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The following is an extensive walk-through of how I tackled the July 2021 California bar exam (while holding down a demanding, full-time job). As always, what worked for me, may not work for you. There are many ways to achieve success on the bar exam. Your mileage may vary. 

TLDR (because your time is immensely precious now); I was stringent with my time, kept up with my schedule, optimized for success by cutting A LOT of corners, and used Barbri , Baressays.com , Adaptibar , Smart Bar Prep , Cal Bar Bible (for essay predictions), Critical Pass , The Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast , Bar MD (for the PT), and this super cheap and easy book of rule statements .  You can find my frequently tested topics map here .

Before we dive into this, I wanted to start with a quick pep talk. You’re likely reading this post because you’ve already made the decision to study for the California bar exam while working full-time. I know that decision wasn’t made lightly. I was there only a few months ago. I know you wouldn’t be making this decision if you didn’t need to. So, unlike the many other blogs out there (and people in your life), I’m not here to scare you off or talk you out of it. Quite the contrary – let me be the first (and maybe only) person to say, you’ve got this. 

As nice as it is to feel so accomplished, this was not the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. The bar exam is not impossible and it’s not that bad . I recognize this conclusion might piss a few people off (especially those folks that are so enamored with tradition and the sanctity of their precious institutions). I recognize that this conclusion is a consequence of my privilege . But I also recognize that boasting about the impossibility of the bar exam is, in its own way, part of a rite of passage in this field. Unfortunately though, many rites of passage are just methods of gatekeeping in disguise. And because 80% of the bar exam is about mastering the mental game, toxic boasting and over exaggerations about an exam that isn’t worth the anxiety and anguish it causes, can paralyze prospective examinees. Hence, I refuse to indulge in it. 

The California Bar Exam is not that bad.

Now, this isn’t to say that studying for the bar while working full time will be a walk in the park. This will be a challenging and exhausting two months. It will require sheer diligence, persistence, discipline, ruthless optimization, and a little bit of luck. But importantly, it’s all doable. You’ll need to remind yourself of that throughout your studies. 

On that note, I’ll leave you with one more reminder: this exam is not worth your health, your sanity, or your life. Unfortunately, suicide among bar examinees is disturbingly common. I remember seeing some dark tweets among #lawtwitter peers as the exam date neared. A ridiculous, archaic, bullshit, privilege contest (that the President of the NCBE has yet to partake in herself – fun fact), is not worth your life . Failing is not the end of the world. I promise. 

Now, let’s get into it. 

My Situation 

I took and passed the July 2021 bar exam. When I graduated from law school, I was already well into my full-time career at Google. I was not in a position to take two months off to study. Originally, I had planned to take the February 2022 exam, giving myself more time to study. That’s the plan I had communicated to my family and peers. But, in a rather impulsive twist, just weeks before we’re supposed to start studying for the July exam, and against the advice of my law school, I decided to throw caution to the wind and see what happens.

Looking back, it was the best decision I made for myself at that moment. There is no way I would have found the time to study for the exam in February, especially this far along in my career. 

Note: because of the pandemic, I had to take the bar exam virtually at home. Hence, my study tips and schedule are built with those logistics in mind. 

Pre-Study Prep

There are few things I did to prepare myself for what I knew was about to be an exhausting two-month sprint. 

First, I looked for bar blogs written by anyone else that attempted to study / work full-time. I came up empty. Rather, I only found posts and Reddit threads that discussed what a terrible idea it was to work full time and how impossible the California bar exam is (now you see why I included a pep talk in this post). The only blog post that actually helped (and brought me some comfort) was this one written by my law school advisor from back when he took the exam. Though it’s a bit dated (and I even disagree with a few points now having taken the exam), it’s still a great read with many excellent tips for optimization. 

Next, I closed down all of my socials except for Twitter. Some recommend that you go completely dark while studying. That would not have worked for me. Twitter is an important social outlet for me. It’s also how I keep up with my field. I knew that I would have a lot of extra anxiety from closing my Twitter account for two months, so I chose to continue using it, just less. I muted all of my Twitter and Messenger notifications so I could never be interrupted. I also muted any and all words that had to do with the bar exam. I didn’t care about nor did I want to see how other people were studying (because I know I’m the type who would be tempted to constantly change my study habits just to match). I also didn’t want to read or indulge in the exhaustion olympics. Being exhausted and pitiful is easy like / retweet bait (but it can also be overwhelming, toxic, and make you feel like you’re not doing enough when you actually are). Some people take comfort in commiserating. I don’t. Your mileage may vary. 

[Note – Reddit can get pretty toxic around the bar exam too. I completely avoided it] 

I cut every substance out of my life except for caffeine (no excuses, no cheat days). You need every brain cell in order to memorize an extensive (and unreasonable) amount of information. And you have no time for hangovers.

Letting People In | Shutting People Out 

The last thing I did (besides gathering supplements – discussed later) was selectively tell the folks who needed to know that I was doing this. I was on the fence about telling my manager and team as I did not want them to withhold projects or “go easy on me” as a result. Of course, the entire point of putting myself through this experience was to preserve my career growth. I ultimately decided to let my teammates know, simply because I knew at some point in those two months, my work product would suffer. I owed my team that advanced notice. I even met a few colleagues that went through the same experience. Those colleagues gave me phenomenal advice and support throughout, and words cannot adequately describe how grateful I am for them.

Outside of Google, I chose to tell very few people (including my own family). For starters, I have an unhealthy relationship with failure and the last thing I wanted to do was have to tell everyone that I failed the exam (especially after everyone warned me about trying to study / work full-time). With that, I nominated (or volun-told) my husband (obviously), and my law school advisor (who I’ve trusted for years now with navigating tricky decisions like this one), to be my emotional support squad. I would not let anyone else into this plan until a week or two before the exam date. 

In many ways, I felt liberated by keeping this to myself. I was kept out of the misery-swirl growing among my peers, I never had to talk about studying for the bar during the brief moments of social interaction I allowed myself, and for the most part, my summer was super quiet. Not to mention, the two people I went to when I was at my emotional wit’s end were the two people that knew me best (and therefore always knew what to say). And because they weren’t also trying to study for the bar, they were emotionally available (most of the time) for my bullshit and they weren’t implicitly trying to one-up me with their own study habits. I owe both of them an immense amount of gratitude. 

At the same time, I’m not sure I can fully recommend shutting people out while you’re going through this process. While I did have a small support squad, there were days that got incredibly dark and lonely where I would have benefited from the emotional support of my peers (who were also going through it). I think the worst part was my friends “reminding” me how lucky I am that I don’t have to take the exam until February. No hard feelings – they had no idea.

With that, I did start letting a few of my peers in on my plan a week or so before the exam kicked off. I will say, it was nice having a couple people to outline essays with on the weekends, especially since I was already feeling pretty confident by that point. So, imposter syndrome wasn’t much of an issue as it might have been had I started group-study earlier. 

Again, your mileage may vary. 

My Schedule 

Setting a schedule and sticking to it was probably the most important aspect of my study plan. I knew I was at a disadvantage since I didn’t have the majority of my work-week to study. I knew that most of my peers were studying for roughly 8-10 hours every day. I believe that’s the schedule Barbri recommends (with a few breaks built-in throughout). So, I had to reconfigure my Barbri schedule to work for me. You’ll likely need to do the same – no big deal. Here’s what I did: 

[Reminder: What worked for me may not quite work for you. Adjust accordingly]

First, I actually started my studying a week late (so I disadvantaged myself even more…). I had family in town for graduation and projects to close-out at work, so I missed the first week of Barbri. Looking back on it, I would have skipped that first week anyway. The first Barbri week is just incredibly lengthy lecture videos that serve as intros to each of the subjects you’re already going to cover in-depth. Then there’s a few lectures on how the exam works. Save yourself the time – you can find all of that information online or in your prep materials. The course doesn’t start to get substantive until week 2. 

