Queensland Bar Exam (Ethics) study plan

Map every duty owed to the court under the Queensland Solicitors Conduct Rules and Barristers' Conduct Rules into a single comparison table with rule numbers and one-line summaries

Draft a one-page decision tree for the ethical dilemma of a client instructing you to run a defence you believe lacks merit, showing the escalation steps

Write a 300-word explanation of the advocate's duty to the court and how it ranks against client instructions, citing at least three rule provisions

Set up a weekly study log and ethics error journal to record every misconception you correct during the programme

Summarise the law on misleading the court, including the duty to correct an inadvertent misstatement, in a 400-word note

Analyse three hypothetical scenarios involving ex parte applications and identify the disclosure obligations owed in each

Draft a checklist for reviewing an affidavit or submission for accuracy before filing

Explain in writing the limits on advocacy when cross-examining a vulnerable witness

Define competence and care in the Queensland regulatory context and list five indicators of a competence risk in your own practice

Draft a supervision and file-review protocol for a junior practitioner covering delegation, checking and escalation

Write a 350-word note on the scope of the retainer and the duty to advise on alternatives to litigation

Build a personal competence development plan identifying two gaps and how you will close them

Distinguish confidentiality from legal professional privilege and test the distinction against five fact patterns

Apply the uniform law conflict rules to concurrent, successive and personal-interest conflicts in three written scenarios

Draft an information-handling policy covering storage, sharing, retention and destruction of client files

Explain in writing when client consent cures a conflict and when it does not

Produce a conflict-check procedure that a small firm could adopt, including a register and screening measures

Draft two letters to another practitioner, one requesting an extension and one objecting to conduct, that are firm but courteous

Analyse the rules on communicating with a represented party and identify three prohibited approaches

Write a 300-word reflection on how tone and timing in correspondence affect fairness obligations

Explain the trust account rules for receiving, holding and disbursing money, including the prohibition on mixing trust and office money

Draft a costs disclosure letter and a costs agreement outline that meet the disclosure requirements

Summarise the disciplinary process from complaint to tribunal and list the possible orders

Analyse three billing scenarios and identify which raise an ethical rather than merely contractual issue

Outline the regulator's powers and the practitioner's obligations during an investigation in a one-page flowchart

Identify the mandatory notification and reporting obligations that apply to you and note the trigger events

Draft a practice risk register listing five risks with a mitigation for each

Write a 300-word note on the ethical decision-making framework you will use when rules conflict

Complete two full-length timed practice exams under closed-book conditions and mark them against the rules

Review every error in the journal and write a corrected rule statement for each

Condense all notes into a single one-page pre-exam summary sheet organised by domain

Rehearse three oral explanations of core duties to test recall under time pressure