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by Jackson Mumey
Table of Contents
A Word of Introduction 3
Explanation of the Multistate Bar Exam 4
How to Study for the Multistate Bar Exam
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A Word of Introduction
Welcome! Were Jackson and Sara
Mumey, and together weve been
preparing students to take their bar
exams for over 2 decades. Since 1995
weve operated as Celebration Bar
Review. Its a family-run business that
takes pride in offering a quality course
with personal service and attention.
Sara runs the office and coordinates
our production staff and vendors.
Jackson coordinates our editors
and lecturers and is responsible for
course content. He also does all of the
personal mentoring.
When we first began the bar review,
we only had a handful of students.
Then, as now, we didnt advertise but
relied on word of mouth and our web
pages. Today, our course has grown
ten-fold from the early years and
each exam we are forced to turn away students who wish to study with us. Its a nice problem to have!
In this free eBook, we want to share some of the ideas and concepts that have proven successful for our thousands
of students over the years. We know youll find them helpful!
In the pages that follow, youll find a description of the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), some tips on how to study for
the MBE, information about various State Exams and a sample MBE Study Guide to follow.
Specific course instruction and state exam preparation is available for our registered students only.
For information on how to join our course, please visit our website: www.celebrationbarreview.com
or email: jackson@celebrationbarreview.com
or call Jackson directly at (864) 365-6083 We will always reply to your emails or phone messages within just a few
hours (often right away!). Go ahead, try it now. Youll be surprised at who answers the phone or responds to your
email.
Before you begin, please take a few minutes to watch this video, titled Forget What You Know About Good Study
Habits. You may be surprised to find that what you thought about the right way to study for the bar is ALL
WRONG!
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incorrect choices to that question) and then proceed to the next question. However, if there was a close second
choice for you, you should probably review why that choice was wrong. If you got the question wrong, you should
try the question again until you get it right. This way you will take full and efficient advantage of the opportunity
to learn from any mistakes that you have made.
Whatever you do, you should not skip questions or you would be completely unfamiliar with some issues that you
must understand in order to succeed on the Multistate Bar Exam.
The Expedited Method
You may choose instead to proceed directly to the questions, especially if you feel that you already have a sufficient
background in the subjects tested on the Multistate Bar Exam. Then, you can use the organized approach of the
Expedited Method to test your knowledge, and to teach you the law that you didnt already know. The disadvantage
of this method is that the predictive value of this phase of the question practice will be diminished. Your scores
will be negatively affected by the fact that you have not done the usual substantive groundwork. Still, there are
practice exams which will be available to you and which should have true predictive integrity.
Phase 2: Review and Examination Practice
Review
In order to take full advantage of the Recommended method, it is important not only that you practice on questions,
but that you review and analyze your performance.
In general, we recommend that students proceed through their initial question practice on all six subjects before
they return to review their performance on any one subject. (Otherwise, it is entirely too easy to get bogged down,
when continued progress is key to completing the course successfully.)
Once you have determined in which categ10ories your performance was insufficient, you will need to brush up on
your understanding of the law. First of all, you can read the applicable text, and/or Nutshells of Law. Then, you
should proceed to review any questions that you got wrong the first time, and do any questions that you have not
already done.
At the very least, you should review the Multistate questions you got wrong in the final weeks before the bar exam.
This will focus on your substantive and exam-taking weaknesses and sharpen your edge to take the actual Exam.
This is perhaps the most critical step of your final preparation for the actual Multistate Bar Exam. You should
first try to analyze why you answered each question incorrectly in the first place. Most commonly, it is because
you did not know the applicable substantive law. You should have already corrected this mistake by reviewing the
applicable law. If you knew the law but answered the question incorrectly because you misread the question or
did not understand the way the Examiners used the distracters, you should try to learn from your mistake so that
you will not make it again. Occasionally, you will answer incorrectly because the legal conclusions you reached on
questions involving a judgment call were different from those the Examiners believed were correct. This inevitably
occurs on some of the questions on the Multistate Bar Exam and should not be of concern; a few problems with
judgment calls will not seriously affect Multistate scores. Remember that you can get about one out of every three
questions wrong on the Multistate Bar Exam and still pass it quite handily.
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Examination Practice
After using the Recommended or Expedited Approach to learn the law as it is tested on the Multistate Bar Exam, it
is important to practice your skills on some sample practice exams, which will present the questions in the format
of the actual Multistate Bar Exam. These exams should not be taken until you have completed the learning module
part of the question practice.
You should use actual released MBE tests (such as those included in the Celebration Bar Review course). These
tests should be taken near the end of your study. The exams include the scaled scoring which was applied to all bar
takers, and as such, are the best predictor of your performance on the MBE. You should strive for a minimum raw
score of 130 questions answered correctly out of the 200 questions.