From then on, my schedule was the following (explanation after): 

June: Monday-Friday

7am: wake-up, read critical pass flash-cards (30 minutes), start work

12-1pm: lunch + select one of the following: Barbri MBE practice set, lecture video, critical pass

5-6pm: hard stop on work, walk the dog / quick work-out / dinner 

7pm-11pm: Barbri scheduled activities for the day (as many as I could complete in 4 hours) 

Saturday-Sunday

7am-8am: wake-up, take the dog to the park and read critical pass flash-cards

8am-11pm: catch up on Barbri schedule from the past week

July: Monday-Friday

7am: wake-up, 20 Adaptibar questions, start work

12-1pm: lunch + Adaptibar practice set, or 1 set of flash-cards (rules), or 1 practice essay

5pm-6pm: hard stop on work, walk the dog while listening to Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast, dinner

7pm-11pm: practice essays, Adaptibar sets / lecture videos, memorize flash-cards 

7am-8am: wake-up, take the dog to the park and memorize rules flash-cards

8am-11pm: flash-cards, practice essays, Adaptibar lectures and practice sets

Week Before the Bar Exam [same schedule, no changes] 

Weekend Before the Bar Exam: Same schedule – practice essays + learn how the PT works (I know – stay with me) 

Day Before the Bar Exam : took the day off from work, kicked husband and dog out of town,  went hiking, made two days worth of pb&j sandwiches (I recommend really easy / plain / solid foods that aren’t going to disrupt your system), read over my rules flash-cards and did 10 Adaptibar questions before bed. 

Day(s) of Exam: Warm up with 10 Adaptibar Q’s; eat pb&j sandwiches, watch an Adaptibar lecture before bed. 

Note: I did not take any of the breaks that Barbri built into the schedule (such as for 4th of July). YMMV. 

A Few Notes About My Schedule 

You’ll notice from my schedule that (1) it is particularly rigorous and (2) I only built in 4 hours of study time per day during the week. Looking back, though I had a lot of anxiety over not studying as long as my peers during the week, I found that 4 hours was plenty, especially since I was studying roughly 16 hours/day on the weekends (and I didn’t take any days off). In fact, I may have actually overstudied for the exam as I was trying to compensate for lost time. 

With that, I still had days where I didn’t study the full four hours because I was too burnt out from the workday. I had days where I woke up later or went to bed earlier than planned. I had days where it felt like I had forgotten everything or I was missing every single MBE question. All of that is completely okay. I remind you that this exam is not worth your health or sanity. Barbri’s schedule is also quite intense exactly for this reason (i.e. my guess is that they build in some extra padding knowing that we’ll have “off” days). 

All of this is to say, don’t beat yourself up if you need to take a few rest days or if you fall off your schedule. Don’t go back, just keep pushing forward.

You’ll notice that I also quit Barbri entirely in July. I completed about 50% of the Barbri schedule. Looking back, I would have completed even less of it. I actually found Barbri to be a mostly unhelpful time-sink. (More about this in the study aid section). By July, I was ready to just start memorizing rule statements and drilling MBE questions. So, I switched entirely to Adaptibar, BarEssays.com / Barbri Essays, Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast, Smart Bar Prep (flashcards), and the flashcards I had made for myself. 

Lastly, you’ll notice that I didn’t practice a single PT until the weekend before the exam. That might sound absurd, but practically, the PT is worth a lot less points than the essays and MBEs, and it’s honestly the easiest portion of the exam to learn. In my opinion, you can study the entire breadth of the PT (and learn all of the tricks) in a weekend. 

I did have to cut several things out of my schedule in order to make this work. For example, I blocked my work calendar so that I wasn’t attending unnecessary meetings (so I could get more work done during the day). I limited my social interactions. I stayed up on my field but pretty much stopped all the reading I used to do for fun. I had to get comfortable with telling people no. And I wasn’t emotionally available for anyone, including family. You’ll likely have to make some sacrifices as well. It sucks but it’s only two months. And the people that love you will understand.

Optimization 

The most valuable piece of advice I received regarding my bar prep was that I needed to optimize. There’s an important difference between studying for the bar and optimizing for the bar. In other words, work smarter not harder. In California, there are 16 topics you have to learn. Of those 16 topics, estimate about 100 rules per topic, so ~1600+ rules to memorize. That’s simply not going to happen, especially when you’re not in a position to study full time. 

I didn’t figure out that I needed to optimize until July. I spent all of June trying to cram and memorize all the materials that Barbri sent me. Every time I picked up that massive outline book, I would become immediately overwhelmed. By July, when I realized that I hadn’t actually memorized anything yet (and I was quite behind on my Barbri schedule), I threw out the Barbri schedule and focused entirely on memorizing only the highly tested rules for the essays (See Smart Bar Prep). This greatly narrowed the scope of rules I actually needed to memorize. If I had to do it all over again, I would have started the optimization process in June. 

With that, I cut many corners. For starters, I chose a throwaway subject (i.e. a subject I just wasn’t going to learn). That was California Civ Pro. Most of the Federal Civ Pro rules are similar to the Cal Civ Pro highly tested rules (not to mention, Cal Civ Pro doesn’t seem to be a popular essay topic). That’s where the California Bar Exam 2021 Rules Book comes in handy – I memorized only the few Cal Civ Pro rules that were in that book (mostly venue and service of process). I skipped the Barbri lectures entirely for this topic. I did the same for Business Organizations, Wills & Trusts, and California Community Property. 

I also completely stopped reading the Barbri outlines. The Barbri outlines cover every single possible rule that could appear on the bar exam (it’s way too much – and most of the rules are obscure and unlikely to show up on the exam). Again, I switched to memorizing the rule statements in the California Bar Exam 2021 Rules Book (which uses the most heavily tested rule statements). I decided that I would only memorize rule statements for the essay portion. MBE would be covered by repetitive practice with Adaptibar (more on that below). 

I also relied on the predictions from the Cal Bar Bible for the essays (more on this below). This might seem like a risky strategy, but life requires strategic bets. This year, Cal Bar Bible was 4 for 5 on their predictions for the essay topics. As a result, I was super prepared for 4 of the 5 essays (and I just BS’d my way through the 5th). I would do the same thing again – especially since Cal Bar Bible has had a pretty good streak over the past few years. If anything, you should know 5 of the essay topics absolutely cold and the rest you should know enough to fake it until you make it. (For example, memorize the Cal Community Property intro paragraph and you’re 60% of the way there for that essay). 

Ditching Barbri in July was also the smartest thing I did for my bar prep. I knew that my MBE accuracy was pretty solid (according to Adaptibar) so I focused primarily on drilling essays and memorizing that narrow scope of rule statements for July. I mostly rotated between my California Bar Exam Rules 2021 flashcards, Smart Bar Prep flashcards, Baressays.com, and Adaptibar. 

I also listened to myself – which might seem obvious. I knew from law school that outlines wouldn’t work for me. That didn’t change for the bar. So, I used outline substitutes (such as flashcards, podcasts, and lecture videos). I saw others on Twitter writing out the rules on whiteboards and in notebooks. I tried that and it didn’t work for me. But, rewriting all of the rules from the California Bar Exam Rules 2021 book into flashcards did work for me. I saw some folks would record themselves reading their rule statements. That didn’t work for me, but listening to others read rules on podcasts (like the Bar Exam Toolkit Podcast ) did work for me. I’ve always been good at retaining information from listening to lectures, so lecture-based resources were the best for me. 

The most important part of optimization is accepting that you’re not going to be able to learn everything. So, take some bets, cut some corners, learn the most important and most frequently tested rules cold, and you should be okay. Let the massive Barbri manuals go.

Lastly, I found it helpful to try to understand the policy behind each of the rules I was memorizing. Understanding why these rules exist might help you retain the information beyond just rote memorization.

You can find my frequently tested topics map here . 

Study Aids / Supplements

If you’re reading this before you’ve created your own study schedule and supplement plan, then my only reminder is again, your mileage may vary. If you’ve already chosen your supplements and formed your plan, STICK WITH IT. Don’t switch it up just because I went about studying differently. Your plan will likely continue working for you. 

With that, let’s talk about study supplements. 

