Nearly 12,000 aspiring lawyers are sitting for the New York bar exam Tuesday and Wednesday. The multiple-choice test takes just over 12 hours to complete and is spread across two days.

This year’s pool of 11,797 test-takers is slightly higher than last year’s 11,694, although the current figure is not final—not everyone who signs up shows up, said John McAlary, executive director of the New York State Board of Law Examiners.