Bar Examination Materials

 

Library Research Guide

 

Series #12

 

Compiled by Bill Bookheim

California Western School of Law Library
 

Revised February 2006

 

Scope Note 

  

This Library Guide is an updated edition of the November 1992, May 1999, Feb. 2000, Feb. 2002, and June 2004 BAR EXAMINATION MATERIALS.   The reader should note that this Guide does not include all older titles and editions found in the general circulating collection.  The reader should also consult the KIM system for additional materials, especially new titles, that may have been added to the collection after this Guide’s publication date.   Please consult a reference librarian for further assistance.  We welcome suggestions on how to improve this Guide.  Suggestions should be made in writing, and submitted to the Reference Librarian.

 

Thank you.

  

Scope Note

Bar Examinations - California

Performance Tests - California

Professional Responsibility

Patent Bar

Multistate

State Exams (not California)

Internet Resources

Multistate Performance Tests

Bar Exam Registration/Requirements

 

Bar Examinations - California

 

BAR BREAKER, 2 v., by Jeff Adachi, 1998.

Reserve:   KF 303 .A32 1998 v.1, v.2

 

BAR/BRI CALIFORNIA ESSAY EXAM PRACTICE WORKBOOK [IN-CLASS ESSAY EXAM], by BAR/BRI, 2001.

Reserve:   KFC82 .C341 2001

 

BARPASSERS  CHARTBOOK, 1994 EDITION.  1999.

Reserve:   KFC 82 .B37 1999

 

BARPASSERS SIMULATED CALIFORNIA BAR EXAM.  Herbert Legal Series. 

Reserve:   KFC 82 .B37 1990

 

BAR SECRETS: THE 1L BOOK, by Dennis Saccuzzo. 2001.    Reserve:   KF 283 .S2 2001

BAR SECRETS: THE 2L BOOK, by Dennis Saccuzzo. 2001.    Reserve:   KF 283 .S22 2001

BAR SECRETS: THE CALIFORNIA-SPECIFIC SUBJECTS, by Dennis Saccuzzo.  2001.

Reserve:   KF 283 .S23 2001

 

CALIFORNIA BAR EXAMINATION: ESSAY QUESTIONS AND SELECTED ANSWERS.   Committee of Bar Examiners.  1978-date.

Reserve:   KF 303 .C64

 

CALIFORNIA COURSE MATERIALS AND CHARTBOOK.  West Bar Review Bar Passers, 1996.

Reserve:   KFC 82 .C32

 

CALIFORNIA COURSE OUTLINES.  California PMBR Bar Review.   Multistate Legal Studies, 1991, 1992. 

Reserve:   KFC 82 .C346 1991 and  KFC 82 .C346 1992 v. 2

 

CALIFORNIA ESSAY WORKBOOK.  “California PMBR Review: California Bar Exam Essay Questions (1982-1989) with Model Answers.”  PMBR,  Multistate Legal Studies, 1990.

Reserve:   KFC 82 .C342 1990

 

CALIFORNIA TESTING REFERENCE MATERIALS.  Bar Passers, 1999.

Reserve:   KFC 82 .C3652 1999

 

CALIFORNIA: TESTING REFERENCE MATERIALS.  West Bar Review, 1996.

Reserve:   KFC 82 .C365

 

CALIFORNIA.  VOLUME I.  MULTISTATE SUBJECTS.  West Bar Review, 1997

Reserve:   KFC 82 .C42 1997 v.1

 

CALIFORNIA.  VOLUME II.  CALIFORNIA SUBJECTS.  West Bar Review, 1996.

Reserve:   KFC 82 .C42  v. 2

 

CALIFORNIA WORKBOOK.  “California PMBR Bar Review: California Outlines and California Bar Exam Questions (1986-1991) with Model Answers.”   Multistate Legal Studies, 1992.

Reserve:   KFC 82 .C37 1992

 

CALIFORNIA ESSAY WORKSHOP.  PMBR,  Multistate Legal Studies, 1990.

Reserve:   KFC 82 .C343 1990

                                              

CONVISER MINI REVIEW - CALIFORNIA, by BAR/BRI, 2001.

Reserve:   KF 303 .B73 2001

 

IF YOU CAN MAKE A CHECK MARK...YOU CAN PASS THE BAR EXAM!   By Craig A. Candelore.  Black Forest Press, 1999.

