Angola Judicial Magistrate Entrance Exam study plan
Angola Judicial Magistrate Entrance Exam · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Civil Law and Civil Procedure
Map the Civil Code structure and list the articles governing legal acts, nullity and prescription
Draft a one-page flowchart of the civil claim procedure from petition to judgment
Solve 10 hypotheticals on validity and effects of legal acts, writing the governing rule for each
Compile a table of limitation and prescription periods with their legal basis
Your checkpoint
A 4-page civil law and procedure summary sheet with citation table, self-tested on 10 hypotheticals
Civil Law and Civil Procedure & Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
Outline the phases of criminal procedure from investigation through trial and appeal
Distinguish the elements of the main offences against persons and property in a comparison table
Write reasoned answers to 8 short criminal-law problems applying the applicable articles
List the procedural safeguards applicable to detainees and accused persons
Your checkpoint
A 5-page comparison matrix of offences plus 8 solved criminal-law problems with citations
Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
Draft a mock indictment and a mock defence brief each under 500 words
Explain the rules on evidence, coercive measures and their time limits in writing
Solve 10 procedural scenarios on jurisdiction, nullities and appeals
Self-grade the drafts against a checklist of required structural elements
Your checkpoint
Two polished mock pleadings plus a 10-question procedural quiz with 80% or higher score
Constitutional Law and Fundamental Rights
Summarise the constitutional catalogue of fundamental rights and their restriction regimes
Explain constitutional review mechanisms and their procedural routes
Analyse 5 landmark-style hypothetical scenarios on rights conflicts and write the reasoning
Draft a one-page memo on the hierarchy of norms
Your checkpoint
A rights-and-review summary plus 5 reasoned scenario analyses, reviewed against the constitutional text
Administrative Law and Administrative Litigation & Labour Law and Labour Procedure
Map the administrative act's validity requirements and grounds for annulment
Outline the stages of administrative litigation and available remedies
Draft a mock administrative claim under 600 words
Summarise core labour rights, dismissal rules and labour procedure steps
Solve 6 mixed administrative and labour problems
Your checkpoint
A mock administrative claim plus 6 solved mixed problems with legal citations
Commercial and Company Law & Family, Succession and Minors' Law
Outline company forms, incorporation, governance and dissolution rules
Explain insolvency and commercial obligations in a structured summary
Summarise marriage regimes, succession order and minors' protection rules
Solve 8 problems on company liability and inheritance distribution
Draft a short case note on a family-law hypothetical
Your checkpoint
A combined commercial and family-law summary plus 8 solved problems and one case note
Judicial Organisation, Statutes of the Judiciary and Professional Ethics & Legal Writing, Reasoning and Case Analysis
Map court hierarchy, competences and judicial statute duties
Write a code-of-ethics checklist and apply it to 4 ethical dilemmas
Practise legal reasoning structure: issue, rule, application, conclusion on 6 prompts
Draft a reasoned judgment of 800 words on a given fact pattern
Self-assess the judgment against a rubric on clarity, structure and citations
Your checkpoint
One 800-word reasoned judgment plus an ethics checklist applied to 4 dilemmas
Constitutional Law and Fundamental Rights & Civil Law and Civil Procedure & Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure & Administrative Law and Administrative Litigation & Labour Law and Labour Procedure & Commercial and Company Law & Family, Succession and Minors' Law & Judicial Organisation, Statutes of the Judiciary and Professional Ethics & Legal Writing, Reasoning and Case Analysis
Complete two full timed mock exams under exam conditions
Review every missed question and write the correct rule with its source
Re-drill the 30 weakest items from earlier weeks
Rehearse time allocation per domain based on weights
Your checkpoint
Two completed timed mock exams with a written error log and a final one-page revision sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Score 70% or higher on a self-made 25-question quiz covering civil and criminal fundamentals
Week 4: Produce all deliverables from weeks 1-4 and pass a 40-question cumulative quiz at 75% or higher
Week 6: Complete all six domain summaries and score 75% or higher on a 50-question mixed quiz
Week 8: Achieve 80% or higher on both timed mock exams with a complete written error log