Bar Exam To graduate from law school is one thing, to pass the bar exam is another. For LLM students educated in a non-common-law law school, after completing a 20-credit program, you can sit for the bar exams in New York state and California. They are among the toughest possible bar exams of all states. Find more information about NY bar at this official webite: www.nybarexam.org Also you need take the Multistate Professional Responsiblities and Ethics.Go to www.ncbex.org for more detailed information. As of 2002, the passing score for MPRE is increased to 85 in NY state. MPRE is not easy because applying the various rules is much more difficult than memorizing them. Here is an outline to help you prepare for MPRE. How to Prepare for Bar exam? Almost every student enrolls in a bar review course. The most popular one is barbri, which goes to every law school to promote itself heavily. You couldn't be unware of it. Barbri is expensive, but ... it is worth it. For foreign LLM studnetes, start preparing as soon as possible. For more information, click here.