Bar Exam Preparation Materials

The Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) is a six-hour, 200-question multiple-choice examination administered as part of the bar examination on the last Wednesday in February and the last Wednesday in July of each year. There are 175 scored questions and 25 unscored pretest questions. 

The 7 subjects tested are:

• Civil Procedure
• Constitutional Law
• Contracts
• Criminal Law
• Criminal Procedure
• Evidence
• Real Property
• Torts

These study aids are available to you through the library. The guides focus on the MBE, however, subject based guides on the various areas of law will also aid you in understanding the substantive areas of the law.

• A Short & Happy Guide to the MBE

  Don Doernberg and Cynthia Pope
  Access via West Study Aids
  Local and Remote for NSU College of Law only.
  Guide on how to use practice multiple choice questions to their greatest advantage.

• Strategies and Tactics for the MBE

  Steven Emanuel
  Access via Aspen Learning Library
  Local and Remote for NSU College of Law only

• Strategies and Tactics for the MBE 2

  Steven Emanuel
  Access via Aspen Learning Library
  Local and Remote for NSU College of Law only.

• Strategies and Tactics for the FINZ Multistate Method

  Steven Finz and Alex Ruskell
  Access via Aspen Learning Library
  Local and Remote for NSU College of Law only.
  Comprehensive guide on the MBE includes 1200 practice questions.

• Clearing the Last Hurdle: Mapping Success on the Bar Exam

  Wanda Temm
  Access via Aspen Learning Library
  Local and Remote for NSU College of Law only.
  Substantive outlines for all MBE and MEE topics and strategies for questions in both sections.