Baby Bar study plan
Baby Bar · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Contracts
Outline the formation sequence for common law contracts: offer, acceptance, consideration, and the Statute of Frauds
Distinguish UCC Article 2 sale-of-goods rules from common law rules and tabulate the differences in a two-column chart
Memorize and recite from memory the mailbox rule and the UCC 2-207 battle-of-the-forms analysis
Answer 45 practice questions on formation and log every miss with a one-sentence rule correction
Your checkpoint
A one-page formation checklist plus a scored log of 45 attempted questions showing accuracy percentage and a list of missed rules
Contracts & Criminal Law
Analyze contract defenses: incapacity, duress, undue influence, misrepresentation, mistake, and unconscionability
Apply the expectation, reliance, and restitution measures to compute damages in three fact patterns
Break the elements of every major crime into a checklist that names the actus reus and mens rea for each
Answer 50 practice questions split between contract performance/remedies and basic criminal elements
Your checkpoint
A completed damages worksheet solving three scenarios with figures shown, plus a scored 50-question log
Contracts & Criminal Law
Work through third-party beneficiary and assignment/delegation rules and state when assignment is barred
Identify when a breach is material versus minor and when the perfect tender rule is excused
Map the levels of homicide (murder, felony murder, manslaughter) and the intent required at each level
Draft a 30-minute timed essay on a contract remedies hypothetical using IRAC headings
Your checkpoint
A graded 30-minute timed essay self-scored against a written rubric, plus a homicide intent chart completed from memory
Criminal Law
Analyze inchoate offenses, complicity, and the limits of conspiracy liability including the Wharton and merger rules
Apply the rules of justification and excuse across self-defense, necessity, duress, and entrapment
Distinguish the four common law theft crimes and the point at which each is complete
Answer 60 practice questions on criminal law and review every explanation for a missed item
Your checkpoint
A two-page criminal law attack outline organized by element, plus a scored 60-question log at or above 65% accuracy
Criminal Law & Torts
Distinguish specific intent, general intent, malice, and strict liability crimes and classify ten sample offenses
Outline the intentional torts and match each to its available defenses and privileges
State the duty, breach, causation, and damages elements of negligence from memory in writing
Answer 45 practice questions mixing criminal law with intentional torts
Your checkpoint
A completed offense-classification table for ten offenses plus a scored 45-question mixed log
Torts
Apply the reasonable person standard, the Cardozo versus Andrews duty approaches, and the major exceptions to duty
Analyze actual and proximate cause, including intervening causes and the rescue doctrine
Compute comparative and contributory negligence outcomes and apply assumption of risk
Write a 30-minute timed essay on a negligence hypothetical under exam conditions
Your checkpoint
A graded 30-minute negligence essay self-scored against a written rubric, with each element labeled in the margin
Torts
Apply strict liability doctrine to abnormally dangerous activities, wild animals, and defective products
Trace each products liability theory (negligence, warranty, strict liability) and the defenses to each
Distinguish defamation, invasion of privacy, and the related privileges
Answer 60 practice questions on torts and re-read the explanations for every missed item
Your checkpoint
A products liability comparison chart across the three theories, plus a scored 60-question log at or above 65% accuracy
Contracts & Criminal Law & Torts
Take two full-length timed mixed practice sets and record accuracy by domain
Re-drill the 25 most frequently missed rules from weeks 1 through 7
Condense each domain into a single page of trigger facts and their corresponding rules
Simulate exam-day pacing by completing a 100-question timed block in one sitting
Your checkpoint
A one-page-per-domain trigger-fact sheet (three pages total) plus a domain-by-domain accuracy report from 200 cumulative practice questions
Milestones
Week 4: Score at least 65% on 155 cumulative practice questions, with contract formation and remedies accuracy at or above 70%
Week 6: Complete a timed essay in each of the three domains and self-score each at 4 of 6 rubric points or better
Week 8: Reach 70% or higher overall on a full-length timed mixed set, with no single domain below 65%