Research Guides: Study Aid Publications & Resources: Bar Exam Materials

Bar Admission Requirements

Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements
Provides annually updated information on bar admission requirements in all U.S. jurisdictions, including a directory of state bar admission agencies. It is published in collaboration with the American Bar Association. It is available for viewing online and is also available in hardcopy in the Reference Office (KF302.A15 C66).

General Bar Prep Study & Advice

The Zen of Passing the Bar Exam by Chad Noreuil
Call Number: E-book access via Carolina Academic Press Study Aids
Publication Date: 2nd ed., 2022
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Print copy available on Reserve KF303 .N69 2022
1000 Days to the Bar, But the Practice of Law Begins Now by Dennis J. Tonsing
Call Number: Reserve KF272 .T66 2022
Publication Date: 3rd ed., 2022
Clearing the Last Hurdle: Mapping Success on the Bar Exam by Wanda M. Temm
Call Number: Reserve KF303 .T46 2021
Publication Date: 3rd ed., 2021

Passing the Bar: A Quick Reference Guide for Today's Law Student
By Allie Robbins, CALI, 2nd ed., Dec. 2020
E-book, available via online download only. Formats: PDF, MS-Word and Kindle). CALI registration required.

Advanced Legal Analysis and Strategies for Bar Preparation by Twinette L. Johnson, Marcia A. Goldsmith
Call Number: Reserve KF303 .J64 2019
Publication Date: 2019
Bar Exam Success by Sarah J. Berman
Call Number: E-book access via West Academic Study Aids
Publication Date: 2nd ed., 2023
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
The Bar Exam in a Nutshell by Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus
Call Number: E-book access via West Academic Study Aids
Publication Date: 4th ed., 2024
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Print copy available on Reserve KF303 .D37x 2024
Acing the Bar Exam (Acing Series) by Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus
Call Number: E-book access via West Academic Study Aids
Publication Date: 2nd ed., 2016
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Pass the Bar! by Denise Riebe, Michael H. Schwartz
Call Number: E-book access via Carolina Academic Press Study Aids
Publication Date: 2005
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Print copy available on Reserve KF303 .R54 2006

Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

The MBE Decoded by Mary Basick; Tina Schindler
Call Number: Reserve KF303 .B376 2021
ISBN: 9781543830903
Publication Date: 2021
A Short & Happy Guide to Conquering the MBE by Donald L. Doernberg, Cynthia A. Pope
Call Number: E-book access via West Academic Study Aids
ISBN: 9781647088378
Publication Date: 2021
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Print copy available KF303 .D64 2021
Strategies and Tactics for the MBE II by Steven L. Emanuel
Call Number: KF303 .E46 2023
ISBN: 9781543839371
Publication Date: 4th ed., 2023
Multistate Bar Exam MBE by James Rigos
Call Number: Reserve KF303 .M8472x 2020
ISBN: 9781535579025
Publication Date: 2020
Multistate Bar Examination Questions by National Conference of Bar Examiners
Call Number: Reserve KF303 .N385
ISBN: ISSN 10723102
Publication Date: Serial
Strategies and Tactics for the MBE (Multistate Bar Exam) by Kimm Walton (Contribution by) and Steven L. Emanuel (Contribution by)
Call Number: Reserve KF303 .W35x 2023
ISBN: 9781543839395
Publication Date: 8th ed., 2023
Strategies and Tactics for the Finz Multistate Method by Steven Finz & Alex Ruskell
Call Number: KF303 .F56 2023
ISBN: 9781543858532
Publication Date: 6th ed., 2023
Includes 1,279 questions and answers in the MBE format and a practice exam.
CriticalPass MBE Flashcards by CriticalPass
Call Number: Reserve KF283.C75x 2020
Publication Date: 2020
Flashcards MBE topics: civil procedure, constitutional law, contracts, criminal law & procedure, evidence, property and torts.
Mastering Multiple Choice for Federal Civil Procedure MBE Bar Prep and 1L Exam Prep by William M. Janssen, Steven Baicker-McKee
Call Number: E-book access via West Academic Study Aids
ISBN: 9781636593364
Publication Date: 4th ed., 2022
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Print copy available on Reserve KF8841 .J36 2022

