Israel Bar Exam study plan
Israel Bar Exam · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 8 hours per week
Civil Procedure and Evidence & Substantive Civil Law (Contracts, Torts, Property, Obligations)
Map the Civil Procedure and Evidence syllabus into a one-page checklist of every sub-topic, marking each as known, shaky, or unknown
Draft a personal outline of the rules of civil procedure from memory, then correct it against a primary-source statute and textbook
Write out the elements of the core intentional torts and negligence from memory and self-grade against a treatise
Solve 15 evidence questions (relevance, hearsay, burdens of proof) under timed conditions and log every error with the rule it tested
Your checkpoint
A dated error log of at least 20 answered questions across domains 1 and 2, each entry naming the tested rule and the reason for the mistake
Civil Procedure and Evidence & Substantive Civil Law (Contracts, Torts, Property, Obligations)
Rehearse the civil-pleadings and motions sequence by drafting a skeleton complaint and a skeleton statement of defense
Build a one-page flowchart of the trial process from filing to judgment and appeal
Re-derive the rules on contract formation, remedies, and defenses in a self-written summary
Solve 20 mixed tort and contract questions under time and re-do every previously missed item
Your checkpoint
A completed one-page trial-process flowchart plus a re-attempt score on the week-1 error log of at least 80% correct
Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
Outline the general part of criminal law (actus reus, mens rea, defenses) from memory and correct it against statute
Tabulate the elements of the major offense categories in a comparison table
Chart the criminal procedure timeline from investigation through indictment, trial, and appeal
Solve 20 criminal law and procedure questions timed, then write a short explanation for each wrong answer
Your checkpoint
A completed elements-comparison table for at least 10 offense categories, each with actus reus, mens rea, and available defenses
Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure & Civil Procedure and Evidence
Re-test the criminal-law error log and confirm each missed rule is now explainable in one sentence
Compare the rules of evidence as applied in criminal versus civil proceedings in a written side-by-side
Draft a mock argument on an admissibility question, citing the governing rule
Solve a 30-question mixed set spanning domains 1 and 3 under exam time limits
Your checkpoint
A timed 30-question mixed set scored and reviewed, with a written one-sentence rule statement for every missed item
Constitutional and Administrative Law & Commercial and Corporate Law
Outline constitutional principles (basic-law status, judicial review, proportionality) in a self-written summary
Summarize administrative-law grounds for intervention and standards of review in a checklist
Map corporate-law topics (formation, governance, fiduciary duties, shareholder rights) into a comparison table
Solve 20 questions across constitutional, administrative, and corporate law and log errors
Your checkpoint
A one-page proportionality-analysis template plus a corporate-governance comparison table covering at least 8 issues
Family Law and Inheritance & Labor Law
Outline family law topics (marriage, divorce, property relations, custody) and inheritance rules in a single structured summary
Tabulate labor-law entitlements (hours, leave, termination, collective rights) with the source rule for each
Solve 15 family and inheritance questions and 10 labor questions timed
Write one-sentence rule statements for every item missed in this week's sets
Your checkpoint
A labor-entitlements table with at least 10 rows, each citing the governing source rule
Tax Law & Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility & Jewish Law (Mishpat Ivri) and Foundations of Israeli Law
Outline the core tax-law structures (income, corporate, and reporting obligations) in a condensed summary
Draft a personal ethics checklist covering conflicts of interest, confidentiality, and duties to the court and client
Summarize foundational Jewish-law concepts and their influence on Israeli law in a short written note
Solve 15 questions across tax, ethics, and foundations and log errors
Your checkpoint
A one-page ethics decision checklist with at least 8 concrete checkpoints a practitioner can apply to a fact pattern
International and Public Law & Civil Procedure and Evidence & Substantive Civil Law (Contracts, Torts, Property, Obligations) & Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
Outline public and international law basics (treaty status, jurisdiction, state responsibility) in a condensed summary
Run two full-length mixed practice exams under strict time conditions
Review every missed item across all domains and consolidate into a single final error sheet
Recite from memory the ten highest-frequency rules across the heaviest domains
Your checkpoint
Two completed timed mixed exams with scores recorded and a consolidated final error sheet of no more than two pages
Milestones
Week 2: Civil Procedure and Evidence outlines complete and a timed mixed set in these domains scored at or above 70%
Week 4: Criminal law elements table complete and a 30-question mixed set across domains 1 and 3 scored at or above 70% with all errors explained
Week 6: Family, inheritance, and labor summaries complete and timed sets in these domains scored at or above 70%
Week 8: Both full-length timed exams completed and overall accuracy across all logged items at or above 75%