Library Guides: Bar Exam Preparation: Practice Exams and Study Aids

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MBE

Preparing for the MBE

Books

All print materials are located in Reference and can be checked out for one week with one renewal. Hyperlinked titles are available via West Study Aids or Aspen Publishing Study Aids.

Clearing the Last Hurdle by Wanda M. Temm
Call Number: KF303 .T46 2024

This title provides substantive outlines on all MBE and MEE topics. Also included are practice questions in all three formats – MBE, MEE, and MPT – with score sheets to guide students’ review of their practice answers.
MBE : beginning your campaign to pass the bar exam by Keith Elkin
Call Number: KF303 .E428 2011

This book explains how to think about organizing, learning and applying the vast amount of material bar exam candidates must know in order to pass the bar exam. Includes bar exam strategy, Active Learning Exercises, and detailed examples and explanations.
Mastering Multiple Choice for Federal Civil Procedure MBE Bar Prep and 1L Exam Prep by William Janssen; Steven Baicker-McKee
This multiple choice practice book is designed for: (a) bar exam takers, who are preparing to take the MBE multiple choice bar exam, and (b) 1L law students, who are preparing to take their course examinations. This practice book offers practical, easy-to-follow advice on multiple choice exam-taking strategies, clear suggestions on effective multiple choice practicing techniques, and a robust set of Civil Procedure multiple choice practice questions with answers and explanations (designed to simulate MBE-style questions). Tables help users decode the tested-topic for each practice question.
The MBE Decoded by Mary Basick; Tina Schindler
Call Number: KF 303 .B376 2021

MBE Decoded covers MBE test rules in a condensed format. The authors analyzed all NCBE released MBE questions to determine rule coverage and identify common testing patterns, helping students to better understand how rules apply to fact patterns. Features include black letter law subject outlines, summary charts for essential topics, bullet point memorization sheets.
The MBE Study Aid: by Subject Area
Call Number: KF303 .M86

Produced by the NCBE, this title contains 210 questions drawn from previous MBEs (30 questions for each MBE subject area). Questions are grouped by subject. Each group of questions includes the relevant section of the Subject Matter Outline and an answer key.
The Multistate Goat: The Essential Book of MBE Practice Questions by Jessica Klein
Call Number: KF 303 .K54 2015

Includes 410 MBE questions released from the National Conference of Bar Examiners, answer explanations by the National Conference of Bar Examiners, and a study plan.
Preparing for the Multistate Bar Examination by Nelson Miller
Call Number: KF 303 .M554 2017

Volume I in this series contains four 100-question sets of practice questions. Each set includes all seven MBE subjects, just like the actual MBE. Volume II contains seven 100-question sets, grouped by subject. Volume III provides an outline of each MBE topic and subtopic.
Rigos Primer Series UBE Review (MBE, MEE, MPT)
Call Number: KF 303 .M85

The MBE volume of this set includes outlines, question maps, multiple-choice questions, and an answer key. The MEE volume includes outlines, subject and issue frequency distributions charts, and sample questions and answers. The MPT volume covers exam and question details, and the different types of MPT task questions.
A Short & Happy Guide to Conquering the MBE
This book shows you how to use practice multiple-choice questions to greatest advantage. That involves changing the way you approach those questions, demonstrating that a step-by-step review of the concepts offered in each question always reveals the correct answer. Includes practice questions and examples on how to approach each question.
Strategies and Tactics for the FINZ Multistate Method by Steven Finz; Alex Ruskell
Call Number: KF 303 .F56 2019

This book features over 1200 MBE style questions, with detailed answers that explain the reasoning behind the correct choice and why each of the other choices is incorrect. Questions cover first year courses and Evidence. The book also includes a guide on how to break questions down to the essential facts, how to recognize the legal issues, how to avoid the examiners’ traps and pitfalls, and how to pick the right answer.
Strategies and Tactics for the MBE by Kimm Walton (Contribution by); Steven L. Emanuel (Contribution by)
Call Number: KF 303 .E43 2023

This title contains a full-length, 200-question practice MBE exam, as well as more than 325 additional questions broken down by subject. All questions are drawn from previous MBEs. New to the Eighth Edition: 30 new Civil Procedure questions, all recently asked on the MBE and released by examiners, with detailed answers; more than 100 new actual MBE questions in each of the other MBE subject areas, also with detailed answers.
Strategies and Tactics for the MBE 2 by Steven L. Emanuel
Call Number: KF303 .E435 2023

This title contains 465 questions (445 of which are from previous MBEs), along with detailed explanations of the right and wrong answers.
The Ultimate Guide to the UBE by Melissa A. Hale; Antonia A. B. Miceli; Tania N. Shah; Brittany L. Raposa
Call Number: KF 303 .H35 2022

This book breaks down each component of the UBE, explaining what is tested, how it's tested, and how it's scored. The authors use actual MEE and MPT questions and answers to demonstrate what an answer should look like. Detailed answer explanations are provided for MBE practice questions. This book also features review sheets for black letter law and subject matter charts.

