IN Bar study guide
IN Bar · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Indiana Bar Examination is the licensing examination administered through the Indiana Judicial Branch for candidates who intend to practice law in Indiana. This page is an independent study resource for that exam; it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the Indiana Supreme Court, the Indiana Board of Law Examiners, or any court or government office. We publish original practice material and preparation guidance only. A transparency note is essential here. Topics on this exam: Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) subjects, Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) / essay subjects, and Multistate Performance Test (MPT). The IN Bar study guide has 3 sections and about 971 words.
01MBE Subjects: Multiple-Choice Doctrine Under Pressure
The Multistate Bar Examination is the multiple-choice component of the UBE. NCBE publishes a subject matter outline covering seven areas: Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts. The exam rewards element-level recall and fact-to-rule matching, not policy commentary. Civil Procedure: personal and subject-matter jurisdiction, venue, Erie, pleading, joinder, discovery, summary judgment.
322 words, about 2 min02MEE and Essay Subjects: Rule-Based Writing That Earns Points
The Multistate Essay Examination is six 30-minute essays. NCBE’s MEE subject list includes Business Associations, Civil Procedure, Conflict of Laws, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Family Law, Real Property, Torts, Trusts and Estates, and UCC Articles 3 and 9. Several subjects are not on the MBE-business associations, conflict of laws, family law, trusts and estates, and secured transactions-so separate outlines are essential. On the UBE, the MEE is weighted 30%.
329 words, about 2 min03MPT: Closed-Universe Lawyering Skills
The Multistate Performance Test is two 90-minute skills tasks. NCBE describes it as testing fundamental lawyering skills through a closed universe: a File and a Library. The File contains facts, client documents, and sometimes a task memo; the Library contains statutes, cases, and rules. You must produce the deliverable the task memo requests-an office memo, persuasive brief, letter, contract provision, or similar document.
320 words, about 2 min