Past Exams

Past Exams

More information about the format and administration of the final exam is available here.

Here is a copy of the 2013 online-section exam. Two excellent answers to the first question in the 2013 exam, written by Harvard Law School students, are available here: first sample answer and second sample answer.

The components of the 2014 online-section exam are available through the links below:

Three excellent answers to the first question in the 2014 exam, written by Harvard Law School students, are available here:first sample answer, second sample answer, and third sample answer.

Here is the distribution of the scores on the 2014 exam for the online sections.  (To download the image file, right-click and select Save As.)

The components of the 2015 online-section exam are available through the links below:

Two excellent answers to the first question in the 2015 exam, written by Harvard Law School students, are available here:  first sample answer and second sample answer.

Here is the distribution of the scores on the 2015 exam for the online sections.  (To download the image file, right-click and select Save As.)

The components of the 2016 online-section exam are available through the link below:

Two excellent answers to the first question in the 2016 exam, written by Harvard Law School students, are available here:  first sample answer and second sample answer.

Here is the distribution of the scores on the 2016 exam for the online sections.  (To download the image file, right-click and select Save As.)