Bar Exam Tutors
Our expertise as a company spans several common and civil law jurisdictions, including but not limited to UK, US, Canada, Australia, France, UAE, Singapore and Hong Kong. With a team of academics and legal practitioners who are qualified to practise law in multiple jurisdictions, we offer personalised tutoring courses for students planning to practise law across the world. Our Bar Exam Prep Courses are offered not only in person in London but also online globally. We also provide international residential tutor placements, allowing your bar exam tutor to travel to you and remain with you until you are confident in the subject matter and comfortable in its practical application.
The bar exams we tutor students for are described below. This is a non-exhaustive list. Please get in touch if your jurisdiction is not included, as we may still be able to assist due to our strong network of global collaborations.
United States bar exams
New York Bar Exam
New York uses the Uniform Bar Examination, together with the New York Law Course and New York Law Exam on New York law. Many foreign-educated lawyers can qualify to sit it, often after an LLM at an American law school or an evaluation of their legal education. New York moves to the NextGen bar exam from July 2028.
California Bar Exam
California's exam combines the Multistate Bar Examination with essay questions on California and general law and a performance test. It is open to many foreign-educated lawyers and graduates, and California plans to move to the NextGen bar exam from July 2028.
Michigan Bar Exam
Michigan's bar exam combines the Multistate Bar Examination with written questions. Michigan has also adopted the NextGen bar exam, with its first administration planned for July 2028.
Uniform Bar Exam (UBE)
Used in most US jurisdictions, the UBE is made up of the Multistate Bar Examination, the Multistate Essay Examination and the Multistate Performance Test. Scores can be transferred between UBE jurisdictions. The current UBE is due to run until February 2028.
NextGen Uniform Bar Examination
The new bar exam from the National Conference of Bar Examiners, first given in July 2026, tests foundational legal concepts together with lawyering skills such as legal research and writing, issue spotting, client counselling and negotiation, through integrated questions. More jurisdictions adopt it each year.
Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)
A day of 200 multiple-choice questions on civil procedure, constitutional law, contracts, criminal law and procedure, evidence, real property and torts. It forms part of the UBE and most other US bar exams.
Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE)
A two-hour multiple-choice exam on professional responsibility and legal ethics. It is taken separately from the bar exam and is required for admission in almost every US jurisdiction.
Canadian bar exams
Ontario Licensing Exams
The Law Society of Ontario's Barrister and Solicitor licensing examinations, which test knowledge of Ontario law, practice and procedure and professional responsibility, alongside the experiential training stage of licensing.
British Columbia Bar Exams
Licensing with the Law Society of British Columbia, including the Professional Legal Training Course (PLTC) and its qualification examinations on practice skills and professional responsibility.
NCA Exams
Internationally trained lawyers apply to the Federation of Law Societies' National Committee on Accreditation (NCA), which may require exams in subjects such as Canadian constitutional, criminal and administrative law, foundations of Canadian law and professional responsibility before they can enter a provincial licensing process.
Singapore bar exams
Part A Singapore Bar Examinations
A conversion exam for Singapore citizens and permanent residents with law degrees from approved overseas universities, run twice a year by the Singapore Institute of Legal Education (SILE). Open-book papers cover Company Law, Criminal Law, Evidence Law, Land Law and the Singapore Legal System, alongside an online ethics quiz.
Part B Singapore Bar Examinations
The Part B Course and Examinations, also run by SILE, prepare candidates for legal practice in Singapore, covering subjects such as civil and criminal litigation and professional ethics. Overseas graduates must pass Part A first.
Hong Kong
PCLL Conversion Examination
Candidates whose law qualification is not recognised for direct entry, including many overseas graduates, sit the PCLL Conversion Examination in core and Hong Kong law subjects before they can join the PCLL (Postgraduate Certificate in Laws), the vocational course for Hong Kong solicitors and barristers.
London Law Tutor Ltd. prepares candidates for both the current Uniform Bar Examination and the NextGen UBE, the modernised bar examination developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners. The NextGen UBE was first given in July 2026 in its first group of jurisdictions, with New York, California and Michigan planning to adopt it from July 2028. It places greater emphasis on practical lawyering skills alongside substantive legal knowledge, and our tailored programmes reflect this evolving assessment framework.
LLT supports you in passing your bar examination, strengthening your professional credentials and enabling you to engage confidently with a global clientele. New York and California operate progressive policies that permit many foreign law graduates and qualified lawyers to sit their respective bar examinations, as there are no restrictions based on nationality or residence. However, it is imperative that candidates obtain comprehensive guidance before commencing the application process.
Bar examinations do not simply require memorisation of cases or statutes. They are designed to assess analytical reasoning, structured legal thinking, and the ability to apply legal principles effectively under timed conditions.
If you have any further questions or would like to discuss your eligibility or preparation strategy, please do not hesitate to contact one of our consultants.
