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AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: Eligibility requirements for the New York bar exam remain unchanged.
BARBRI advises international students to proceed as planned to take the current New York bar exam.
BARBRI is reviewing all of its New York programs to align with the UBE. This includes the International
Program, LL.M. Extended Bar Review and standard state course. All BARBRI students will be expertly
prepared for the New York UBE in July 2016.
Licensure between UBE jurisdictions is not automatic. Each UBE jurisdiction independently decides who
may sit for the bar exam and who may be admitted to practice. Most UBE states require an applicant to be a
graduate of an ABA accredited law school. There is no indication that the other UBE jurisdictions will be open
to foreign-trained attorneys.
Achieving a certain UBE score does not guarantee admission in another jurisdiction. Each UBE state has its own
bar exam eligibility criteria, which includes how long to accept transferred UBE scores. UBE states may choose
to assess each applicants knowledge of jurisdiction-specific content through a test or course separate from the
UBE (i.e. the NYLC and the NYLE). For details, go to: ncbex.org/exams/ube/
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