Bar Exam Resources
NIU College of Law Supplemental Bar Skills Review
The NIU College of Law offers a Bar Skills Review course to its alumni who will be taking the Illinois Bar Examination in July. The nine-session course offers students the opportunity to hone their essay exam-writing skills and to practice for the Multistate Practice Test.
MPRE (Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam) Resources
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MBE (Multistate Bar Examination) Resources
- MBE 2009 Information Booklet (also contains sample questions)
- In Law Library:
- 1975 - 1992 Annual Compilation of Bar Examination Questions. KF 303 I48.
- Multistate Bar Examination Questions 1992 - 581 released questions from the MBE, includes answer key. On Reserve, KF 303 N38 1992.
- Sample MBE - 200-item test administered February 1991, includes answer key. On Reserve, KF 303 S25 1995 & KF 303 S251 2004 (additional copy of 2004 in Stacks).
- Sample MBE II - 200-item test administered July 1991, includes answer key. On Reserve, KF 303 S252 2004 (additional copy in Stacks).
- Sample MBE III - 200-item test administered July 1998, includes answer key. On Reserve, KF 303 S253 2002 (two copies on Reserve; additional copy in Stacks).
- Stephen P. Klein, Summary of Research on the Multistate Bar Examination (1993). KF 303.K53 1993.
- John T. Talemo, Mastering the MBE (2002). Stacks, KF 303 T35 2002.
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MEE (Multistate Essay Exam) Resources
MEE Exam Questions & Analysis (all links from National Conference of Bar Examiners)
- Sample Questions from February 2008 exam.
- 1995 - 2003 are available on the NCBE web site at http://www.ncbex.org/multistate-tests/mee/.
- Law Library Resources:
- 1995 - 2005 on Reserve, KF 303 M442 (individual years).
- 1993 - 1996 (separately published pamphlet) in the Vertical File, KF 303 M44 1997.
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MPT (Multistate Performance Test) Resources
Exam Questions & Point Sheets
- February & July exams for 1997 through 2008 are available in the Law Library on Reserve, KF 303 M82.
- The following are also available online from the National Conference of Bar Examiners (.pdf format):
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Illinois Essay Bar Exam Questions
- February & July 1996 through February 2009 on Reserve in the Law Library (uncataloged - ask for at the Circulation Desk).
- 1985 through February 1995 are available in microfiche as part of Hein's Compilation of State Bar Examinations, Law Library Microfiche Collection, KF 303 H45.
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Other State Bar Exam Questions
- Available in microfiche as part of Hein's Compilation of State Bar Examinations, Law Library Microfiche Collection, KF 303 H45. Dates vary according to state.
- ABA and NCBE, Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements. Latest edition on Reserve in the Law Library, KF 302 Z9 C65. Also available online from the ABA.
- BAR/BRI Digest - National bar examination information. Latest edition on Reserve in the Law Library, KF 303.B37.
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General Bar Exam Resources
- ABA and NCBE, A Model for Dialogue. Available online from the ABA.
- Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus, The Bar Exam in a Nutshell (2nd ed. 2009). Reserve, KF 303 D37 2009. (1st ed., 2003 in Stacks.)
- J.P. Davis, How to Pass the Bar Exam (1989). KF 303.D38 1989
- Edna Wells Handy, You Can Pass Any Bar Exam (1997). KF 303.H25 1997
- Frank G. Houdek, Admission to the Bar: An Annotated Bibliography of Law Review Articles, 1966 - 1976 (1976). KF 302 A1 A3
- National Conference of Bar Examiners, NCBE Directory (1989). Reference, KF 303.N43
- Linda F. Wightman, LSAC National Longitudinal Bar Passage Study (1998). KF 302 W53 1998.
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Official Bar Exam Links
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Bar Exam Study Hints
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