Queensland Bar Exam: Practice and Procedure study plan

Map the full civil litigation timeline from pre-action steps to trial and enforcement, and label each stage with its governing rule or statute

Draft a one-page flowchart of originating process options, identifying which claims require a claim versus an originating application

Explain in writing the requirements for valid service of originating process and the consequences of defective service

Identify and record the limitation periods applying to common causes of action in a personal injury and a contract matter

Draft a statement of claim for a simple contract dispute that pleads every element of the cause of action without evidence or argument

Plead three alternative defences and justify in writing why each is properly arguable

Apply the rules on amendment of pleadings and identify when leave is required

Analyse a defective pleading and list the objections that could be raised by a defendant

Sequence the steps for interlocutory applications, including filing, supporting affidavits, directions and costs

Draft an affidavit that complies with formal requirements and separates admissible fact from submission

Explain the tests for summary judgment and strike-out, and distinguish the two in writing

Identify the disclosure obligations of parties and the consequences of non-disclosure

Explain the rules governing expert evidence and the duties owed by an expert to the court

Analyse the requirements for admissibility of documentary and hearsay evidence in a civil trial

Outline the procedure for offers to settle and the costs consequences of rejecting a reasonable offer

Apply the rules on costs orders, including the general rule and the main exceptions

Identify the core competencies assessed in the bar practice course and rate your current confidence against each

Explain the structure of a legal advice memorandum and the conventions of legal citation used in practice

Produce a case analysis that extracts ratio, material facts and principle from a judgment

Draft a letter of advice to a client that translates legal analysis into plain language

Draft a set of written submissions for a contested interlocutory matter that apply the procedural rules to the facts

Prepare and record a short oral advocacy exercise on a procedural issue, then critique the recording

Explain the professional conduct obligations that arise in litigation, including conflicts and duties to the court

Apply the procedural rules to a novel fact scenario under time pressure

Complete a full-length practice exam under timed conditions without notes

Categorise every error from the practice exam by domain and by cause, whether knowledge gap, misreading or time management

Re-draft the weakest answer from the practice exam to a higher standard

Consolidate a one-page summary of the procedural rules you most often misapply

Re-test every item in the error log and confirm each is now answered correctly without reference material

Complete two short timed drills, one per domain, focusing on the weakest recorded areas

Rehearse a structured exam strategy covering question selection, time allocation and answer structure

Review the consolidated rule summary and confirm retention through unaided recall