Multistate Essay Exam (MEE)

Rigos Primer Series Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) Review Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) by James Rigos
Call Number: Reserve KF303 .M8585 2020
ISBN: 9781973744870
Publication Date: 2020
A Short & Happy Guide to the Bar Exam's Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) by Suzanne D. Darrow-Kleinhaus and Irene McDermott Crisci
Call Number: E-book access via West Academic Study Aids
ISBN: 9781683288572
Publication Date: 2019
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Print copy available on Reserve KF303 .D385x 2019
The Complete Bar Writer by Alexa Z. Chew and Katie Rose Guest Pryal
Call Number: Reserve KF303 .C44 2020
ISBN: 9781531017873
Publication Date: 2020

Representative Good Answers
Minnesota Bar Examination essay questions for the Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) and the Multistate Performance Test (MPT) as well as representative good answers to each question. Free access provided by the Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners.

Multistate Performance Test (MPT)

Multistate Performance Test MPT Review (Rigos Primer Series) by James Rigos
Call Number: Reserve KF303 .M8552x 2020
ISBN: 9781973778820
Publication Date: 2020
Bar Exam MPT Preparation and Experiential Learning for Law Students by Sara Berman
Call Number: Reserve KF303 .B448 2021
ISBN: 9781641057585
Publication Date: 2nd ed., 2021
The Complete Bar Writer by Alexa Z. Chew and Katie Rose Guest Pryal
Call Number: Reserve KF303 .C44 2020
ISBN: 9781531017873
Publication Date: 2020
Bar Exam Preparation and Experiential Learning for Law Students by Sara J. Berman
Call Number: KF303 .B448 2017
ISBN: 9781634258456
Publication Date: 2017
Perform Your Best on the Bar Exam Performance Test by Mary Campbell Gallagher
Call Number: Reserve KF303 .G347x
ISBN: 0970608837
Publication Date: 2010
A Short & Happy Guide to the MPT by Katherine Silver Kelly
Call Number: E-book access via West Academic Study Aids
ISBN: 9781685611156
Publication Date: 2023
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Print copy available on Reserve KF303 .K44 2023

Representative Good Answers
Minnesota Bar Examination essay questions for the Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) and the Multistate Performance Test (MPT) as well as representative good answers to each question. Free access provided by the Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners.

Uniform Bar Exam

The Ultimate Guide to the UBE by Melissa Hale; Tania N. Shah; Antonia Micelli
Call Number: Reserve KF303 .H35 2021
ISBN: 9781543825299
Publication Date: 2021

Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE)

Strategies and Tactics for the MPRE by Steven L. Emanuel
Call Number: Reserve KF306 .R86x 2021
ISBN: 9781543807721
Publication Date: 7th ed., 2021
The Glannon Guide to Professional Responsibility by Dru Stevenson
Call Number: E-book access via Aspen Learning Library
ISBN: 9781543829846
Publication Date: 4th ed., 2023
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Print copy available on Reserve KF5402 .B444 2020
The Weekend MPRE: Complete Preparation for the MPRE in Only a Weekend's Time by Leah M. Christensen
Call Number: E-book access via West Academic Study Aids
ISBN: 9781636593012
Publication Date: 3rd ed., 2022
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE Review) by James Rigos
Call Number: Reserve KF306 .M858 2020
ISBN: 9781973779216
Publication Date: 2020
A Short & Happy Guide to the MPRE by Leah M. Christensen
Call Number: E-book access via West Academic Study Aids
ISBN: 9781636592930
Publication Date: 2nd ed., 2023
Access to e-book version limited to U of M Law students, faculty, and staff.
Print copy available on Reserve KF303 .C45 2023
MPRE Review: Outline & Lecture Materials, by Kaplan
Call Number: Reserve KF306 .M66x
Publication Date: 2009

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