MPT

Preparing for the MPT

Books

All print materials are located in Reference and can be checked out for one week with one renewal.

MPTs and Point Sheets
Call Number: KF303 .M67

Produced by the NCBE, these are recent MPTs available as intact tests (two MPT items per exam administration). Also included are detailed Drafters’ Point Sheets analyzing the issues presented. The library has the current five years. Older editions are available at the NCBE MPT website.
Rigos Primer Series UBE Review (MBE, MEE, MPT)
Call Number: KF 303 .M85

The MBE volume of this set includes outlines, question maps, multiple-choice questions, and an answer key. The MEE volume includes outlines, subject and issue frequency distributions charts, and sample questions and answers. The MPT volume covers exam and question details, and the different types of MPT task questions.
Perform Your Best on the Bar Exam Performance Test by Mary Campbell Gallagher
Call Number: KF303 .G345 2011

This book contains strategies for targeting the grading points used by the NCBE, maximizing research, and creating a quick blueprint for drafting. Includes twelve actual MPT tasks, sample answers, analytic notes, and Graders Point Sheets.
Bar Exam MPT Preparation and Experiential Learning for Law Students by Sara Berman
Call Number: KF 303 .B448 2021

This book walks you through Performance Test strategies, tips, and tools. Also included are ten practice tests, debriefings, and sample answers.
A Short & Happy Guide to the MPT by Katherine Kelly
A Short & Happy Guide to the MPT teaches you how to take advantage of this standardized test by identifying the basic underlying formulas on which every MPT is constructed and the standard performance expectations.

MEE

Preparing for the MEE

Books

All print materials are located in Reference and can be checked out for one week with one renewal.

Clearing the Last Hurdle by Wanda M. Temm
Call Number: KF303 .T46 2024

This title provides substantive outlines on all MBE and MEE topics. Also included are practice questions in all three formats – MBE, MEE, and MPT – with score sheets to guide students’ review of their practice answers.
Exam Pro - Bar Prep Workbook by Steven Friedland
Based on the premise that the bar exam essay is often different in style, length, and scoring from the law school exam essay, this book uses frameworks as a guide to writing essays. The opportunity to practice techniques allows students to further improve their writing.
MEE Questions and Analyses
Call Number: KF303 .M44

Produced by the NCBE, these are recent MEEs available as intact tests (6 questions per MEE). Also included are detailed analyses of the issues presented in each question. The library has the current five years. Older editions are available at the NCBE MEE website.
Rigos Primer Series UBE Review (MBE, MEE, MPT)
Call Number: KF 303 .M85

The MBE volume of this set includes outlines, question maps, multiple-choice questions, and an answer key. The MEE volume includes outlines, subject and issue frequency distributions charts, and sample questions and answers. The MPT volume covers exam and question details, and the different types of MPT task questions.
Scoring High on Bar Exam Essays by Mary Campbell Gallagher
Call Number: KF303 .G35 2006

This title contains eighty actual bar exam practice questions on the most frequently tested areas of law, including state law subjects, with sample answers, a review of how state bar examiners have graded actual essays, and real examples of the best and worst ways to respond to essay questions.
A Short and Happy Guide to the Bar Exam's Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) by Suzanne D. Darrow-Kleinhaus; Irene McDermott Crisci
This concise book contains Subject Charts (organized by MEE subject), and Table of Issues (organized by bar administration). These charts identify every issue and sub-issue tested on the MEE over the past 14 years, thus letting you see the frequency of tested topics and gain familiarity with how they are tested.
Available online through West Academic Study Aids

MPRE

Preparing for the MPRE

Books

All print materials are located in Reference and can be checked out for one week with one renewal.

The Weekend MPRE by Leah Christensen
Available on West Academic Study Aids
This book is designed to prepare students for the MPRE in a single weekend and includes digital access to 14 videos, two practice exams, interactive quizzes, and A Short & Happy Guide to the MPRE.
Strategies and Tactics for the MPRE by Steven L. Emanuel
Call Number: KF 306 .E46 2023

300 practice questions, over 150 of which are actual NCBE-released questions from past MPRE exams, all with answers that explain not only why the correct answer is correct, but why the other choices are not. Also includes what to expect on the MPRE, expert advice on how to avoid common mistakes, and how to spot tricky questions.
Rigos Primer Series MPRE Review
Call Number: KF306 .M85 2016

This title contains 350 sample questions, organized by subject, along with answer rationales. These rationales focus on the fine-line distinctions of the rules in order to help you eliminate possible wrong answers on the exam. A mock 2-hour/60-question practice exam in NCBE format helps you simulate a real MPRE test-taking experience.
A Short and Happy Guide to the MPRE by Leah Christensen