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Georgian Bar Qualification Exam study plan

Georgian Bar Qualification Exam · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Civil Law and Civil Procedure

  • Map the Civil Code's general part and law of persons into an outline covering legal capacity, transactions, representation, and limitation periods

  • Draft a one-page flowchart tracing a disputed contract claim from filing through first-instance judgment under the Civil Procedure Code

  • Solve 15 multiple-choice items on transaction validity and limitation periods, logging each wrong answer with the controlling article

  • Write a 400-word case note on a Georgian Supreme Court decision applying good-faith principles

Your checkpoint

A 6-page civil law and procedure outline plus an error log of at least 15 solved items with cited articles

Week 2

Civil Law and Civil Procedure & Law of Obligations and Contract Law

  • Build a remedies matrix linking breach types to specific performance, damages, and termination under the Civil Code

  • Distinguish the rules on offer and acceptance, including withdrawal and revocation, by drafting a comparison table

  • Solve 10 problem questions on non-performance and 10 on contract formation, timing each set to exam pace

  • Draft a 500-word legal memo advising a client on whether a purported acceptance created a binding contract

Your checkpoint

A remedies matrix and a 500-word advisory memo graded against a self-made rubric on issue spotting, rule citation, and conclusion

Week 3

Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure

  • Outline the Criminal Code's general part, covering mens rea, attempt, complicity, and justifications

  • Chart the pre-trial and trial stages of the Criminal Procedure Code with the statutory deadlines for each

  • Solve 20 multiple-choice items on complicity and attempt, then review every error against the code text

  • Draft a mock motion to exclude evidence, citing procedural grounds and supporting case law

Your checkpoint

A procedural timeline chart with all statutory deadlines plus one complete mock motion of 600-800 words

Week 4

Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure & Administrative Law and Administrative Procedure

  • Compare the rights of the accused and the defence's procedural powers across the Criminal Procedure Code's key stages

  • Outline the Administrative Procedure Code's rules on administrative acts, their validity, and annulment

  • Solve 15 mixed items on criminal and administrative procedure under timed conditions

  • Draft a mock administrative complaint challenging an unlawful administrative act

Your checkpoint

A 5-page comparative outline of criminal and administrative procedure plus a complete mock administrative complaint

Week 5

Administrative Law and Administrative Procedure & Constitutional Law

  • Map the Constitutional Court's jurisdiction, standing rules, and admissibility criteria, including the constitutional complaint mechanism

  • Outline the constitutional principles of proportionality, legality, and protection of legitimate expectations

  • Solve 15 items on constitutional review and administrative discretion, recording the reasoning for each answer

  • Draft a constitutional complaint of 800 words arguing a proportionality violation

Your checkpoint

A complete constitutional complaint of 800 words plus an error log covering 15 solved items

Week 6

Advocate Ethics and Professional Responsibility & Legal Writing and Advocacy Skills

  • Codify the Advocate's Law and bar ethics rules into a checklist covering conflicts of interest, confidentiality, fees, and advertising

  • Resolve 5 ethics scenarios by identifying the governing rule and the correct course of action

  • Draft an appellate brief section of 700 words applying a structured issue-rule-application-conclusion format

  • Revise the week 5 constitutional complaint for clarity, structure, and citation accuracy

Your checkpoint

An ethics checklist plus a revised 700-word advocacy brief section that passes a self-administered structure and citation check

Week 7

European and International Law (including ECHR) & Constitutional Law

  • Summarize the ECHR articles most tested in Georgian practice, including Articles 5, 6, 8, and Protocol 1 Article 1, with leading case names

  • Explain how the Convention is applied domestically, including the role of the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court

  • Solve 15 items on ECHR admissibility and merits, including the exhaustion of domestic remedies

  • Draft a 500-word ECHR application section arguing a fair-trial violation

Your checkpoint

A one-page ECHR article-and-case summary plus a 500-word draft application section

Week 8

Civil Law and Civil Procedure & Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure & Administrative Law and Administrative Procedure & Constitutional Law & Law of Obligations and Contract Law & Advocate Ethics and Professional Responsibility & Legal Writing and Advocacy Skills & European and International Law (including ECHR)

  • Complete two full timed mock exams under exam conditions and score them against the answer keys

  • Consolidate every error from weeks 1-7 into a single prioritized review sheet

  • Re-solve all previously missed items until each is answered correctly twice in a row

  • Rehearse oral advocacy by delivering a 10-minute argument on a contract or criminal issue and self-assessing delivery

Your checkpoint

Two scored mock exams with a consolidated error sheet showing a 25% or greater reduction in error rate from the first to the second mock

Milestones

Week 2: Complete the civil law and obligations outline and score at least 70% on a self-made 25-item civil quiz

Week 4: Complete the criminal and administrative outlines and draft both mock motions without consulting notes on procedure

Week 6: Pass the ethics scenario set with at least 4 of 5 correct and submit a brief section that meets the structure rubric

Week 7: Score at least 75% on a mixed 20-item ECHR and constitutional quiz

Week 8: Score at least 65% on the first full mock and at least 75% on the second, with the error sheet complete