Colorado Supreme Court - Board of Law Examiners
 Overview                                     
The Colorado Board of Law Examiners, whose members are appointed by the Colorado Supreme Court, consists of two committees. The Law Committee is responsible for all aspects of the Colorado Bar Examination. The Bar Committee is responsible for determining that applicants for admission are morally, mentally, and ethically fit to practice law, as well as determining eligibility for on-motion admission (admission without examination).  

February 2012 Exam Dates and Deadlines

  • Exam Dates: February 28 and 29, 2012
  • Filing deadline by mail: December 1, 2011
  • Submission deadline for electronic ONLINE APPLICATION: December 1, 2011
  • Late applications through January 3, 2012 (December 31, 2011 for electronic online application submission)

Mandatory Reading for Current Bar Examination Applicants -- Click Here

  

February 2012 Admission Ceremony

The May Admission Ceremony for those who passed the February 2012 bar exam will be held on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. at Boettcher Concert Hall.

Adoption of the Uniform Bar Examination

The Colorado Supreme Court recently amended its Rules Governing Admission, Rule 201 C.R.C.P., to allow the transfer of a bar exam score achieved in a jurisdiction which has adopted the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE).  To be able to transfer a UBE score to Colorado without having to take the Colorado Bar Examination, the person wishing to transfer must have achieved a total score of at least 276 on the UBE taken in the other jurisdiction.   Conversely, people obtaining a UBE score in Colorado may transfer that score to another UBE jurisdiction, provided their UBE score meets the minimum passing bar exam score in that other jurisdiction.  Colorado will administer the UBE effective with the February 2012 bar examination.

ATTENTION CLASS A APPLICANTS
(Admission without examination)

In accordance with Rule 201.3(1), C.R.C.P., eligibility for on-motion admission in Colorado is restricted to those who have been admitted and who have "actively and substantially" practiced law in a jurisdiction(s) that accept(s) Colorado attorneys for admission without examination. It is the applicant's responsibility to check with the jurisdiction(s) in which you are admitted to ensure reciprocity exists with Colorado.

Persons who file an on-motion application, but who are not eligible to do so, may (1) transfer the application to the next scheduled bar exam and receive a refund of the difference between on-motion and exam fees, or (2) withdraw the application and receive a 50% refund. No full refunds will be given.

 
 

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