BAR EXAM STUDY AIDS

Please see the School of Law Bar Exam Services web site.

The three-day California bar Examination is administered twice a year, in February and July. The Bar Examination is composed of three parts: six essay questions, two performance test questions, and the Multistate Bar Examination. For more information, see the following websites.

California State Bar Examiners

National Conference of Bar Examiners

Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements Books:

"Comprehensive Guide to Bar Requirements," by the American Bar Association (2004) KF 302 .A15 in Law Open Reserve.

"The Bar Exam in a Nutshell," by Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus (2003) KF 303 .D37 in Law Open Reserve.

"You Can Pass Any Bar Exam," by Edna Wells Handy (1997) KF 303 .H36 in Law Open Reserve.

"California Bar Examination by the State Bar of California." KF 303 .C3 in Law Open Reserve. (Copies of Past Exams)

"Multistate Bar Examination Questions," by the National Conference of Bar Examiners. KF 303 .N38 in Law Open Reserve. (Copies of Past Exams)

Articles:

"Note: Do We Need the Bar Exam? A Critical Evaluation of the Justifications for the Bar Examination and Proposed Alternatives," by Daniel R. Hansen (1995) 45 Case Western Law Review 1191.

"Teaching in the Shadow of the Bar," by Joan Howarth (1997) 31 University of San Francisco Law Review 927.

"Essay: Turning Novices Into Experts: Honing Skills for the Performance Test," by Barbara M. Anscher (2001) 24 Hamline Law Review 224.