When I was studying Computer Science in undergrad, I distinctly remember my operating systems class (now that was the hardest exam I’ve ever taken in my life). In operating systems, there’s an important premise, called the context switching theory , that suggests that there’s always a cost to “switching.” The example given was shopping lines at Costco. A shopper could keep switching to the shortest lines to attempt to speed up their check-out time. However, a shopper that keeps their place in line might actually get served quicker than the switcher. This theory is used for optimizing OS algorithms. But you can also apply the theory to optimizing your studies, especially when it comes to choosing supplements [ See also ]. 

In other words, there are thousands of supplements out there to choose from. Your peers are naturally going to choose different ones. Most supplements do and say the same things. Pick the ones that work for you and stick with them. Resist FOMO. Switching to a brand new supplement midway through your studies may cost you more productivity in the long run. 

The following is a list of supplements I used throughout bar prep and my thoughts regarding each. [Note: it genuinely bothers me how expensive bar prep resources are, so I try to highlight the cheaper / most cost-effective resources here]. 

Cal Bar Bible (FREE): This is just a site dedicated to predicting the California Bar Exam essay topics. I did say you needed a little bit of luck! They’ve had a pretty good streak the past few years and for July 2021, they guessed 4 out of 5 essay topics correctly (the wild card being correct). 

• How I Used Cal Bar Bible: I put a lot of stock into the predicted topics and studied those more heavily than the others. 
• What I Would Do Differently: Nothing – 4 out of 5 is pretty good and as I’ve been saying throughout this guide, you have to take strategic bets.
• Most Useful Resources: I only used their predictions. 

Baressays.com (Might be offered by your law school): [Note: this resource was offered to us by SCU Law but it’s also cheap if you need to order it yourself]. Baressays.com is a database collection of bar essays since the 1990’s (?). You can do practice essays and read sample answers ranging in scores from 40’s-65’s. 

• How I Used Baressays.com: I drilled essays (outlining mostly) starting in July. I also  read through the sample answers to feel better about my progress (lol – seriously look at answers that got 50-65…). I would also jump on Zoom with a few friends and outline answers together. I tried to do an essay per day starting in July (and 6 or so over the weekends). 
• What I Would Do Differently: Nothing – I drilled Barbri essays in June and Baressays.com in July when I was looking for something different. That worked for me. 
• Most Useful Resources: The database of essays and answers is extensive and fantastic. 

Barbri ($$$$): I really wish I could get away with not recommending Barbri. Barbri is absurdly expensive, unnecessarily time-consuming, and ridiculously daunting. The only reason I still recommend Barbri is for the state specific resources (because I’m not really sure where else you can get those outside of the commercial bar prep companies). 

• How I used Barbri: As I discussed in the schedule section, I only completed about 50% of the Barbri recommended schedule (and I did not complete the first week of lectures). I watched all of the lecture videos (on 2x speed), and completed most of the MBE practice sets. I actually ended up skipping most of the essay practice during the month of June and then drilled them back-to-back in July. I also spent a bit of time (unsuccessfully) trying to cram those phone-book sized outlines they sent us. I had only 2 of my essays graded.
• What I Would Do Differently: I realized in July that Barbri is built to over-prepare but it is the absolute antithesis of optimization (see section above). Barbri attempts to teach you everything that could possibly be on the bar exam (regardless of whether those topics were even tested within the last decade or so). That’s why the lecture videos are 4-5+ hours and the outlines are mini-casebooks in themselves. Additionally, Barbri writes their own MBE questions and purposefully makes them twice as hard as the actual bar exam MBEs. Knowing what I know now, I probably would have listened to only the California topics and I definitely would not have wasted my weekends reading the massive outlines. 
• Most Useful Resources: I found that the most useful Barbri resources were the MBE questions (because it makes the actual exam questions seem a lot easier), the mini-outlines for all of the bar exam topics + the California specific materials (these are the 1-10 page outlines they give you before you listen to each video), and the practice essays + model answers (including the PT practice exams).  Everything else, in my honest opinion, was overkill and it did more to psyche me out than actually help me prepare.

Adaptibar ($ varies): I LOVE Adaptibar. In fact, I’d go as far as to say that Adaptibar is a must-have (yet reasonably priced) bar study resource. Adaptibar is the only bar supplement that uses real, licensed, MBE questions. It has a bank of over 2k questions and the app uses machine learning to drill your weakest points. Not only that but it also times you per question so that you can get used to answering Q’s within a comfortable target window (usually 45 secs-1 min).  Additionally, the Adaptibar lecture videos are short, easy, and targeted. The lecturer is phenomenal (S/O to Jonathan Grossman – I still mutter “shut up and pick it” to this day). Grossman actually teaches you how to game the MBE and focuses mostly on the highly tested topics. I especially loved the mobile app. 

• How I Used Adaptibar: I used Adaptibar steadily in June but then entirely switched off of Barbri to Adaptibar in July. My goal was to complete all 2000 questions in the question bank. I believe Adaptibar recommends completing 1300 questions at 70% accuracy. I hit 70% accuracy with 1500 questions completed. In July, I used Adaptibar daily (with a goal of completing ~50 questions per day). I also listened to every lecture video (multiple times – they’re great for repetition), and I took all of the practice MBE exams. 
• What I Would Do Differently: Ditch Barbri earlier and prioritize Adaptibar in June. 
• Most Useful: all of it, especially the lecture videos (which you can order a la carte to keep costs down). 

Critical Pass ($$): Critical Pass is an excellent resource if you’re like me and prefer flash-cards over outlines. Critical Pass focuses on the highly tested MBE topics and rule statements. I especially appreciate the reasonable cost. 

• How I Used Critical Pass: I picked a topic to focus on per week and would try to flip through that topic set first thing in the morning and right before bed. I loved picking a set to read through while I was at the park. I never attempted to memorize the decks, but treated them like I would my law school outlines. Repetition was key here. I stopped using Critical Pass in July once I was comfortable with all of the topics. 
• What I Would Do Differently: I would have replaced the Barbri outlines entirely with Critical Pass. It would have been a better use of my time to read through Critical Pass sets instead of trying to cram the massive Barbri outlines every weekend in June. [Note: Critical Pass does not include the California topics, but you can write them in if you want]
• Most Useful: All of it. 

Smart Bar Prep ($ varies): I discovered Smart Bar Prep when I was looking for ways to optimize my studying. This is when I realized that there is only a finite amount of questions that can be tested per topic on the exam, so it doesn’t make sense to try to learn absolutely everything. Smart Bar Prep has a frequently tested topics / rules document that I found particularly useful. Smart Bar Prep also has a flashcard database for all topics (including California). 

• How I Used Smart Bar Prep: I used the frequently tested rules guide to re-configure my entire study plan for July, focusing on memorizing only the frequently tested rules. I used the flashcard database every single day in July (see schedule). Like Adaptibar, Smart Bar Prep adapts so that it repeatedly drills your weakest subjects / rules. 
• What I Would Do Differently: Use Smart Bar Prep resources earlier in June. 
• Most Useful Resources: Smart Bar Prep has a lot of different resources. I only used the frequently tested topics guide and the flashcard database. 

California Bar Exam Rules 2021 ($): The author of this book is the absolute GOAT. This $17 book was a literal god-send when I discovered it in July. I’m mad that I didn’t discover this book earlier in law school. This tiny, $17 book contains short and easy rule statements for every frequently tested essay topic on the California bar exam. I highly recommend this one.

• How I Used California Bar Exam Rules 2021: This became a bar study staple for me in July. I turned every single rule statement into a handwritten flashcard (that was great for memorization). These would then become the flashcards I would attempt to actually memorize for the essays. This is the only word for word memorization I did. The rule statements are short and easy to digest. 
• What I Would Do Differently: Start using this resource in June instead of July. 
• Most Useful: all of it. 

Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast (Free): I absolutely adore the women who created this amazing (AND FREE!!!) bar study resource. The podcast is just episodes of the hosts reading rule statements and running through practice hypos. Short, sweet, portable, and great for repetition. You can find all of the episodes here or on Spotify. HUGE thank you to folks like this. 

