Idaho Bar study guide
Idaho Bar · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Idaho Bar Exam is the licensure examination administered by the Idaho State Bar for people who want to practice law in Idaho. It is given twice a year, on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July, and recent administrations have been held at Boise State University's Westmark Student Union Building in Boise. The Idaho Bar study guide has 9 sections and about 2,700 words.
01Business Associations
The NextGen bar exam tests agency and the core business entities: general partnerships, LLCs, and corporations. Fact patterns usually combine formation, authority, governance, fiduciary duties, and liability, so identify who acted, for whom, and with what authority before applying entity-specific rules.
386 words, about 2 min02Civil Procedure
The NextGen bar exam tests civil procedure through case-management problems: subject-matter and personal jurisdiction, venue, pleading, joinder, discovery, dispositive motions, trial, and preclusion. The exam favors applying rules to a short factual record rather than reciting doctrine.
341 words, about 2 min03Constitutional Law
The NextGen bar exam tests judicial review, federalism, separation of powers, due process, equal protection, and the First Amendment. Questions often ask whether a government act is valid, which level of scrutiny applies, or whether a claimant has standing.
299 words, about 1 min04Contracts
The NextGen bar exam tests formation, consideration, defenses, interpretation, performance, breach, remedies, and UCC Article 2. Questions often combine common-law rules with sale-of-goods rules, so classify the contract before choosing the doctrine.
291 words, about 1 min05Criminal Law and Procedure
The NextGen bar exam tests the elements of crimes, homicide, defenses, and police practices under the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments. Expect fact patterns that require identifying the crime, the mental state, and the constitutionality of the investigation.
282 words, about 1 min06Evidence
The NextGen bar exam tests relevance, hearsay, character evidence, impeachment, privileges, and expert testimony. The key skill is identifying the purpose for which a statement is offered-truth, effect on the listener, or another nonhearsay use.
304 words, about 2 min07Family Law
The NextGen bar exam tests marriage, divorce, property division, support, custody, parentage, and adoption. Questions often require applying the best-interests standard and interstate custody rules to a family dispute.
258 words, about 1 min08Real Property
The NextGen bar exam tests estates, concurrent ownership, landlord-tenant law, conveyancing, recording, easements, covenants, and adverse possession. Many questions turn on priority: who recorded first, who had notice, and which interest survives.
280 words, about 1 min09Torts
The NextGen bar exam tests intentional torts, negligence, strict liability, products liability, and damages. Fact patterns often require identifying the duty, the breach, and whether the harm was within the risk that made the conduct negligent.
259 words, about 1 min