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Bar Exam Resources

The Georgetown Law Library has a collection of resources on the bar exam and best practices for preparing for the bar exam. This guide will highlight these resources and provide access to selected web based resources on the bar exam. Additionally, links to local bar associations are provided.

Library Resources

Books

• Annual Compilation of Bar Examination Questions and Answers (1981 - present), KF303 . A55
  
  
• The Bar Exam in a Nutshell, by Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus KF303 .D37 2009
  
  
• The Essential Rules for Bar Exam Success, by Steven I. Friedland KF303 .F75 2008
  
  
• Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements, by American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar : National Conference of Bar Examiners, KF302.A15 C66
  
  
• If I Don't Pass the Bar I'll Die : 73 Ways to Keep Stress and Worry from Affecting Your Performance on the Bar Exam, by Rosemary La Puma KF303 .L3
  
  
• Multistate Bar Examination Questions, by National Conference of Bar Exaiminers, KF303 .N37
  
  
• Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) Review , KF306 .M85
  
  
• Pass The Bar, by Denise Riebe and Michael Hunter Schwartz, KF303 .R54
  
  
• Scoring High on Bar Exam Essays, by Mary Campbell Gallagher, KF303 .G36
  
  
• Strategies and Tactics for the MBE, by Kimm Walton and Steve Emanuel, KF303 .W345
  
  
• Strategies and Tactics for the MPRE : Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam, by Alex Ruskell, KF306.Z9 E63

For more resources, conduct a subject search of Gulliver using the following subject headings:

• Admission to the Bar -- United States
• Bar Examinations
• Bar Examinations -- (insert state name here)
• Bar Examinations -- United States
• Law Examinations -- United States

Articles

Citations to over 100 law review articles are available in the Legal Periodicals & Books database by conducting a Subject Search for "Bar Examinations". Some of the recent articles which may be of interest include:

• Gary S. Rosin, Unpacking the Bar: Of Cut Scores and Competence, 32 J. Legal Prof. 67 (2008).
• Denise Riebe, A Bar Review for Law Schools: Getting Students on Board To Pass Their Bar Exams, 45 Brandeis L. J. 269 (2007).
• Keith A. Kaufman, et. al., Passing the Bar Exam: Psychological, Educational, and Demographic Predictors of Success, 57 J. Legal Educ. 205 (2007).
• Charles H. Whitebread, Making the Bar Review Fun, 9 Green Bag 263 (2006).
• Rethinking the Licensing of New Attorneys - An Exploration of Alternatives to the Bar Exam, 20 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 813 (2004).
• Barbara M. Anscher, Turning Novices into Experts: Honing Skills for the Performance Test, 24 Hamline L. Rev. 224 (2001).

Selected Web Sites

• American Bar Association's Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements - This publication can be downloaded for free.
  

• American Bar Associations's Interactive Map of State and Local Bar Associations - Links directly to state and local bar associations throughout the country.
  
  
• Findlaw's Student information - Includes sample bar exam quesions for limited jurisdictions, as well as links to bar exam results and bar associations.
  
  
• JURIST Bar Exams/Bar Admissions - Links to bar admission rules and past exams, where available.
  
  
• lexisONE Community Bar Resource Center - Access provided to state, local, national and international bar associations, as well as specialty bars and bar exam resources.
  
  
• National Conference of Bar Examiners - This site provides links to all state bar associaions and links to information on the MBE, MPT and MPRE on the Multistate Tests page.
  
  
  
  Sample Exam Questions
  
  
• California Bar Exam Questions - Essay quesions and selected answers from 2001 to present.
  
  
• Maryland Bar Exam Questions - Archive of exam quesions and sample answers from 1998 to present.
  
  
• New York Bar Exam Quesions - Essay questions with sample answers from 2005 to present.
  
  
• Virginia Bar Exam Questions - George Mason Law Library has scanned in the essay questions from Virginia Bar Exams back to 1995. No answers provided.

Local Jurisdictions and other Major Bar Associations

• The State Bar of California
• The District of Columbia Bar
• Illinois State Bar Association
• The Maryland State Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Virginia State Bar

Created 01/11 (MK)

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