Two different ethics hurdles stand between you and the license — and people confuse them. One is a class you must take before you may sit. The other is a 45-question exam session worth a quarter of your score. Here’s both, cleanly.
Hurdle 1 — the required ethics class (before you sit)
Every applicant must complete a qualifying legal ethics course. The trap, straight from OARC’s FAQ: most professional-responsibility courses taken inside paralegal degree or certificate programs do not qualify. Do not assume your program covered it — verify the specific course.
Hurdle 2 — the ethics session on exam day (25% of your score)
November 10’s second session is 45 ethics multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes — 2:00 per question — testing the Colorado LLP Rules of Professional Conduct. The recurring themes:
- The defining duty: advising clients of the license’s limits and authorized scope
- Competence and the scope carve-outs — refer the piece, keep the case
- Confidentiality vs. privilege; the elevator test; disclosure exceptions
- Conflicts — concurrent, former-client, imputation, and the non-consentable
- Fees, trust accounting, COLTAF, and safekeeping
- Candor to the tribunal — false evidence, adverse authority
Sources: OARC LLP FAQ · LLP Rules of Professional Conduct · examination page. Course qualification rules can change — verify before you pay for any class.