National Conference of Bar Examiners
302 South Bedford Street
Madison, WI 53703-3622
Tel: 608-280-8550 Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements
Fax: 608-280-8552 A jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction snapshot of bar admission requirements
TDD: 608-661-1275
NOTE: The NCBE website provides contact information—including phone numbers and mailing addresses—for each state’s bar admission agency. Visit their website for complete and up-to-date details. We've provided contact information for the Tri-State Area, where many of our graduates sit for the bar exam. The vast majority of NYLS graduates take the bar exam in New York.
New York State Board of Law Examiners
Corporate Plaza – Building 3
254 Washington Avenue Extension
Albany, NY 12203-5195
Tel: 518-453-5900
Fax: 518-452-5729
New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners
P.O. Box 973
Trenton, NJ 08625-0973
Tel: 609-815-2911
Fax: 609-815-2913
Connecticut Bar Examining Committee
100 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106-4411
Tel: 860-706-5135
Hearing & speech impaired applicants: 800-842-9710
NOTE: photo taken at the February 2023 New York Bar Exam - Track and Field Center at The Armory, New York, NY
✔️ Be sure to read the Exam Day Policies which govern your bar exam!
✔️ Such security policies are typically posted on the bar examiners' websites, and contain detailed information about the time applicants must arrive at the exam site and what can be brought into the testing facility and what is prohibited.
✔️ New York's Exam Day Policies can be found here: https://www.nybarexam.org/Security/Security.htm
✔️ Note that all bar applicants must provide a VALID (NOT expired) Government-Issued Photo ID to enter the bar exam facility.