Questions and Selected Answers

Past exam questions and selected answers are made available only for the limited, personal use of Colorado Bar Exam applicants. The publication of past exam questions and selected answers (or comments) is not intended to indicate any specific legal issue or issues that will be tested on a future exam. Do not use them as a substitute for learning the subjects covered on the exam.

Overall, these select answers help to demonstrate the general length and quality of responses that earned above average scores on the indicated administration of the essay portion of the bar examination. However, these are unrevised answers written by actual examinees under time constraints without access to law books. As such, these essays do not always correctly identify or respond to all issues raised by the question, and they may contain some extraneous or incorrect information. They do not, in all respects, accurately reflect Colorado law or its application to the facts. These essays are not intended as “model answers” and should never be taken by anyone as legal advice.

General Recommendations:

• Carefully read the question and the “call of the question” (what the question asks you to do).
• Respond to the call of the question and stay on track; considering using the IRAC method in framing your answer to help you stay on track.
• Pay attention to the facts presented without assuming additional facts.
• Include more than a mere conclusion.
• Practice writing in complete sentences and composing paragraphs.
• Organize your responses, and answer subparts, if any, in the order asked.
• Strive for clarity and good communication in writing.
• Avoid lengthy or unnecessary discussion of general or extraneous matters.
• Demonstrate your ability to reason and analyze. Each of your answers should show an understanding of the key facts, a recognition of the issues included, a knowledge of the applicable principles of law, and the reasoning by which you arrive at your conclusions.

For a list of subjects covered on the Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) and guidance on preparing for the MEE, please visit the NCBE website at: https://www.ncbex.org/exams/mee/preparing/

For guidance on preparing for the Multistate Performance Test (MPT) portion of the exam, please visit the NCBE website at: https://www.ncbex.org/exams/mpt/preparing/

NCBE’s Online Study Aid Platform, BarNow, can be accessed here: https://www.ncbex.org/study-aids/

	Questions			Answers
Febr 2023	MPT-1	MPT-2	MEE	MPT-1	MPT-2	MEE
July 2023	MPT-1	MPT-2	MEE	MPT-1	MPT-2	MEE
Febr 2024	MPT-1	MPT-2	MEE	MPT-1	MPT-2	MEE