Idaho Bar study plan
Idaho Bar · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
NextGen UBE subject matter (as published by the National Conference of Bar Examiners)
Map the NCBE NextGen UBE subject list into a one-page inventory of every tested subject and assign each a weight tier (heavy, medium, light) based on published subject coverage and your own diagnostic results
Complete a timed 100-question mixed diagnostic spanning all NextGen subjects and log raw accuracy by subject in a spreadsheet
Rank your five weakest subjects and write a two-sentence reason for each weakness (rule gap, application gap, or timing gap)
Draft a recurring weekly schedule that reserves the two longest blocks for the heaviest-tier subjects
Your checkpoint
A one-page subject inventory plus a diagnostic score table showing per-subject accuracy percentages and a ranked weakness list
NextGen UBE subject matter (as published by the National Conference of Bar Examiners)
Outline the black-letter rules for the heaviest-tier subjects into your own condensed format, capping each subject at five pages
Write 25 original flashcards per heavy subject that test rule elements rather than definitions
Recite the elements of each major rule set aloud from memory and mark every miss in red on your outline
Complete 40 practice questions in the heavy subjects and tag each wrong answer by failure mode
Your checkpoint
Condensed outlines for the two heaviest subjects, each five pages or fewer, with a wrong-answer log of at least 40 tagged entries
NextGen UBE subject matter (as published by the National Conference of Bar Examiners)
Apply heavy-subject rules to fact patterns by writing full issue-spotting answers to six essay-style prompts under 30-minute time limits
Self-grade each essay against a checklist of required rule elements and record the percentage of elements captured
Build a one-page attack outline per heavy subject listing the order in which to analyze common fact patterns
Rework every essay that scored below 60 percent on element capture
Your checkpoint
Six timed essays with self-graded element-capture scores and one-page attack outlines for each heavy subject
NextGen UBE subject matter (as published by the National Conference of Bar Examiners)
Shift to the medium-tier subjects and outline their core rules to the same five-page cap
Complete 60 mixed practice questions weighted toward medium-tier subjects and update the accuracy spreadsheet
Identify the three rule sets you confuse most often and write a comparison chart distinguishing them
Re-test the heavy subjects with 20 spaced-repetition questions to confirm retention
Your checkpoint
Medium-tier outlines plus an updated accuracy spreadsheet showing week-over-week change for every subject
NextGen UBE subject matter (as published by the National Conference of Bar Examiners)
Practice the NextGen-style integrated tasks by completing eight short performance-style exercises that require drafting a client-facing document from a provided fact set
Time each integrated task and record completion minutes against a 45-minute benchmark
Review each drafted document for organization, accuracy, and tone, and list three recurring drafting weaknesses
Rewrite two of the weakest drafts to correct the identified weaknesses
Your checkpoint
Eight completed integrated-task drafts with timing data and a written list of recurring drafting weaknesses
NextGen UBE subject matter (as published by the National Conference of Bar Examiners)
Cover the light-tier subjects by reading condensed outlines and completing 30 questions across them
Drill the medium-tier subjects with 50 questions and re-outline any rule set where accuracy falls below 65 percent
Create a single master error log consolidating all wrong answers from weeks 1 through 6, sorted by subject and failure mode
Memorize the top 20 rules you have missed most often using daily five-minute recall sessions
Your checkpoint
A consolidated master error log covering all prior weeks with at least 150 entries sorted by subject and failure mode
NextGen UBE subject matter (as published by the National Conference of Bar Examiners)
Simulate a full-length timed exam session and record per-section accuracy and pacing
Analyze the simulation results to identify the three subjects most likely to cost you points on exam day
Run targeted remediation on those three subjects with 40 focused questions each
Rehearse your attack outlines by speaking the analysis structure for ten random fact patterns without notes
Your checkpoint
A full-simulation score report with per-section accuracy, pacing notes, and a written remediation plan for the three highest-risk subjects
NextGen UBE subject matter (as published by the National Conference of Bar Examiners)
Review the master error log end to end and re-answer every logged question until you reach 100 percent accuracy
Complete two half-length timed mixed sets to confirm pacing and stamina
Condense all outlines into a final one-page-per-subject review sheet for the last 48 hours
Confirm exam-day logistics, including arrival time, permitted items, and break strategy, and write them into a checklist
Your checkpoint
A final one-page-per-subject review packet plus a completed exam-day logistics checklist
Milestones
Week 4: Diagnostic-to-week-4 accuracy has improved by at least 10 percentage points in each heavy-tier subject, and all heavy-tier outlines are complete at five pages or fewer
Week 6: Overall mixed-question accuracy is at or above 65 percent, and the master error log contains at least 150 tagged entries with no untagged misses
Week 8: Full-simulation score meets or exceeds your target passing threshold, every master-log question has been re-answered correctly, and the final review packet is complete