Exam Study Guide

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Professor Godsey recommends that students look at past bar exam questions. The following are bar exam resources that the Law Library has.

The Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) is a six-hour, 200-question multiple-choice examination covering contracts, torts, constitutional law, criminal law and procedure, evidence, and real property.  It is developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) and is administered by participating jurisdictions (includes Ohio) on the last Wednesday in February and the last Wednesday in July of each year.  

• MBE Information
• MBE Sample Questions
• Mary Basick, Law in a Flash Multistate Bar Exam Part 1 (2012). Reserve KF 283 .M88 2012
• Mary Basick, Law in a Flash, Multistate Bar Exam Part 2 (2012). Reserve KF 283 .M88 2012
• Steven L. Emanuel, Strategies & Tactics for the MBE 2 : Mulitstate Bar Exam (2013). KF303 .E54 2013
• Steven L. Emanuel, Strategies & Tactics for the MBE 2 : Mulitstate Bar Exam (2010).KF303 .E54 2010
• Stephen P. Klein, Summary of Research on the Multistate Bar Examination (1993). KF 303.K53 1993.
• Victor E. Schwartz, Barron's How to Prepare for the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) (1977) KF303.S33
• John T. Talemo, Mastering the MBE (2002).  KF303 .T35 2002.
• MBE  1992 Questions -- 581 questions released MBE questions from 1976-1992, includes answer key.  Note: the NCBE offers these as samples of the range and format of questions not as currently tested material.
• National Conference of Bar Examiners, Multistate Bar Examination Questions KF388 .N38 1974
• National Conference of Bar Examiners, The Multistate Bar Examination, February 23, 1972 KF388 .N38 1972
• National Conference of Bar Examiners, Sample MBE I Questions, February 1991 
• National Conference of Bar Examiners, Sample MBE II Questions, July 1991 
• National Conference of Bar Examiners, Sample MBE III Questions, July 1998