CO Bar

The exam dates are July 28–29, 2026. The location is the National Western Complex, Hall of the West, 4655 Humboldt St, Denver, CO 80216. For parking costs and nearby hotels, the Office of Attorney Admissions points candidates to the National Western Complex website and its "Attend an Event" tab. Confirm logistics with the Office before traveling.

All documentation may be submitted electronically only and should be uploaded to the applicant portal. You should retain original hardcopy documentation, but you do not need to mail originals to the Office. Law schools upload the Law School Graduation Certification and Law School Application through a separate law school portal intended for law school representatives only.

Colorado no longer requires admission in a reciprocal U.S. jurisdiction. If you were admitted by examination in another U.S. jurisdiction, graduated from an ABA-accredited law school, practiced actively and authorized for at least 36 months of the 60 months preceding your application, and are in good standing, you may follow the On Motion directions. If you have never taken a U.S. bar exam, you do not qualify.

Starting with the February 2027 Colorado Bar Exam, the Office of Attorney Admissions will use a new application platform, ILG Admissions Manager. July 2026 applicants should keep a copy of their submitted application and supporting documents for their records and for potential future need to access the data. Do not assume your July 2026 materials will migrate automatically.

The published materials list a Mandatory Professionalism Course requirement and a Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam requirement, plus a Mandatory Applicant Agreement. There is also technical information for ILG Exam360, including minimum system requirements and laptop use instructions, and a process for test method change requests. Treat each as a deadline item, not a formality, and check the Office's important dates page.

Start with the subject list confirmed by the Office, then build black-letter outlines before drilling. Add timed practice under exam conditions early enough to expose weak areas, and reserve recurring weekly time for Colorado-specific material and the administrative checklist. Because the published pages do not state subject weights, do not let an assumed weighting decide what you skip.

Administrative ones. Missing the Professionalism Course or MPRE requirement, failing to complete the Applicant Agreement, uploading incomplete law school documentation, or not testing your laptop against the Exam360 system requirements. July 2026 applicants also risk losing access to filed materials once the platform changes in February 2027. Keep copies and verify completion of each item.

The Office publishes separate instructions for amending and reporting changes to your application, for updating applicant contact information, and for withdrawing an application. If your circumstances change, follow those published procedures rather than simply stopping communication. Direct questions to the Office of Attorney Admissions by email rather than sending confidential documentation through unsecured channels.

You must be pre-authorized to apply for the Colorado bar exam. Review the published instructions for foreign law school graduates first. Documentation may be submitted electronically, but hardcopy originals must be available for review if requested. Email the Office when you are ready to submit so it can provide a secure method; do not email confidential documentation.