The Balanced Approach

Prior exam Links

CA Prior Exams

For additional self-practice and exposure, below are links to prior examinations and answers which are no longer provided on the Calbar website.

If you are a current client, please refer to the Assignment Portal for essays to turn in for feedback.

July 2005 Essays + Answers

February 2007 Essays + Answers

July 2007 Essays + Answers

February 2008 Essays + Answers

July 2008 Essays + Answers

February 2009 Essays + Answers

July 2009 Essays + Answers

February 2010 Essays + Answers

July 2010 Essays + Answers

February 2011 Essays + Answers

July 2011 Essays + Answers

February 2012 Essays + Answers

July 2012 Essays + Answers


Links for prior examinations and published applicant answers (note that these are strong answers, but not always perfect or 100% accurate. They are a great model of what can be achieved under test-taking conditions.)

CA Prior Examinations (2013-present)

Arkansas Prior Examinations

Maryland Prior Examinations

Georgia Prior Examinations

Minnesota Prior Examinations

Texas Prior Examinations

NCBEX free Questions and Official Analyses from Older exams (note that the “analyses” is a true teaching tool, but are not sample or model answers written in the format that we work on together.)