• How I Used the Podcast: I would listen to random episodes when I was walking the dog, in the shower, in the car, while I was cooking, before bed, etc. 
• What I Would Do Differently: nothing – I started this podcast mid-June. 
• Most Useful: I really enjoyed the “listen and learn” series but there are other series dedicated to exam strategies, law school, and career advice that you might find useful.

Bar MD (FREE): This is another excellent free resource. I used Bar MD entirely for the PT (I did not use Barbri’s PT lectures). Bar MD succinctly explains (and walks through) how to approach the PT (offline and virtually). 

• How I Used Bar MD: I watched all of the Bar MD lecture videos for the PT the weekend before the bar exam. I followed along with the practice PT’s and explanations. I then read through all of the Barbri PT templates the night before the exam. The templates are less important than the actual strategy (which Bar MD covers at length). 
• What I Would Do Differently: Nothing – studying the PT the weekend before the exam seemed risky but it was the exact amount of time I needed to feel prepared.
• Most Useful: Bar MD has other excellent resources for other topics, but I only used the PT lecture videos.  

Productivity Apps

I used two productivity apps while I was studying: 

• Forest : Every hour of productivity allows you to plant a virtual tree in your virtual forest. The app blocks out all of your notifications (for however long you choose to set your study window) and penalizes you for leaving the app (except for the apps on your allow list) by not allowing you to complete your tree. I was so proud of my cacti-filled deserts… 
• Workmode: This a chrome extension that lets you block websites as long as the extension is toggled on. I would block social media and certain blog sites that would serve as major distractions.  

Bonus, my bar exam study playlist that consists of super repetitive instrumentals. 

Staying Sane

Lastly, you’ll want to have a few non-bar related activities for your own sanity. Here were some of mine: 

• Working out: I used to do boxing / kickboxing and running before law school. I tried to keep this up, if anything for 30 minutes, during bar prep. This worked for June but I was too anxious by July to do anything but study. In July, I relied heavily on walking my dog to get me out of the house (and even then I was listening to bar prep podcasts on my walks). I recommend trying to do something active everyday (even if only for 10 minutes!). I even bought a standing desk which would allow me to stand / pace while listening to lectures. 
• Mindless Cartoons: Between balancing my job and trying to cram useless rules into my head all hours of the day, I needed to unwind with something absolutely mindless. So, for two months I binged nothing but Family Guy, Bob’s Burgers, Rick and Morty, China IL, South Park, and Mr. Pickles, all before bed. 
• Leaning on my Support Squad: Lastly, I think I ranted at my advisor every single day about the bar. I didn’t even need a response, I just needed to be miserable for 15 minutes every day. Still, my advisor always responded with a one liner reminding me that I could do it and that the bar exam is indeed not impossible. And that’s exactly what I needed to hear every single time. Find the people that will do the same for you. 

Hopefully this guide was somewhat useful. Best of luck with your studies. Remember, the bar exam isn’t actually all that bad and it’s only two months. Work smarter, not harder, optimize for success, and you’ll be fine. Worst case scenario, you take it again (no big deal). 

You got this! 

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Hi Jess, thanks so much for this robust guide! Question: are the rule statements in the book California Bar Exam Rules 2021 duplicative of the rule statements in SmartBarPrep? I am looking for a rule statement resource but can’t figure out if these two cover different material or are the if they overlap each other. Why did you use both? Thanks!

Hey! The California Bar Exam rule book covers all of the rules you need for all of the essay topics. I memorized every rule in that book for the essays.

Smart Bar prep has a nice extensive rules flashcard set up that I liked to use when I wanted something different to study (good for MBE too). I didn’t really focus on memorizing those. I really liked that the flashcards drilled your weakest topics.

If you had to only pick one, I’d pick the Cal book. The Smart Bar Prep is just an extra study tool but they both cover the same material (just presented differently — which I liked).

Hi Jess ! I’m preparing for the CA Baby Bar on the 28th of this month and I googled “ca bar exam pass tips” and your blog came up. I’m SO GLAD IT DID ! I’ve been using adaptibar and bar essays. I was also considering doing the barbri prep but based on what you said, I’ll skip it. Thank you so much for you advice and congratulations on passing the bar !

Wow. This has to be some of the worst advice i’ve seen. Lets recap a few of my favorite takeaways: 1)you want some sort of praise for deciding to take the bar exam late (terrible idea) 2) you want some sort of praise for working while studying for the exam (even more terrible of an idea); 3) You go to great lengths to highlight how your financial privilege was key to your success (this is a little odd but glad you could afford all the programs and books); 4) You advocate for not studying the performance test until the week before; 5) You posted your Adaptibar scores as some sort of flex. Thanks for the cringe content but leave the bar exam tips to the professionals.

Hey! Thank you so much for taking the time to read the post. I’m sorry my advice did not resonate with you. It’s honestly not for everyone. I definitely don’t need any praise — passing the exam was enough for me.

Re: financial privilege: you’re correct. I’m incredibly privileged to be able to afford the many supplements that I used to pass the exam. This is why, however, I chose to highlight resources that are cheaper than the overtly expensive ones like Barbri. I hate that aspect of the bar and I even wrote about that in depth here: https://ctrlaltdissent.com/2021/11/14/i-passed-the-california-bar-exam-abolish-it/

It looks like this post didn’t work for you, and that’s completely okay. Best of luck with your future endeavors!

Wow, so first off I’d like to say thank you so much for your article. This is my 4th time taking the CA bar exam during Covid— graduated may 20 with a covid semester. Your breakdown of how you studied is super helpful, especially for repeaters. Yeah, some students have to work and can’t afford bar prep and all that so some people have to really learn a different way. I know several people who studied this way (with some variation) achieving successful results . I appreciate you writing how each mode (ex critical pass) worked for you and how you would do XYZ different. This is how I’ve been studying- ditching Themis and focusing on AdaptiBar and just zoning in more directly towards studying and have found this approach to be so far rewarding and am going to incorporate what you said in your article. Thank you again so much!

Awesome! Thank you so much for reading and taking the time to comment. Best of luck with the exam this time around and please LMK if there’s anything else I can do to help!

Hey! Your blog is helping me get through bar prep. I’m a second timer. This time I’m working full time so I’ve started the memorization process this month instead of June. But other than that; I’m basically doing what you did in terms of the hours put in. Can’t afford adaptibar unfortunately. But I have gone on Reddit (ugh) and everyone has basically called me a shit head for looking into the calbar predictions although I think it’s a calculated risk and I do plan on having a general knowledge of everything. Two years later: do you still feel the same about calbar predictions and their accuracy? Or do you think I should chuck it? Thanks!

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I appreciate your post, I really do. I needed to read someone who actually works full time could pass the exam, what I see in social media are only children that study 8 hours a day, everyday. That’s not an option for some of us.

I’ll be taking the exam next July, so I have time, but definitely your advices are appreciated.

Thank you again,

Hey Cristain, i would be taking the GA Bar exam next July as well and wanted to know if it was CA or a different state bar exam you would be taking ?

Highly motivational for me. Thanks a ton Jess for writing in detail. I am working full time and managing family, it is tough but not impossible I believe. This is my first day to plan and start up again to prepare for CA bar, entered close-by Library, opened the Laptop and search “how to prepare CA bar exam” & saw your blog, fantastic. Thanks again.

Wonderful guide. Amazed you were able to be so efficient with your schedule and pass the bar while working full time. However, I didn’t see any time allocated for those Costco trips!

I took the bar 3x, and I completely agree with your guidance. By the third try, I studied far less, but my sole focus was half a day of practice essays, half a day of practice mbes. I stopped watching lectures or doing any readings. Best decision ever.

I’m glad you found baressays.com and adaptibar to be useful. It sounds like, just like me, you learn the best by doing, so those two study tools were highly effective. Not only that, but they’re a small fraction of the price of the traditional bar prep tools.

Thanks for writing this all out. I can tell you’re someone who likes to give back by sharing your knowledge. I admire that a lot.

