Bar Exam Information
Additional Bar Examination Information
Bar Examination Preparation – General Information
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Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination – MPRE
Additional Bar Examination Information
Colorado Supreme Court Board of Law Examiners
Bar Examination Preparation – General Information
The College of Law wants every student to pass the bar. Here is some information and options you should consider regarding passing the bar.
Your grade point average is the most reliable predictor of bar passage success. Monitor your grade point average and continually seek feedback from faculty about your exam performance.
Plan on taking Advanced Legal Analysis in your final semester. It’s a great opportunity to practice the analytical and communicative skills necessary for success on the bar exam and as a practitioner. Faculty will also teach bar preparation strategy workshops. These workshops are at no cost and for no credit. Watch for the announcement of these classes.
You should take a commercial bar preparation class. The Colorado Supreme Court provides a list of commercial course offerings in Colorado Note: Being a member of the American Bar Association may provide a discount for some commercial bar review programs.
Please make an appointment with Financial Management to discuss your situation if you are unable to afford bar preparation courses.
Alumni mentors are available to coach and support bar takers. Some of the specialty bars offer bar assistance and coaching as well.
Plan in advance to spend 8-10 weeks preparing and practicing to take and pass your bar exam (approximately 50-60 hours per week). It is your first full-time law “job” upon graduation.
Not every option is right for every person. Students need to assess which options will be most helpful to them. Bar exam information will continue to be posted on the web site.
Bar Examination Topics
Topics/courses covered on the MBE (Multitstate Bar Examination):
- Contracts (including Article 2; this subject is covered in Contracts and UCC)
- Real Property (including Mortgages; this subject is covered in Basic Real Estate)
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Procedure (this subject is covered in Basic Criminal Procedure and Advanced Criminal Procedure)
- Torts
- Evidence
- Constitutional Law
- All topics on the MBE may also be tested as on the essay portion of the Colorado bar examination. In addition, the following topics/courses may be tested on the essay portion of the Colorado bar exam:
- Business Associations (including Agency, Partnership, and Corporations; this material is covered in Agency, Partnership and the LLC and in Corporations)
- Civil Procedure (including issues specific to Colorado principles, statutory construct and precedent)
- Secured Transactions, Sales, and Negotiable Instruments (these are all covered in UCC)
- Family Law (including issues specific to Colorado principles, statutory construct and precedent)
- Public Law (including Constitutional Law and Administrative Law)
- Wills
- Estates & Trusts
- Courses covered on the MPRE (Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination)
- Legal Profession
DU Bar Success Program
Link to Bar Examination Questions
Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination – MPRE
For more information, visit National Conference of Bar Examiners/MPRE