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Overall, Utah is the easiest bar exam to pass. This is true whether you are a first-time taker or repeat taker! In July 2023, Utah had a 94% pass rate for first time takers and a 73% pass rate for repeat takers. It also has the lowest UBE cut score of 260.
California is widely considered to have the hardest bar exam, due to its low pass rate and the difficulty of the content and constraints of the exam.
However, a majority of states have higher score requirements than New York. This means that the New York bar exam is not one of the most difficult bar exams (at least with respect to the passing score requirement). Nonetheless, the New York Bar Exam still qualifies as a moderately difficult bar exam.
California is universally regarded as the toughest state for taking the bar exam. This notion is not dissuaded by the state's low bar-pass rate. In addition to the performance test, five essay questions, and the Multistate Bar Exam, the California exam takes two days.
Statistically speaking, Oklahoma has one of the easiest bar exams based on first-time passing rates. Nearly 87% of first-time exam takers pass the Oklahoma state bar exam. In comparison, California has a much lower first-time passing rate at 58.1%.
California Bar Examination All other attorney applicants must take the general bar exam. Please note that the State Bar does not offer reciprocity or accept bar exam scores from another jurisdiction.
To practice in a private law firm, foreign-trained attorneys must become licensed to practice law in that US state. Within New York State, foreign-trained attorneys may practice in-house or consult on their country's laws if they register with their local Appellate Division.
If you have been fully admitted to the practice of law in any U.S. or foreign jurisdiction, you are qualified to take the California Bar Examination without additional legal education.
Temporary Practice (“Fly-in Fly-out”) In certain limited circumstances, New York rules allow the temporary practice of law in New York by out-of-state and foreign attorneys.