I love your post, as it gives insight how you did what you needed to do to pass. Congratulations. However, I caution everyone from using the rule book you used as it is filled with errors on the substantive law and may cause folks to get their MBE questions wrong if they rely on it too much. It is however a great list and f commonly used rules. But they beed ti be crossed checked with other sources. On Fundamental level I wouldn’t give that author a dime as he Edmond pled guilty to federal fraud crimes against the US Navy. He is currently awaiting sentencing. He will never become an attorney. Please use caution. Other list of riles can be obtained from blacks law dictionary or any study source which will likely be more accurate. Your article is fantastic and I am so happy for you passing the bar while working full-time!

Wow, I am taking the bar in July and knee deep in Barbri overload. I am so glad I stumbled on this and it reinforced my feeling that Barbri and adaptibar alone isn’t going to get me there. I have been searching for easy rule statements and outlines and I bought the book and smart bar prep and I feel a bit better about everything now- TY!

This entire post was so helpful, Jess! Thank you so much for taking the time to write it! I am currently preparing for the Cal Bar and have incorporated some of your insights in my study routine. With that being said, I was wondering, did you write out complete essays or primarily focus on outlining? If you primarily outlined, did you switch to writing complete essays towards the last week of bar prep? I keep hearing different approaches to studying for essays and would love to hear your input!

Hey Jess, Congratulations on Passing the CA Bar Exam! I know how hard you worked, Well done. Thank you so much for this blog post. It has really motivated me and given me the courage and zeal to take the bar exams one last time. It helped me approach taking the bar exam differently this time around, considering this would be my fourth time taking the GA Bar exam. I was looking for other ways to help me prepare because i was so tired of writing the same exam every year. It can be extremely frustrating but i refuse to give up and i want to write the GA Bar Exams one last time. I plan on taking the GA Bar exam in July Next year, hopefully i would be fully prepared. Is it possible to get some of the materials/personal outlines (apart from the critical pass) you used and prepared mostly for the MBE questions since the essay would be different because of the different rules In CA and GA. I also wanted to know if you knew anyone who took the GA Bar Exams that i could contact and get some of their essay materials they used to pass (apart from the ones mentioned above). Thanks in advance and i wish you all the best.

A bit late, but thanks for your blog. I found your suggestions helpful for an attorney with an existing (and busy) solo practice.

Thank you for your blog post. I graduated law school in 2018, took the bar 3 times, didn’t pass, and I’m attempting to take it again this February. Your tips are very helpful (coming from someone who’s gone through studying a few times). This time I’m fortunate to be able to afford a tutor, while I work part time until the test in Feb. I personally never felt like the commercial bar courses were helpful, besides the structured schedule, they weren’t tailored to my style of studying. Hope you’re doing great!

Great post – thank you. It looks like CA bar bible is charging $25 in order to see essay topic predictions for the Feb 2023 exam. You noted the predictions were free when you were preparing. Am I missing something, or did they simply change their model and are now charging for the predictions?

and sadly, now in 2024, the cal bar bible is $75 for predictions

This blog is super helpful. Are you still working at Google? Did you apply for a JD position? What role do you work in right now? Looking forward to hear.

Thank you for this particular post. As you said, there was no content available to show me that it is possible to be successful, the first time, without taking any time off of work. Like you, I told no one about my endeavors to sit for the February 2024 exam, rather I publicly committed myself to the July exam. I had my doubts, but I’m here to report that I passed my first time without taking any time off of work. 

I’m not sure I would have thought to go into the exam this way, but your post made that possible for me to believe that it could be possible and to try it out. 

It worked. I passed. My first time.

Thank you again for pioneering a full-time work/study approach.

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Professor Heilman’s Predictions—February 2024

My predictions are educated guesses based on reviewing the California Bar Examination for more than 30 years. I don’t have any special expertise or inside knowledge. I base my predictions on what the bar examination has looked like in the past. The past exams have certain commonalities. First, the exam usually has a balance of multistate and non-multistate subjects. Generally, three to four multistate subjects are tested along with one or two non-multistate subjects. Second, the exam usually includes at least one subject which requires you to address California-specific law. Third, Professional Responsibility is tested in some fashion on almost every exam. Fourth, there is usually at least one cross-over question. And, finally, the exam is intentionally designed to be unpredictable. Please don’t rely too heavily on my predictions or any other predictions. Based on the unpredictability of the exam, you should study and be prepared to write about every subject---even the subject you hope won’t appear on the exam.

As you will see below, I’ve placed the subjects in three categories: (1) the subjects I think are most likely; (2) the subjects I think are possible; and, (3) the subjects I think are less likely. But as I’ve already said, any subject is possible, and you need to study every topic. You can use my predictions (and your own) to help you prioritize in the last days before the exam. For each subject, I try to highlight subtopics which you should consider as part of your final review.

Subjects just tested on the last exam are slightly less likely to appear on this exam, but the Examiners often repeat one or more subjects. In fact, there are times when a subject is tested several times in a row. Professional Responsibility, of course, is the one subject you should always expect to see on the exam.

MOST LIKELY SUBJECTS ON THE UPCOMING BAR EXAM:

Professional Responsibility

Civil Procedure

Wills/Trusts

Constitutional Law

POSSIBLE SUBJECTS

Criminal Law/Criminal Procedure

Real Property

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Business Associations (Corporations, Partnership, Agency

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College Football season is about to kick off. Here are our record projections for every team

Deeper conferences. More games. An even tougher road to the national championship under the 12-team College Football Playoff format set to debut this season.

It's become harder than ever to post an unbeaten record. That's why there isn't one team — not Ohio State, not Texas, not even Georgia — picked to run the table in the USA TODAY Sports record projections for every Bowl Subdivision conference.

The Bulldogs are still the favorite in the SEC, followed by the Longhorns, Alabama, LSU and Mississippi. The Buckeyes and Oregon are projected to lead the way in the Big Ten. Utah is the clubhouse leader in the new-look Big 12, while Clemson and Florida State will fight for the top spot in the ACC.

Among the Group of Five, no team is picked to put together a stronger playoff case than Memphis. But keep an eye on Liberty coming out of Conference USA and Sun Belt favorites Appalachian State and James Madison.

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ACC record projection

Clemson's projected improvement on offense barely nudges the Tigers ahead of the Seminoles. But don't sleep on North Carolina State, angling for the second 10-win season in program history, and fast-rising Virginia Tech. Miami and North Carolina have the talent to surge past our eight-win projections, though the Hurricanes could just as easily disappoint, as we've seen. The league adds in new members SMU, California and Stanford.

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Big 12 record projection

The league has a vastly different look with the addition of several former Pac-12 members. One, Utah, is the preseason favorite. Kansas State has a new quarterback in Avery Johnson but the same benchmark of at least eight wins in the regular season. UCF and Kansas are just behind the Utes and Wildcats, as are Oklahoma State and Iowa State. And what about Colorado? The Buffaloes will be better in Deion Sanders' second year, but not quite good enough to get to six wins in our projections.

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Big Ten record projection

There's terrific depth through the top seven or eight teams, a group that includes a rejuvenated Nebraska under coach Matt Rhule. But the story of the Big Ten is right at the top. While the conference should get at least two teams in the playoff field, the race between Ohio State and Oregon for the Big Ten crown should be one of the best in the FBS. Penn State and Michigan are also in the mix, though the defending champs are a bit of an unknown given the program's many changes since January.

SEC record projection

Georgia. Texas. Alabama. LSU. Mississippi. Tennessee. Oklahoma. (We could keep going.) It's obvious the SEC is the strongest conference in the FBS, a few steps ahead of even the very impressive Big Ten. While the Bulldogs are the preseason favorite, there's little room separating teams in this top group. Down the conference standings, Texas A&M is picked to get back into bowl play under new coach Mike Elko, Auburn is pegged for a rebound in Hugh Freeze's second year and Florida is expected to struggle to get to six wins against a brutal schedule.

Group of Five

American athletic record projection.

Memphis is picked to run the table through the American, with the one loss coming against Florida State in non-conference play. At 11-1 and the conference champs, the Tigers would be a no-brainer pick as the Group of Five representative in the playoff. Texas-San Antonio and Tulane don't look as strong on paper but could win eight or more games. The AAC should have a solid middle tier composed of South Florida, Army, East Carolina and Florida Atlantic.

