bar exam is right for you and assist you in developing a program of study that meets New York Bar requirements.<\/p>\n
The bar exam can be helpful for your practice outside the United States because it provides a strong indication (in addition to your Georgetown LL.M. studies) of familiarity with U.S. law and English proficiency. However, passing a state\u2019s bar exam is not a guarantee of employment in the United States. Finding employment as a lawyer in the United States is highly competitive. Employers will focus on previous full-time work experience, grades in your law studies (both in your home country and at Georgetown), language skills, membership in the Bar of your home country, and the needs of their firm or business. While some foreign-trained LL.M. graduates find employment in the United States, LL.M. students should be aware that such opportunities are limited, and should be prepared to return to their home countries following completion of their studies.<\/p>\n
The New York State Board of Law Examiners (BOLE) is responsible for administering the New York State Bar Exam. <\/span>Their website<\/span>(This link opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/span><\/a> is the official source for information for the New York Bar. \u00a0The following summary is simply provided as a guide.<\/p>\n Section 520.6<\/span>(This link opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/span><\/a> of the Rules of the Court of Appeals for the Admission of Attorneys and Counselors at Law governs the eligibility of foreign-trained lawyers for the New York Bar Exam.<\/p>\n Usually, graduates of traditional three-year (or more) common law LL.B. programs (from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Nigeria, and Singapore) are eligible to sit for the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) without completing an LL.M. degree in the United States. However, all foreign-trained lawyers are required to complete the admissibility requirements and to obtain an evaluation of their foreign credentials<\/span>(This link opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/span><\/a> prior to registering for the Bar exam.<\/p>\n Foreign-trained lawyers who do not fall into the above category, including those with a civil law education, may become eligible for the bar exam by pursuing an LL.M. degree in the United States that meets New York Bar requirements. Students should not take any online courses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Many lawyers educated outside the United States are interested in qualifying for a U.S. Bar examination – typically the New York Bar Exam – through their LL.M. studies. Georgetown Law’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":0,"parent":6605,"menu_order":104,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"class_list":["post-6788","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6788"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24246,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6788\/revisions\/24246"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Eligibility to Sit for the New York Bar Exam Based on Foreign Legal Education<\/h2>\n