Career

Bar association membership and involvement as a student can lead to life-long professional relationships and enable student members to gain valuable insight into legal practice.

Resume

Becoming a member of a legal association or organization is a useful activity to have on your resume because it gives you something concrete to talk about on job interviews and with other attorneys who are most likely involved with an association. For those who want to practice in New York, it is particularly helpful when searching for a job in the New York area.

Network

Network in a professional yet comfortable setting. As law students you know the importance of meeting other professionals, and networking is a perfect tool to practice your speaking skills and to become an expert in interviewing. Networking can be intimidating, but the City Bar makes it feel less daunting and more fun and will help build your confidence and ability to get ahead in your career.  The programs and events held at the City Bar allow you to meet partners, lawyers from all walks of life, and other young attorneys.

Career Events

The City Bar has career development programs for lawyers at all stages of their career. These programs are open to law students.

Library access

The library is a perfect place for you to get work done. With free wifi and beautiful high windows it is a nice change of atmosphere, and once again you are surrounded by attorneys and law students just like you.

Bar Exam

The New York State Board of Law Examiners administers the New York State Bar Examination, twice a year on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of every February and July. The bar examination contains two sections, the New York section which is given on Tuesday, and the Multi-state Bar Examination (MBE) which is given on Wednesday. The New York section consists of five essay questions and 50 multiple choice questions prepared by the New York Board, and one Multi-state Performance Test question, developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners. The second day of the exam is the MBE section, which consists of 200 multiple-choice questions. Each day of the examination will consist of a morning session and an afternoon session with a lunch break in between. The examination is given at the same time and date at various testing locations across the state. Applications to take the bar examination must be postmarked no more than 120 days, nor less than 90 days prior to the examination for which application is being made. There is no provision for late filing except that for applicants who took the immediately preceding New York bar examination, the deadline for re-application is 21 days from the date of the applicant's failure notice, or 90 days prior to the examination, whichever is later.

Articles

Why Getting Legal Experience as an Evening Student is Important (PDF)

 The Value of Semester Internships (PDF)

Podcasts

How to Find a Clerkship (mp3)