Conference USA record projection

Conference USA features a hodgepodge of teams led by preseason favorites Liberty and Western Kentucky. The Flames shouldn't lose in league play, though non-conference games against ECU and Appalachian State won't be easy. The conference also features some of the weakest teams in the FBS. That includes Kennesaw State, which is in its first year transitioning from the Championship Subdivision and is not eligible for the conference title.

Independents and Pac-12 record projection

A terrific defense, the potential spark from new quarterback Riley Leonard and a friendly schedule paints Notre Dame as one of the nation's top playoff contenders. The Fighting Irish have to hit the ground running in the season opener at Texas A&M, the first of three or four games — joining Louisville, Florida State and Southern California — that will decide their season. While Oregon State and Washington State will play this season as members of the Pac-12, we included them in this space because neither team will play a true conference schedule.

MAC record projection

Toledo and Miami (Ohio) are picked to be neck-and-neck all season as the top teams in the MAC. But don't sleep on Ohio and Bowling Green; the Falcons had a breakthrough in 2023 and could take another step up the conference ladder. We have seven MAC teams getting to bowl eligibility, one more than last season.

Mountain West record projection

Boise State's biggest threat for the MWC title was supposed to be Fresno State, but it's harder to predict the Bulldogs to win more than eight games after coach Jeff Tedford stepped down for health reasons in July. Instead, the Broncos top the standings ahead of UNLV, one of last season's most pleasant surprises. Right behind this pair come Air Force and Wyoming, followed by the Bulldogs and Colorado State.

Sun Belt record projection

This may be the best league top to bottom in the Group of Five. The Sun Belt's top half is so solid, in fact, that the league champion might not have the overall record to match up with the winner of the AAC. Appalachian State, James Madison and Troy lead the way, with the Dukes (Bob Chesney) and Trojans (Gerad Parker) looking to stay on track under new head coaches. While we have eight teams at six or more wins, the SBC could put 10 or more teams into bowl play for the second year in a row.

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July 2024 MEE Predictions

Civil procedure.

Civil Procedure was most recently tested in July 2023 . Civil Procedure has been tested frequently in the past and has appeared on six of the last eight UBEs. Given the frequency with which Civil Procedure is tested, this subject is ripe for testing in July 2024.

Some Civil Procedure issues that are ripe for testing include the following:

• Personal jurisdiction
• Service of process
• Pleadings (sanctions, amendments)
• Claim preclusion (res judicata) and issue preclusion (collateral estoppel)

To get some practice with Civil Procedure essays, we recommend looking at the following MEEs:

• July 2012 (summary judgment; leave to amend)
• February 2014 (discovery)
• February 2015 (service of process; diversity jurisdiction; impleader)
• July 2016 (personal jurisdiction; subject-matter jurisdiction; venue)
• February 2018 (Rule 11 sanctions)
• February 2019 (diversity jurisdiction; personal jurisdiction)
• February 2021 (joinder of plaintiffs; claim preclusion; issue preclusion; Erie doctrine)

Note:   Your review should NOT be limited solely to the essays listed above! Please review our  free MEE Guide  for the highly tested Civil Procedure topics.

Constitutional Law

Constitutional Law was last tested in October 2020 . During 2020, Constitutional Law appeared on four of the five UBEs. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, five UBEs were administered in 2020 (February 2020, July 2020, two exams in September 2020, and a modified version of the exam in October 2020). We were surprised to see that Constitutional Law appeared on most of the exams in 2020. Because Constitutional Law has not been tested since October 2020, it would not surprise us to see Constitutional Law on the July 2024 exam.  However, it is possible that the Examiners are moving away from testing Constitutional Law (evidenced by the fact that it has not been tested since 2020) and thus we would be equally unsurprised if Constitutional Law is not tested in July 2024!

Constitutional Law is generally tested by itself on the essay portion of the UBE. However, Constitutional Law was combined with Civil Procedure in July 2019 and with Corporations in July 2020 . So, it is possible to encounter a Constitutional Law essay that also tests an issue from another subject.

Constitutional Law essays often focus upon nuanced topics including, but not limited to, the Dormant Commerce Clause, sovereign immunity, regulatory takings, whether Congress may “commandeer” the states, and the various free speech tests under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Some Constitutional Law issues that are ripe for testing include the following:

• Congress’s commerce power
• The Dormant Commerce Clause
• The Eleventh Amendment (sovereign immunity)
• The Equal Protection Clause
• The First Amendment freedom of speech

To get some practice with Constitutional Law essays, we recommend looking at the following MEEs:

• July 2012 (Congress’s commerce power; commandeering states; Eleventh Amendment)
• February 2015 (Equal Protection Clause)
• February 2016 (Congress’s commerce power; Dormant Commerce Clause)
• July 2017 (Eleventh Amendment; Congress’s commerce power; Dormant Commerce Clause)
• July 2018 (commandeering states)
• October 2020 (First Amendment freedom of speech)

Note:  Your review should NOT be limited solely to the essays listed above! Please review our  free MEE Guide  for the highly tested Constitutional Law topics.

Contracts was just tested in February 2024, but, because Contracts has previously been tested in back-to-back administrations, we nonetheless think it could come up again in July 2024.  Contracts is usually tested on its own and not in combination with another subject.

Frequently tested Contracts topics include contract formation and substantial performance.  However, Contracts is a subject that lends itself well to more nuanced areas of the law being tested, so be sure to review the less highly tested topics as well given that the Examiners seem to be trending toward testing less predictable (i.e., more nuanced) topics.

Some Contracts issues that are ripe for testing include the following:

• Contract formation
• Anticipatory repudiation
• Firm offer and option contracts
• Revocation of acceptance
• Substantial performance

To get some practice with Contracts essays, we recommend looking at the following MEEs:

• February 2013 (Article 2; adequate assurances; anticipatory repudiation)
• July 2014 (modification of contract under common law and Article 2; economic duress defense)
• February 2017 (Article 2; firm offer; option contract; revocation of offer)
• July 2019 (expectation damages; consequential damages; duty to mitigate)
• February 2020 (Article 2 vs. common law [predominant purpose test]; substantial performance; damages)
• February 2022 (contract formation under Article 2; Statute of Frauds, merchants’ confirmatory memo; course of dealing; damages)

Note:   Your review should NOT be limited solely to the essays listed above! Please review our  free MEE Guide  for the highly tested Contracts topics.

Criminal Law

Criminal Law was last tested in February 2022 . Criminal Law was tested infrequently before February 2018 but from February 2018 to September 2020, it appeared on every other exam. Criminal Law is generally tested by itself but once in a while is combined with Evidence ( February 2020 ) or Criminal Procedure ( July 2009 ).

The Examiners often test either Criminal Law OR Criminal Procedure, and they have tested Criminal Procedure on the last two exams (July 2023 and February 2024).  Thus, Criminal Law appears to be more ripe for testing than Criminal Procedure in July 2024. However, please prepare for both subjects.

Some Criminal Law issues that are ripe for testing include the following:

• Accomplice liability
• Homicide (involuntary manslaughter; second-degree murder)
• Insanity as a defense
• Attempt and defenses to attempt
• Receiving stolen goods

To get some practice with Criminal Law essays, we recommend looking at the following MEEs:

• July 2009 (attempt and defenses to attempt)
• July 2012 (involuntary manslaughter; legal cause of death; accomplice liability)
• February 2018 (insanity as a defense; incompetency to stand trial)
• February 2019 (larceny; embezzlement; burglary; receipt of stolen property)
• September 2020 (homicide: first-degree murder; voluntary manslaughter; defense of others)

Note:   Your review should NOT be limited solely to the essays listed above! Please review our  free MEE Guide  for the highly tested Criminal Law topics.

Criminal Procedure

Criminal Procedure was tested in February 2024. Criminal Procedure is usually tested by itself but has been combined with Evidence ( July 2016 ,  July 2017 ) and with Criminal Law ( July 2009 ).