Reserve:   KFC 76 .Z9 C36 1999

 

SMH CALIFORNIA REVIEW TEST.  1990.

Reserve:   KFC 82 .C35 1990

 

TESTING REFERENCE MATERIALS: CALIFORNIA BAR EXAMINATION ESSAYS AND SELECTED PERFORMANCE TESTS.  American Professional Testing Service, Inc., 1994.

Reserve:   KFC 82 .T47  1994

 

UPPER LEVEL REVIEW, CALIFORNIA, by BAR/BRI, 2005.

Reserve:   KFC 82 .B36 2005

 

Performance Tests - California

 

CALIFORNIA BAR EXAMINATIONS, PERFORMANCE TESTS AND SELECTED ANSWERS.   Committee of the Examiners of the State Bar of California. 1990-recent.

Reserve:   KF 303 .C65

 

CALIFORNIA BAR PERFORMANCE TEST SKILLS, 5^th ed.   Gilbert Law Summaries. 1994.

Reserve:   KFC 76 .Z9 G55 1994

 

CALIFORNIA PERFORMANCE TEST, by BAR/BRI, 2002

Reserve:   KFC 82 .P475 2002

 

CALIFORNIA PERFORMANCE TEST WORKBOOK.   PMBR Multistate Legal Studies.  1990 & 1992.

Reserve:   KFC 82 .C348 1990 (or 1992)

 

CALIFORNIA PERFORMANCE TEST WORKSHOP.  By Jan Honigsberg.  California PMBR Bar Review.  1990.

Reserve:   KFC 82 .C349

 

CALIFORNIA PERFORMANCE TEST WORKSHOP: EXAM AND MODEL ANSWER.

By Jan Honigsberg.  PMBR.   Multistate Legal Studies.  1992.

Reserve:   KFC 82 .H65 1992

 

PERFORMANCE TEST WORKBOOK.  Barpassers. 1995

Reserve:   KCF 82 .P47 1995

 

PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP FOR THE CALIFORNIA BAR EXAM.  By Professor Lynch.

Videotape, VHS, 120 minutes.  1986

Videotape:   KFC 76 .P47
 

Professional Responsibility

 

BARBRI PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY.  By Richard C. Wydick.  Thomson, Bar/Bri.  2004.

Reserve:  KF 388 .W92 2004

 

THE  MPRE (MULTISTATE PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY EXAMINATION): MPRE SAMPLE QUESTIONS VI.  By National Conference of Bar Examiners.  2002

Reserve:  KF 303 .M851 2002

 

MULTISTATE PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY EXAMINATION: INFORMATION BOOKLET.  National Conference of Bar Examiners.  1996.

Reserve:   KF 303 .M85 1996

 

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY.  Emanuel Law Outline Series. 2003.

Reserve:   KF 306 .Z9 M65 2003

 

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY.  Finals Law School Exams Series.  By Robert Feinberg and Jeremy Miller.  Multistate Legal Press, 2003.

Reserve:   KF 283 .P76 2003

 

STRATEGIES & TACTICS FOR THE MPRE.  By Lazar Emanuel.  Aspen Publishers.  2005.

Reserve:  KF 306 .Z9 W35 2005

 

Patent Bar

 

PATENT AGENT’S EXAM.  Reserve:  KF 3165 .P38 2003

 

Multistate

 

BARBRI BAR REVIEW  DRILLS & RELEASED QUESTIONS, by BAR/BRI, 2002.

Reserve: KF 303 .M86 2002

 

BARBRI BAR REVIEW MULTISTATE TESTING PRACTICE QUESTIONS, by BAR/BRI, 2001.    Reserve: KF 303 .M866 2001

 

BARBRI BAR REVIEW MULTISTATE TESTING SIMULATED EXAM, by BAR/BRI, 2001.

Reserve: KF 303 .B372 2001

 

BARBRI BAR REVIEW MULTISTATE., by BAR/BRI, 2001.

Reserve: KF 303 .B371 2001

 

CALIFORNIA VOLUME I MULTISTATE SUBJECTS.  West Bar Review, 1997.

Reserve:   KFC 82 .C42 1997 v. 1

 

COMMUNITY PROPERTY CALIFORNIA PMBR BAR REVIEW.  By Gail Bird, 1990.

