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About this guide

How Indian lawyers become eligible for the New York bar exam, what the exam and admission require, why the 2028 switch to NextGen matters for your LLM timing, and seven practice questions.

New York is the most popular US bar for foreign-trained lawyers. Eligibility, the exam and admission are controlled by the New York State Board of Law Examiners under the Rules of the Court of Appeals.

What is inside

  1. Before You StartHow to use this guide
  2. Section 01Eligibility for foreign-trained lawyers
  3. Section 02The exam and admission
  4. Section 03The 2028 switch to NextGen
  5. Section 04A timeline
  6. Section 05Practice questions
  7. Section 06Answer key
  8. Section 07Sources