Some Criminal Procedure issues that are ripe for testing include the following:

• The Fourth Amendment (search warrant requirement, warrant exceptions)
• The Fifth Amendment ( Miranda warnings)
• The Sixth Amendment (right to counsel, right to jury trial)

To get some practice with some Criminal Procedure essays, we recommend looking at the following MEEs:

• February 2014 (Double jeopardy; Sixth Amendment right to jury trial)
• July 2014 (Sixth Amendment right to counsel; Fifth Amendment Miranda warnings)
• July 2019 (Fifth Amendment Miranda warnings)
• July 2021 (Fourth Amendment warrant exceptions)
• February 2023 (Proper execution of a search warrant; knock-and-announce rule; Terry search scope)

Note:  Your review should NOT be limited solely to the essays listed above! Please review our  free MEE Guide  for the highly tested Criminal Procedure topics.

Evidence was tested in February 2024. Evidence is usually tested by itself. However, in  July 2016 and  July 2017 , Evidence was tested in combination with Criminal Procedure. In February 2020 , the Evidence essay question also tested issues from Criminal Law.  Even though Evidence was recently tested, we would not be surprised to see it tested again, given that it is a favorite of the Examiners and has been tested in back-to-back administrations previously (most recently in July 2022 and February 2023 ).

Some Evidence issues that are ripe for testing include the following:

• Impeachment
• Lay witnesses and expert witnesses
• Confrontation Clause
• Policy exclusions

To get some practice with Evidence essays, we recommend looking at the following MEEs:

• July 2014 (impeachment based on prior convictions and prior bad acts)
• February 2016 (hearsay; Confrontation Clause; character evidence)
• July 2018 (hearsay; lay witnesses; expert witnesses; doctor-patient privilege; habit evidence; relevancy)
• July 2020 (hearsay; doctor-patient privilege; authentication; best-evidence rule)
• February 2023 (policy exclusions; character evidence; hearsay; impeachment)

Note:   Your review should NOT be limited solely to the essays listed above! Please review our  free MEE Guide  for the highly tested Evidence topics.

Real Property

Real Property was tested in February 2024. In recent years, Real Property has been tested on consecutive exams (February 2018 and July 2018; February 2020, July 2020, and September 2020). However, Real Property was not tested in July 2021 after being tested in February 2021. And so, even though it was just tested, it is possible that the Examiners could test it again in July 2024! Real Property questions tend to be more open-ended in nature, and the answers more nuanced than those in some other subjects.

Some Real Property issues that are ripe for testing include the following:

• Implied warranty of fitness and habitability for new homes sold by a builder-seller
• Recording acts (common law versus a recording act)
• Warranty deeds
• Easement creation and termination
• Co-tenancies

To get some practice with Real Property essays, we recommend looking at the following MEEs:

• February 2010 (recording acts; shelter rule; warranty deed)
• February 2013 (constructive eviction; surrender; duty to mitigate)
• July 2013 (implied warranty in new properties sold by a builder; warranty deed; taking a home “subject to” the mortgage versus assuming the mortgage)
• February 2015 (adverse possession; warranty deed)
• July 2018 (zoning ordinance and nonconforming use; future advance mortgage)
• February 2020 (severance of a joint tenancy)

Note:  Your review should NOT be limited solely to the essays listed above! Please review our  free MEE Guide  for the highly tested Real Property topics.

Torts was most recently tested in July 2023 . Torts has appeared less frequently on the essay portion of the UBE recently. For example, Torts did not appear in July 2019, on any of the exams in 2020, or in February 2021. Torts is generally tested by itself but is occasionally combined with Agency. Some of the common issues tested in Torts include negligence; negligence per se; strict products liability; vicarious liability; and battery.

Some Torts issues that are ripe for testing include the following:

• Negligence per se
• Strict products liability
• Vicarious liability of employer and indemnification
• Comparative negligence

To get some practice with Torts essays, we recommend looking at the following MEEs:

• February 2008 (strict products liability; res ipsa loquitur)
• February 2011 (battery; strict products liability; eggshell-skull rule; vicarious liability)
• February 2012 (false imprisonment; negligent infliction of emotional distress; vicarious liability)
• February 2015 (negligence per se; vicarious liability and indemnification)
• July 2015 (negligence [premises liability]; attractive nuisance; comparative versus contributory negligence)

Note:   Your review should NOT be limited solely to the essays listed above. Please review our  free MEE Guide  for the highly tested Torts topics.

Agency & Partnership

Agency was most recently tested in July 2023 in combination with Partnership and Corporations & LLCs. It is common for Agency to be tested by itself, combined with Partnership, or combined with Torts. The examiners often alternate between testing Corporations & LLCs and Agency & Partnership.

Some Agency issues that are ripe for testing include the following:

• Actual authority; apparent authority; ratification
• Employee versus independent contractor
• Respondeat superior; vicarious liability
• Undisclosed principal
• Fiduciary duties of agents

To get some practice with Agency essays, we recommend looking at the following MEEs:

• February 2015 (respondeat superior)
• February 2017 (ratification; liability of agent if principal is undisclosed or partially disclosed)
• February 2020 (actual authority; apparent authority; liability of agent if principal is disclosed; vicarious liability)
• February 2021 (combined with Partnership: employee versus independent contractor, respondeat superior; vicarious liability: “masters” liable for torts of servants in course of employment; principal not liable for independent contractor’s negligence)

Note:   Your review should NOT be limited solely to the essays listed above! Please review our  free MEE Guide  for the highly tested Agency topics.

Partnership

Partnership was tested in February 2024, after having just been tested in July 2023 (combined with Agency and Corporations). Prior to that, October 2020 was the last time Partnership was the primary focus of an essay on the UBE. Given the trend toward testing less predictable subjects on the MEEs, it is entirely possible to see Partnership tested again in July 2024, either on its own or combined with another subject like Corporations or Agency.

Some Partnership issues that are ripe for testing include the following:

• Definition and formation of a partnership
• Fiduciary duties of partners
• New partner not liable for obligations that predated her admission into the partnership
• Withdrawal and dissolution of a partnership
• Liability when a general partnership transforms into an LLP or an LP

To get some practice with Partnership essays, we recommend looking at the following MEEs:

• July 2009 (general partnership liability; procedure for collection for creditors of the partnership)
• February 2014 (a new partner is not liable for obligations that predated her admission into the partnership; liability when a general partnership transforms into a limited liability partnership)
• February 2018 (dissolution; fiduciary duties of care and loyalty; withdrawal from partnership)
• February 2019 (formation of a general partnership; general partnership powers; partners are agents and comanagers of the partnership; dissolution)

Note:  Your review should NOT be limited solely to the essays listed above! Please review our  free MEE Guide  for the highly tested Partnership topics.

Conflict of Laws

Conflict of Laws was lasted tested in July 2021  in combination with Corporations & LLCs. This was the first time Conflict of Laws had been tested in combination with Corporations & LLCs on the UBE. Conflict of Laws is not tested by itself. Conflict of Laws is typically combined with Civil Procedure, Decedents’ Estates, or Family Law.

Some Conflict of Laws issues that are ripe for testing include the following:

• Combined with Civil Procedure : Klaxon rule; which state law applies if there is a change of venue
• Combined with Family Law : common law marriage; validity of marriage in one state when recognized in another state
• Combined with Family Law : enforceability of premarital agreements
• Combined with Decedents’ Estates : validity and enforceability of wills

To get some practice with Conflict of Laws essays, we recommend looking at the following MEEs:

• February 2012 : combined with Civil Procedure (which state law applies when there is a change of venue;  Klaxon  rule)
• February 2017 : combined with Family Law (common law marriage; validity of marriage in one state when recognized in another state)
• July 2019 : combined with Decedents’ Estates (validity of a will; which state law applies)
• July 2021 : combined with Corporations & LLCs (duties of directors are determined by the state of incorporation, not by the state where the corporation operates or the state where the suit is brought)

Note:  Your review should NOT be limited solely to the essays listed above! Please review our  free MEE Guide  for the highly tested Conflict of Laws topics.

