Rechtsanwaltsprüfung (RAP) study plan
Rechtsanwaltsprüfung (RAP) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Zivilrecht
Map the entire Zivilrecht syllabus into a one-page structure covering ABGB general part, obligations, property, family, and inheritance law, and mark every sub-area with a confidence rating from 1 to 5.
Draft a personal case-solving template for civil law claims (Anspruchsgrundlage, Voraussetzungen, Einwendungen, Ergebnis) and apply it to three short hypotheticals on contract formation and consumer protection.
Compile a statute-navigation sheet listing the key ABGB, KSchG, and Verbrauchergewährleistungsgesetz provisions you must locate within 30 seconds.
Solve four timed multiple-choice sets on civil law fundamentals and log every wrong answer with the underlying rule.
Your checkpoint
A one-page Zivilrecht syllabus map with confidence ratings plus a written case-solving template tested on three hypotheticals.
Zivilrecht
Work through ten short obligation-law fact patterns (Leistungsstörungen, Gewährleistung, Schadenersatz) in writing using the template from week 1.
Draft two complete legal opinions (Rechtsgutachten) of about 600 words each on warranty and damages questions, with correct citation of statutes and leading case law.
Summarize the doctrinal differences between Gewährleistung and Schadenersatz in a comparison table you can reproduce from memory.
Review and correct all week 1 error logs and re-solve the missed items without notes.
Your checkpoint
Two full-length written Rechtsgutachten on obligations law plus a comparison table of warranty and damages remedies.
Zivilrecht
Outline the property-law rules on ownership transfer, possession, servitudes, and mortgage in a structured schema and test it against five short scenarios.
Explain the family-law and inheritance-law basics orally in a ten-minute self-recording, then identify gaps by re-listening.
Solve two full past-style civil law case studies under a 90-minute time limit.
Cross-check your outlines against the official statutes and correct every outdated or imprecise citation.
Your checkpoint
A 90-minute timed civil law case study written under exam conditions and self-graded against a checklist of expected issues.
Strafrecht
Map the Strafrecht syllabus (StGB general part, key offences, StPO procedure) into a one-page structure with confidence ratings.
Build a schema for criminal offence analysis (Tatbestand, Rechtswidrigkeit, Schuld, Strafzumessung) and apply it to six short fact patterns.
Draft a written legal opinion on a property or bodily-injury offence including participation rules (Täterschaft, Beitragstäterschaft, Versuch).
Memorize the structure of the StPO main proceedings and pre-trial investigation and reproduce it from memory in a flow chart.
Your checkpoint
A criminal-law analysis schema plus one written offence opinion and a hand-drawn StPO procedure flow chart.
Strafrecht
Solve three timed criminal-law case studies covering offences against property, persons, and sexual integrity, each within 75 minutes.
Draft two written appeal or objection submissions (Beschwerde, Einspruch) based on given procedural scenarios.
Create an error log of every rule you misapplied and re-solve those items after a 48-hour interval.
Recite the elements of the ten most frequently tested StGB offences from memory and verify against the statute.
Your checkpoint
Three timed criminal-law case studies plus an error log with re-solved items and a verified offence-elements list.
Öffentliches Recht (Verwaltungsrecht, Verfassungsrecht)
Map the public-law syllabus (allgemeines und besonderes Verwaltungsrecht, Verfassungsrecht, Grundrechte, Verwaltungsverfahren) into a one-page structure with confidence ratings.
Draft a schema for administrative decision review (Beschwerde an das Verwaltungsgericht, Revision an den VwGH) and apply it to three scenarios.
Write one full legal opinion on a fundamental-rights question using the standard proportionality and interference analysis.
Reproduce the hierarchy of legal norms and the main constitutional principles from memory in a diagram.
Your checkpoint
A public-law syllabus map, a review-procedure schema, and one written fundamental-rights opinion.
Öffentliches Recht (Verwaltungsrecht, Verfassungsrecht) & Anwaltliches Berufsrecht und Verfahrensrecht
Solve two timed public-law case studies (one administrative, one constitutional) within 90 minutes each.
Summarize the core duties of the Rechtsanwalt (RAO, Berufsordnung, Interessenkollision, Verschwiegenheit) in a checklist you can recite.
Map the procedural rules on civil and criminal representation (ZPO, StPO) and test them against four short scenarios.
Write a short opinion on a disciplinary or conflict-of-interest question and verify every cited provision.
Your checkpoint
Two timed public-law case studies plus a one-page professional-conduct checklist with verified citations.
Zivilrecht & Strafrecht & Öffentliches Recht (Verwaltungsrecht, Verfassungsrecht) & Anwaltliches Berufsrecht und Verfahrensrecht
Complete two full mock exams under real time conditions, each covering all four domains.
Review every error from the mock exams and write a one-paragraph correction for each mistake.
Re-recite the highest-confidence-gap outlines from weeks 1, 4, and 6 and close at least half of the remaining gaps.
Assemble a final one-page quick-reference sheet per domain for last-minute review.
Your checkpoint
Two graded full mock exams with a written correction log and four one-page domain quick-reference sheets.
Milestones
Week 2: You can write a complete civil-law Rechtsgutachten on obligations law within 60 minutes with correct statute citations and no structural omissions.
Week 4: You can reproduce the criminal offence analysis schema and the StPO procedure flow chart from memory and apply both to a new fact pattern without notes.
Week 6: You can outline a public-law case, identify the correct review procedure, and draft a fundamental-rights analysis within 45 minutes.
Week 8: You score at least 60 percent on both full mock exams and have closed the majority of errors logged in weeks 1 through 7.