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New York will adopt the Uniform Bar Exam beginning in July 2016, Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman has announced.
The decision by the state Court of Appeals, which oversees admission to the bar, makes New York the largest of 16 states requiring applicants to pass the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). In addition, New York applicants will be required to take an online New York law course and pass a separate multiple choice exam with 50 questions specific to New York law.
In his Law Day address on May 5, the chief judge said the change ushers in "a new era of licensing lawyers to meet the challenges of our global world," making it easier for attorneys to be admitted to practice in multiple states. "While the legal community has adapted to the reality of multi-jurisdictional and cross-border practice, the licensing process for attorneys in the United States has not."
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