Corporations & LLCs

Corporations & LLCs was most recently tested in July 2023 in combination with Agency and Partnership (specifically, LLCs were tested). Prior to that, LLCs were last tested in September 2020 in combination with Agency. Corporations & LLCs was recently tested in three consecutive administrations of the UBE ( July 2021 , February 2022 , July 2022 ), making it clear that this is a favorite of the Examiners. Some commonly tested Corporations & LLCs issues include duty of care, duty of loyalty, the business-judgment rule, direct versus derivative shareholder actions, piercing the corporate veil, rules concerning directors’ meetings, and LLCs.

Some Corporations & LLCs issues that are ripe for testing include the following :

• De facto incorporation and corporation by estoppel
• Limited liability companies (LLCs)
• Piercing the corporate veil
• Shareholder’s right to inspect corporate records
• Fiduciary duties of directors and members

To get some practice with Corporations & LLCs essays, we recommend looking at the following MEEs:

• July 2012 (LLCs; direct versus derivative actions; piercing the LLC veil)
• July 2014 (shareholders amendment of bylaws; direct versus derivative actions)
• February 2017 (shareholder’s right to inspect corporate records; duty of care; dismissal of a derivative action)
• July 2018 (de facto incorporation; corporation by estoppel; date of corporation’s existence)
• July 2019 (fiduciary duties of controlling shareholders; dividends; duty of care; duty of loyalty and defenses thereto)
• July 2021 (fundamental change [merger]; dissenting shareholder’s rights)
• July 2023 (LLC manager as an agent; piercing the corporate veil)

Note:   Your review should NOT be limited solely to the essays listed above! Please review our  free MEE Guide  for the highly tested Corporations & LLCs topics.

Decedents’ Estates

Decedents’ Estates was tested in February 2024. Decedents’ Estates was also tested in July 2023 on its own and July 2022 in combination with Trusts and Future Interests. Additionally, It was tested on both the February and July exams in 2021. However, it is more common for the examiners to test Decedents’ Estates on one exam and then Trusts on the following exam. Decedents’ Estates is most frequently tested by itself but is sometimes combined with Trusts ( July 2020 , July 2022 ) or Conflict of Laws (July 2019 ).

Some Decedents’ Estates issues that are ripe for testing include the following:

• Ademption by extinction
• Holographic wills
• Issues pertaining to children (adopted child, pretermitted child, child born out of wedlock)
• Antilapse statutes
• Incorporation by reference

To get some practice with Decedents’ Estates essays, we recommend looking at the following MEEs:

• July 2009 (undue influence; fraud; general power of appointment; parentelic versus consanguinity method for intestacy)
• February 2011 (abatement)
• February 2012 (ademption by extinction)
• July 2012 (adopted children; children born out of wedlock)
• February 2016 (slayer statute: durable power of attorney)
• July 2019 (holographic will; mistake/ambiguity; antilapse statute; pretermitted child)
• September 2020 (valid execution of a will; holographic will; codicil; incorporation by reference; dependent relative revocation; mental capacity; mistake/ambiguity)

Note:  Your review should NOT be limited solely to the essays listed above! Please review our  free MEE Guide  for the highly tested Decedents’ Estates topics.

Family Law was most recently tested in July 2021 . Between July 2014 and July 2021, Family Law was been tested every two administrations (or every other administration). Typically, Family Law is tested by itself but is occasionally combined with Conflict of Laws. Given that this subject has not been tested since 2021, Family Law is ripe for testing on the July 2024 UBE.

Family Law essay questions generally draw from a variety of issues including, but not limited to, child custody, spousal support, premarital agreements, property division, the validity of a common law marriage, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA), and the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA). Lately, the examiners have consistently tested UIFSA, UCCJEA, and other jurisdictional issues, so it is a good idea to be familiar with these concepts.

Some Family Law issues that are ripe for testing include the following:

• Common law marriage
• Spousal and child support
• Divorce settlement agreements
• Premarital agreements and property division
• Child custody

To get some practice with Family Law essays, we recommend looking at the following MEEs:

• February 2011 (divorce settlement agreement; child support modification; whether a divorce property division award may be modified)
• July 2011 (common law marriage; validity of common law marriage in another state; adoption; UCCJEA)
• February 2016 (premarital agreements; property division upon divorce)
• February 2017 (common law marriage; validity of common law marriage in another state; property division; bigamy; visitation rights of a party who is not a parent)
• July 2020 (whether a state may grant a divorce even if there is no personal jurisdiction over other spouse; whether a state may grant custody even if there is no personal jurisdiction over other respondent parent; whether a state may grant property if there is no personal jurisdiction over the respondent; fault-based divorce; factors for determining the best interests of the child)

Note:   Your review should NOT be limited solely to the essays listed above! Please review our  free MEE Guide  for the highly tested Family Law topics.

Secured Transactions

Secured Transactions last appeared on the MEE in July 2023 . Secured Transactions has generally been tested on every other administration or tested consecutively on two administrations and then not on the following exam (which occurred when it was tested in February 2023 and again in July 2023 , but then not in February 2024). Additionally, Secured Transactions has historically appeared on alternating administrations with Family Law. Family Law and Secured Transactions have been tested in the same administration only once, in July 2020 .

Some Secured Transactions issues that are ripe for testing include the following:

• Account debtors
• Sale of collateral to a third party
• Default and foreclosure via self-help
• Attachment and perfection
• Priority (first to file or perfect; perfected security interest takes priority over an unperfected security interest)

To get some practice with Secured Transactions essays, we recommend looking at the following MEEs:

• February 2008 (name on financing statement cannot be seriously misleading; deposit accounts; rights of judicial lien creditor versus a secured creditor)
• February 2016 (buyer in the ordinary course of business does not take subject to a security interest; consumer-to-consumer transaction; perfection as to proceeds
• July 2016 (fixture filing; perfection as to proceeds; default; foreclosure using self-help)
• July 2017 (attachment of a security interest; account debtor; priority [first to file or perfect])
• February 2019 (perfection and rules of priority [possession]; default; judicial lien creditor rights versus a secured creditor)
• February 2021 (attachment of a security interest; description of collateral; perfection by filing a financing statement; priority of a perfected secured party versus judgment lien creditors)

Note:  Your review should NOT be limited solely to the essays listed above! Please review our  free MEE Guide  for the highly tested Secured Transactions topics.

Trusts and Future Interests

Trusts was last tested in July 2023 . Typically, the examiners alternate between testing Decedents’ Estates and Trusts. Because Decedents’ Estates was tested in February 2024, we think Trusts is more ripe for testing in July 2024. However, please closely review both subjects! Trusts is sometimes tested by itself and is sometimes combined with Decedents’ Estates.

Some Trusts issues that are ripe for testing include the following:

• Requirements for a valid trust
• Class gifts and antilapse statutes
• Duties of the trustee (loyalty, diversify, Uniform Principal and Income Act)
• Pourover will
• Spendthrift trusts
• Powers of appointments

To get some practice with Trusts essays, we recommend looking at the following MEEs:

• July 2011 (equitable deviation; cy pres )
• July 2012 (class gifts; termination of a trust under common law and the UPC)
• February 2017 (amendment of a trust; special powers of appointment; elective share)
• July 2018 (duties of the trustee [loyalty, diversify, Uniform Principal and Income Act])
• February 2019 (discretionary support trust subject to spendthrift clause; duty of loyalty)
• October 2020 (definite beneficiaries required for a valid trust; powers of appointment)

Note:  Your review should NOT be limited solely to the essays listed above! Please review our  free MEE Guide  for the highly tested Trusts topics.

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We correctly predicted 3 out of 5 subjects on the February 2021 California Bar Exam;

4 out of 5 subjects on the October 2020 California Bar Exam; and 4 out of 5 subjects on the July 2019 and February 2020 California Bar Exams, respectively. Since July 2017, the California Bar Exam has changed its examination format to five essays and one performance test. We have said this many times before – be ready for crossover essays. Crossovers are being tested more frequently now that the examination has changed its format. We ask that you not rely solely on these predictions and study all essay subjects tested on the California Bar Exam.

We’ve said this before and we’ll say it again: Study Professional Responsibility! Study all past essays and all PR rule statements in detail so that you can score high and compensate for other lower scoring essays.

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