Wherever possible, take these exams under true exam conditions. You should try to do each set of questions as
they are presented on the actual Multistate Bar Exam -- 100 questions in each 3-hour session.
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Each jurisdiction has their own rules for the state part of the exam. Many states use individual tests that may
include essays, performance tests, multiple choice questions and short-answer questions. Some states use the
Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) or the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) rather than a state-specific test.
Because of the variety of jurisdictions and tests that are offered, no single approach can be described in this book.
Instead, below you will find links to our free video lectures that explain the tests of 6 major states plus the Uniform Bar Exam and Multistate Essay Exam:
California
Florida
Georgia
New Jersey
New York
Texas
UBE/MEE
CA First Year Baby Bar
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Read the first half of Multistate Criminal Law & Procedure from your Multistate Outlines (Crim Law)
Listen to Multistate Criminal Law & Procedure Lecture
Read the second half of Multistate Criminal Law &
Procedure from your Multistate Outlines (Crim Pro)
Listen to Multistate Criminal Law & Procedure Lecture
Answer Criminal Law Practice Questions
Make sure you understand why you missed the questions you missed. Understanding your mistakes now
reduces the chance of making the same mistake on the
exam.
Read the first half of Multistate Contracts & Sales
from your Multistate Outlines.
Listen to Multistate Contracts & Sales Lecture
Read the second half of Multistate Contracts & Sales
from your Multistate Outlines.
Listen to Multistate Contracts & Sales Lecture
3-4 hours
3-4 hours
3-4 hours
3-4 hours
2-3 hours
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2-3 hours
Make sure you understand why you missed the questions you missed. Understanding your mistakes now
reduces the chance of making the same mistake on the
exam.
Read the first half of Multistate Property from your
Multistate Outlines
Listen to Multistate Property Lecture
Read the second half of Multistate Property from your
Multistate Outlines.
Listen to Multistate Property Lecture
Answer Property Law Questions
Make sure you understand why you missed the questions you missed. Understanding your mistakes now
reduces the chance of making the same mistake on the
exam.
Read the first half of Multistate Constitutional Law
from your Multistate Outlines.
Listen to Multistate Constitutional Law Lecture
Read the second half of Multistate Constitutional Law
from your Multistate Outlines.
Answer Con Law Questions
Make sure you understand why you missed the questions you missed. Understanding your mistakes now
reduces the chance of making the same mistake on the
exam.
Read the first half of Multistate Torts from your Multistate Outlines
Listen to Multistate Torts Lecture
Read the second half of Multistate Torts from your
Multistate Outlines.
Listen to Multistate Torts Lecture
Answer Torts Questions
3-4 hours
3-4 hours
3-4 hours
3-4 hours
2-3 hours
3-4 hours
3-4 hours
3-4 hours
2-3 hours
3-4 hours
3-4 hours
3-4 hours
3-4 hours
2-3 hours
Make sure you understand why you missed the questions you missed. Understanding your mistakes now
reduces the chance of making the same mistake on the
exam.
Read the first half of Multistate Evidence from your
Multistate Outlines.
Listen to Multistate Evidence Lecture
How to Study for the Bar Exam
3-4 hours
3-4 hours
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Read the second half of Multistate Evidence from your 3-4 hours
Multistate Outlines.
Listen to Multistate Evidence Lecture.
2-3 hours
Answer Evidence Law Questions
2-3 hours
Make sure you understand why you missed the questions you missed. Understanding your mistakes now
reduces the chance of making the same mistake on the
exam.
Read Fed Jursdiction from your Multistate Outlines.
Watch the Federal Jurisdiction Lecture
Read Federal Civil Procedure from your Multistate
Outlines.
Watch the Federal Civil Procedure Lecture
Answer Fed Jurisdiction and Civ Pro Questions
3-4 hours
3-4 hours
3-4 hours
3-4 hours
2-3 hours
Make sure you understand why you missed the questions you missed. Understanding your mistakes now
reduces the chance of making the same mistake on the
exam.
Answer any remaining Multistate Contracts Questions 6-8 hours
(This will take more than 1 assignment to complete)
Review the Nutshells of Law for Contracts & Sales
Answer any remaining Multistate Property Questions
(This will take more than 1 assignment to complete)
Review the Nutshells of Law for Property
Answer any remaining Multistate Constitutional Law
Questions. This will take more than 1 assignment to
complete)
Review the Nutshells of Law for Constitutional Law
Answer any remaining Multistate Torts Questions.
6-8 hours
6-8 hours
6-8 hours
6-8 hours
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For more information about our courses for the exams of:
California
California First Year (Baby Bar)
Florida
Georgia
New Jersey
New York
Texas
UBE/MEE
Multistate
Please click on the links above or call us at (864) 365-6083. We look forward to the privilege of helping you pass
YOUR bar exam!
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