NYLE Study Guide 2026

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NYLE exam key facts

  • The New York Law Exam consists of 50 open-book multiple-choice items administered online. Source
  • Applicants have two hours to complete the New York Law Exam unless granted extended time for a disability. Source
  • The passing score on the New York Law Exam is 60%, or 30 of 50 items correct. Source
  • The New York Law Exam (NYLE) costs $29, payable to Examsoft, and the New York Law Course (NYLC) is free. Source
  • An applicant who fails the New York Law Exam must retake both the New York Law Course and the exam. Source
  • A passing New York Law Exam score expires three years from the date the applicant received it. Source
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📋 NYLE Exam Format at a Glance

50
Questions
120 min
Time Limit
60.00%
Passing Score

📚 NYLE Topics to Study (115)

✍️ Sample NYLE Questions & Answers

1. Under New York law, which of the following best describes 'loss of consortium'?
✓ A derivative claim by a spouse for loss of companionship, services, and society due to the other spouse's injuries

Loss of consortium is a derivative claim by a spouse for deprivation of companionship, services, and society caused by the tortfeasor's negligent injury to the other spouse.

2. Under New York SCPA 1001, who has priority to serve as administrator of an intestate estate?
✓ The surviving spouse, then children, then grandchildren, then parents, then siblings

SCPA 1001 establishes a priority list for appointment as administrator: surviving spouse, children, grandchildren, father/mother, siblings, and other eligible persons.

3. Under New York's Limited Liability Company Law, absent any provision to the contrary in the operating agreement, how are profits and losses allocated among LLC members by default?
✓ In proportion to each member's capital contribution to the LLC

NY LLC Law § 503 provides that, in the absence of a governing provision in the operating agreement, profits and losses are shared in proportion to the agreed value of each member's contribution to the LLC. This default rule ties economic benefit to economic investment rather than awarding equal shares.

4. A merchant signs a written offer to sell 200 chairs stating it will remain open for six months, with no consideration given. How long is the offer irrevocable under NY UCC 2-205?
✓ Three months

A merchant's signed firm offer is irrevocable without consideration for the stated period, but that period cannot exceed three months.

5. A seller delivers nonconforming goods before the contract delivery date, and the buyer rejects them. What right does the seller have under UCC 2-508?
✓ The right to notify the buyer and make a conforming delivery within the contract time

When the time for performance has not yet expired, a seller may seasonably notify the buyer of its intent to cure and then deliver conforming goods within the contract period.

6. Under New York law, which type of deed provides the LEAST protection to the grantee?
✓ Quitclaim deed

A quitclaim deed conveys only whatever interest the grantor has, if any, with no warranties or covenants of title.

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