Bulgarian Bar Exam study plan
Bulgarian Bar Exam · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Civil Law and Civil Procedure
Map the Civil Law syllabus into a one-page outline covering persons, property, ownership, and security rights, and mark every article range you must master
Draft a personal case-law index of 15 leading Supreme Court of Cassation rulings on ownership and possession, recording the holding of each in two sentences
Solve 20 multiple-choice questions on property law under timed conditions and log every wrong answer with the rule it tested
Write a 400-word summary of the distinction between ownership, possession, and detention using only statutory language
Your checkpoint
A dated civil-law outline plus a wrong-answer log with at least 20 entries, reviewed and corrected
Civil Law and Civil Procedure
Draft a complete statement of claim for a hypothetical property dispute, including parties, facts, legal grounds, and prayer for relief
Outline the stages of first-instance civil proceedings from filing to judgment, noting each deadline and the consequence of missing it
Compare ordinary, cassation, and reopening review by building a three-column table of grounds, time limits, and competent court
Answer two full essay prompts on civil procedure under 45-minute time limits
Your checkpoint
One model statement of claim and one model appeal, each self-assessed against a checklist of mandatory elements
Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
Build a table of the elements of the 20 most frequently tested offences, listing actus reus, mens rea, and qualified forms for each
Distinguish justification and excuse defences by writing a one-page comparison with one hypothetical example per defence
Solve 25 multiple-choice questions on criminal law under timed conditions and rework every error until you can state the correct rule aloud
Draft a reasoned opinion on a hypothetical on complicity and attempt, citing statutory provisions by number
Your checkpoint
An offence-elements table covering at least 20 offences, plus a corrected set of 25 practice questions
Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
Trace a criminal case from report through pre-trial proceedings to trial, listing the competent authority and the coercive measures available at each stage
Draft a model indictment for a hypothetical offence, then critique it against the statutory content requirements
Explain the rights of the accused at each procedural stage in a written checklist you can recite from memory
Complete two timed essay answers on criminal procedure and self-grade them against the statutory framework
Your checkpoint
A one-page procedural flow chart plus one model indictment with a written self-critique
Administrative Law and Administrative Procedure & Constitutional Law and Judicial System Organization
Outline the types of administrative acts, their legal force, and the grounds for challenging them, with article references
Map the annulment procedure before administrative courts, including time limits, standing, and suspensive effect
Summarise the hierarchy of normative acts and the review powers of the Constitutional Court in a two-page note
Describe the structure of the judiciary and the status of magistrates, including the bodies of judicial self-government
Solve 20 mixed questions on administrative and constitutional law and log every error
Your checkpoint
A combined administrative-and-constitutional outline of no more than four pages, plus a corrected 20-question log
Commercial Law and Commercial Procedure & Obligations and Contracts
Compare the legal forms of commercial companies by building a table of formation, capital, liability, and governing bodies
Draft a simple commercial contract with all mandatory terms and identify the clauses that most often trigger disputes
Explain the general regime of obligations, including formation, performance, and remedies for non-performance, in a structured note
Analyse three hypotheticals on invalidity and non-performance and write a reasoned answer for each
Solve 20 practice questions on commercial and contract law under timed conditions
Your checkpoint
A company-forms comparison table plus one drafted contract with an annotated clause checklist
Family and Inheritance Law & Labor and Social Security Law
Outline the matrimonial property regime, divorce grounds, and maintenance rules with article references
Map intestate succession and the reserved share, then solve three distribution hypotheticals step by step
Summarise the employment contract, working time, and termination grounds in a one-page table
Describe the main social insurance benefits and the conditions for each in a short structured note
Solve 15 mixed practice questions on family, inheritance, and labour law
Your checkpoint
Three fully worked inheritance distribution exercises, each with a step-by-step calculation shown
Civil Law and Civil Procedure & Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure & Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Sit two full mock exams under strict time limits, one weighted to civil and one to criminal law, and score each against the official allocation
Review every error from both mocks and write the governing rule for each in your own words
Summarise the core duties of the lawyer, conflicts of interest, and disciplinary liability in a two-page note
Rehearse oral answers to ten likely questions on ethics and the judicial system
Consolidate all prior outlines into a single revision sheet of no more than ten pages
Your checkpoint
Two scored mock exams with a consolidated error list and a ten-page final revision sheet
Milestones
Week 2: You can draft a statement of claim and an appeal from a bare fact pattern without notes, and you have scored at least 70 percent on your civil-law practice sets
Week 4: You can state the elements of 20 offences and trace a criminal case end to end from memory, and your criminal-law mock score is at least 70 percent
Week 6: You have completed outlines for all nine domains and scored at least 65 percent on each mixed practice set
Week 8: Both full mock exams are scored at or above the passing threshold, and every logged error has a written corrected rule