Bar exam participants down in New York state

The number of bar examination test takers in New York state was the lowest in nine years. A little more than 10,700 prospective attorneys took the examination on July 28-29 across five locations, including Buffalo. It was the lowest number for the July examination since 2006, according to Diane Bosse of Buffalo law firm Hurwitz & Fine, who chairs the New York State Board of Law Examiners. The board examined 11,195 candidates during the two days of testing conducted in July 2014. In Buffalo, numbers…