Angola Final Advocacy Access Exam study plan

Angola Final Advocacy Access Exam · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Civil Law and Civil Procedure & Constitutional Law and Fundamental Rights

Map the Civil Code structure and tabulate the rules on legal persons, legal acts and nullity into a one-page reference sheet
Draft a 15-item self-quiz on constitutional supremacy and the hierarchy of norms, then answer it without notes
Distinguish fundamental rights of general application from those reserved to citizens by writing a comparative table
Outline the stages of a declaratory civil action from petition to judgment in bullet form

A two-page schematic covering Civil Code core concepts plus a scored 15-question constitutional self-quiz with corrections noted

Week 2

Write a 400-word case note applying a fundamental-rights limitation test to a hypothetical fact pattern
List the grounds for appeal and the procedural deadlines in civil procedure from memory, then verify against source
Solve three timed civil-procedure multiple-choice sets and log every error with a reason
Draft a short petition (articulado) respecting formal requirements of structure and address

One complete draft petition and an error log of at least 20 self-identified mistakes with corrective rules

Week 3

Tabulate the elements of the main categories of offences and their applicable penalties
Explain the distinction between attempt, consummation and desistance in writing without consulting notes
Sequence the phases of criminal procedure from investigation through trial and appeal
Analyse two hypothetical fact patterns to identify the correct procedural phase and available defence motions

A criminal-law offence-and-penalty table plus two fact-pattern analyses each identifying charge, phase and defence strategy

Week 4

Draft a reasoned criminal defence argument of 500 words citing procedural guarantees
Compare the legal forms of commercial companies and their governance and liability rules in a matrix
Explain the incorporation process and registration requirements of a company in ordered steps
Complete a timed mixed set of 30 criminal and commercial questions and score above 70%

A company-forms comparison matrix and a scored timed mixed assessment of 30 questions with a written reflection on misses

Week 5

Draft the core clauses of a commercial contract (parties, object, price, term, dispute resolution) from a blank page
Summarise the rules on termination of the employment contract and severance in a structured outline
Distinguish the main social-security contribution and benefit categories in a one-page table
Answer 20 timed labour-law questions and record the reasoning behind each answer

A complete draft commercial contract and a labour-law outline covering termination and social security

Week 6

Sequence the stages of the administrative procedure and the grounds for administrative challenge
Draft a short administrative appeal or challenge document following formal requirements
Map the main tax types, taxable events and filing obligations into a reference table
Solve 20 timed tax and administrative questions and log every error

A draft administrative challenge document plus a tax-obligations reference table

Week 7

Outline the rules on marriage regimes, divorce and parentage in a structured summary
Explain the order of succession and the shares of heirs using worked examples
Describe the land-registration process and the effect of registration on third parties in ordered steps
Draft a simple will or succession petition respecting formal validity requirements

A succession worked-example set (three scenarios with computed shares) and one draft testamentary or succession document

Week 8

Compile the core duties of the legal profession (confidentiality, conflict of interest, fees) into a checklist
Draft a 600-word legal opinion with clear structure, citations and conclusions
Complete two full timed mock exams under exam conditions and score each
Review every error across all domains and write a one-page final revision sheet

A 600-word legal opinion, two scored mock exams, and a one-page final revision sheet

Week 2: Score at least 65% on a 25-question Civil Law and Civil Procedure self-test and submit the draft petition

Week 4: Score at least 70% on the 30-question criminal and commercial mixed assessment

Week 6: Submit the administrative challenge draft and achieve at least 70% on the tax and administrative question set

Week 8: Score at least 75% on each of two full timed mock exams and submit the legal opinion and final revision sheet