Bar Examination Materials
Library Research Guide
Series #12
Compiled by Bill Bookheim
California Western School of Law Library
Revised February 2006
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.
Performance Tests - California
Bar Exam Registration/Requirements
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, 5th 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
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 AGENT’S EXAM. Reserve: KF 3165 .P38 2003
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
There are web sites dedicated to bar examinations. A sampling, as of February 2006, includes:
California Bar Examinations and Sample Answers (essay and performance tests)
Click on Bar Exam - Admissions; then click on Examinations/Statistics; then click on Examinations/Statistics/Study Aids; then scroll down.
Patent Bar Examinations
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/gcounsel/oed.htm
Then click on Past Exams.
Other States Bar Requirements and Information
http://www.barbri.com/home.html
Then choose state from “select your state,” click, and look at Bar Exam Info (right column).
THE MPT. IN RE KIDDIE-GYM SYSTEMS, INC. July 1997, Test 1. NCBE, 1997.
Reserve: KF 303 .K52 1997
THE MPT. STATE v. DEVINE. July 1997, Test 2. NCBE, 1997.
Reserve: KF 303 .S73 1997
Bar Exam Registration/Requirements
BAR/BRI DIGEST: NATIONAL BAR EXAM INFORMATION. Annual.
Reserve: Per.
LAW AND LEGAL INFORMATION DIRECTORY, 12th Edition. Wasserman & O’Brien, eds. 2002. Chapter 3: Examination and Admission to Legal Practice Requirements.
Reference: KF 190 .L35 ____
THE LAWYER’S ALMANAC. Aspen Publishers. Annual.
Bar Examinations:
a. Minimum requirements for admission to legal practice;
b. Directory of State Bar Admission Administrators;
c. Bar exam statistics;
d. Multistate bar exam statistics;
e. Multistate professional responsibility exam statistics.
Reference: KF 190 .L362 ____