JBA Admission Exam study plan

Map the Civil Law syllabus into a one-page outline covering persons, obligations, contracts, property, family, and succession, and mark the weight of each sub-area

Draft a comparison table distinguishing the constitutional review mechanisms (abstract, concrete, and constitutional complaint) with standing rules for each

Solve 20 civil-law questions on legal capacity, domicile, and juridical acts, and log every error with the rule that caused it

Recite from memory the constitutional hierarchy of norms and the amendment procedure, then verify against your outline

Build a flowchart for contract formation, validity, rescission, and damages, showing which remedy applies at each defect

Distinguish the rules on representation, mandate, and unauthorized agency in a written one-page synthesis

Work through 15 obligation questions covering joint liability, assignment of claims, and performance in kind, and classify each error by cause

Draft 5 short hypotheticals of your own and answer them in exam format under a 10-minute-per-question limit

Outline the Civil Procedure timeline from filing through judgment, marking each deadline and its legal consequence for missing it

Compare jurisdiction rules (subject-matter, territorial, and transferred jurisdiction) in a table with one example each

Explain in writing the requirements for a valid complaint and the grounds for dismissal without prejudice

Draft a complete statement of claim for a hypothetical contract dispute, including parties, claims, facts, evidence, and legal grounds

Classify the general defenses (self-defense, necessity, duress, mistake of fact) and apply each to two fact patterns

Distinguish attempt, abandonment, and impossibility, and write the rule statement for each from memory

Map the rules of evidence in civil procedure (burden of proof, admissibility, and standard of proof) into a checklist

Complete a timed 40-question mixed set covering Civil Law, Civil Procedure, and Criminal Law

Outline the stages of criminal procedure from investigation through trial and appeal, noting the authority competent at each stage

Explain in writing the rights of the accused at each stage and the remedies for procedural violations

Distinguish the exclusionary rule and its exceptions, and apply them to three short fact patterns

Draft a defense brief for a hypothetical criminal case arguing one procedural defect and one substantive defense

Map commercial-law topics (business entities, negotiable instruments, secured transactions, insolvency) into a weighted outline

Compare the liability structures of the main business forms in a table, with one exam-style application each

Outline administrative-law principles: legality, proportionality, due process, and legitimate expectations, each with a concrete example

Analyze the grounds and procedure for challenging an administrative act, and write the standard of review for each ground

Summarize the core duties of professional responsibility (competence, confidentiality, conflicts, fees) into a do-and-don't list

Apply the conflict-of-interest rules to three hypotheticals and justify each conclusion in writing

Practice the IRAC structure on two administrative-law questions, keeping each answer within a fixed word limit

Rewrite two of your earlier weak answers using tighter issue statements and explicit rule application

Take two full-length timed mock exams under exam conditions and record per-domain accuracy

Review every missed question and convert each into a one-line rule card, targeting the three weakest domains

Rehearse the 20 highest-frequency rule statements from memory across all nine domains

Finalize a one-page exam-day strategy covering time allocation, question order, and guessing rules