Reserve:   KFC 125 .C6 B57 1990

 

FINZ MULTISTATE METHOD.  By Steven R. Finz.  Emanuel Law Outlines,1997.

Reserve:   KF 303 .F55 1997

 

GILBERT MULTISTATE EXAM WORKSHOP SIMULATED MULTISTATE EXAM.  Harcourt Brace, 1999.

Reserve: KF 303 .G556 1999

 

GILBERT MULTISTATE EXAM WORKSHOP WORKBOOK.  Harcourt Brace, 1999.

Reserve:   KF 303 .G553 1999 Workbook

 

GILBERT: THE 6-DAY “EARLY BIRD” MULTISTATE EXAM WORKSHOP WORKBOOK.

Harcourt Brace, 1998.

Reserve:   KF 303 .G56 1998

 

MULTISTATE BAR EXAMINATION QUESTIONS: 1992.  National Conference of Bar Examiners.  .

Reserve:   KF 303 .M845 1992

 

MULTISTATE BAR EXAMINATION SAMPLE MBE III, July 1998.  National Conference of Bar Examiners, 2002.

Reserve:   KF 303 .S25 2002

 

MULTISTATE “EARLY-BIRD” WORKBOOK.    PMBR, 2004.

Reserve:   KF 388 .M845 2004

 

MULTISTATE EXAMINATION WORKBOOK. 2 v., Fleming’s, 2001.

Reserve:   KF 303 .F554 2001-‘02, v.1 and v.2

 

MULTISTATE FLASH CARDS.  PMBR:

            FIRST YEAR FLASH CARDS.  Reserve: KF 303 .F552 2000

            SECOND YEAR FLASH CARDS.  Reserve:   KF 303 .S42 2001.

            MULTISTATE FLASH CARDS, pt. 1 & 2.  Reserve: KF 303 .M847 2004, pt. 1 & 2.

 

MULTISTATE MAXIMIZER.  2 v.  American Professional Testing Service, 1993 and 1994.

Reserve:   KF 303 .M849 1993 v. 1 &  KF 303 .M849 1994 v. 2

 

MULTISTATE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND SIMULTATED MULTISTATE BAR EXAM.  Bar Passers, 1999.

Reserve:   KF 303 .M8495 1999

 

MULTISTATE WORKBOOK.   2 v.  PMBR, 2003 and 2005.

Reserve:   KF 303 .M88 2003 and KF 303 .M88 2005

 

PLI MULTISTATE BAR REVIEW.  PLI, 2000.

Reserve: KF 388 .M84 2000

          

SMH BAR REVIEW: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW; CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE.

Reserve: KF 388 .S6121 1990

 

SMH BAR REVIEW: CONTRACTS AND SALES; REAL PROPERTY.

Reserve:   KF 388 .S6131 1990

 

SMH BAR REVIEW: EVIDENCE; TORTS.

Reserve:   KF 388 .S6151 1990

 

SIMULATED MULTISTATE BAR EXAMS.  West Bar Review,1997.

Reserve:   KF 303 .S55 1997

 

STRATEGIES AND TACTICS FOR THE MULTISTATE BAR EXAM.  By Kimm A. Walton and Steve Emanuel.  Aspen Publishers.  2006.

Reserve:   KF 388 .W345 2006

State Exams (not California)

 

COMPILATION OF BAR EXAMINATIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.  Compiled by the Institute for Bar Review Study.  Each biannual includes 3 or more selected states.  Answers are not always included.

Reserve:   KF 303 .I5

 

HEIN’S STATE BAR EXAMINATIONS.  (1985-date).  Essay questions on microfiche for the following states:

 

Alaska                                      Georgia                                    Montana

Arizona                                    Illinois                                       Nevada

Arkansas                                  Indiana                                     New Jersey

California                                  Iowa                                        Oklahoma

Colorado                                  Kansas                                     Tennessee

Connecticut                              Maryland                                  Texas

Delaware                                  Massachusetts                          Utah

District of Columbia                  Michigan                                  Vermont

Florida                                     Minnesota                                West Virginia

                                                                                                Wisconsin

Location:   Broida Room, Microfiche Collection

 

YOU CAN PASS ANY BAR EXAM.  By Edna Wells Handy. PLI, 1997.

Reserve:  KF 303 .H25 1997