State-by-State Bar Exam Information: Colorado
Bar Information
Key Dates
The last Tue and Wed of February and July
May 1st (May 31st with late fee)
Exam Details
Colorado is a Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) jurisdiction, meaning that it administers the three exams produced by the National Conference of Bar Examiners--the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), the Multistate Essay Examination (MEE), and the Multistate Performance Test (MPT).
Yes. All applicants who seek to take the exam on a laptop will be able to do so.
Because Colorado is a UBE jurisdiction, past questions can be obtained only from the National Conference of Bar Examiners, www.ncbex.org.
The written portions (essays, 30%, and performance tests, 20%, together) and the MBE are each weighted at 50%.
Statistics
July 2011: 86%
July 2011: 80%
Reciprocity
No
Those who have passed the UBE in another UBE jurisdiction can gain admission within two years without any years-of-practice requirement. Those who have passed a bar exam in a non-UBE jurisdiction must have practiced law for five of the last seven years and be admitted in a state that grants reciprocity to Colorado lawyers. Please consult the jurisdiction directly for more detailed information on admission by motion.
The information for Colorado comes from the Colorado Board of Law Examiners' response to our survey as well as from the National Conference of Bar Examiners' Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements and annual statistical report.
