KS Bar study guide
KS Bar · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Kansas Bar Examination is the licensing exam that a candidate must pass to be admitted to the practice of law in Kansas. It is administered under the authority of the Kansas Supreme Court, with the Kansas Board of Law Examiners handling applications, eligibility, and scoring; this page is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with either body. The KS Bar study guide has 12 sections and about 3,161 words.
01Civil Procedure
Kansas pleading and practice under the Kansas Rules of Civil Procedure, with attention to commencement, service, jurisdiction, venue, motions, discovery, summary judgment, and post-judgment relief. An action is commenced by filing a petition.
299 words, about 1 min02Constitutional Law
Federal justiciability and individual rights plus Kansas Bill of Rights provisions that can supply independent state grounds. Standing requires injury in fact, causation, and redressability; mootness, ripeness, and political question doctrines limit review.
260 words, about 1 min03Contracts
Common-law contract formation and remedies, plus UCC Article 2 for goods. Kansas has enacted Article 2 at K.S.A.
284 words, about 1 min04Criminal Law and Procedure
Kansas Criminal Code offenses, culpability, defenses, and constitutional criminal procedure from investigation through trial. 21-5202 defines culpable mental states: intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, and negligently.
261 words, about 1 min05Evidence
Kansas Evidence Code rules on relevance, character, hearsay, impeachment, privileges, and constitutional limits. Relevance under K.S.A.
258 words, about 1 min06Real Property
Estates, co-tenancy, landlord-tenant, deeds, recording, mortgages, easements, covenants, and adverse possession. Estates: fee simple absolute, life estate, and future interests; co-tenancy includes joint tenancy with right of survivorship and tenancy in common.
251 words, about 1 min07Torts
Negligence, intentional torts, strict liability, defamation, and products liability, with Kansas comparative-fault rules. Negligence requires duty, breach, actual and proximate cause, and damages.
244 words, about 1 min08Business Associations
Agency, partnerships, LLCs, and corporations under Kansas statutes, with emphasis on authority, fiduciary duties, and liability shields. Agency: actual authority may be express or implied; apparent authority arises from the principal's manifestations to a third party; ratification can bind the principal.
266 words, about 1 min09Family Law
Kansas marriage, divorce, property division, maintenance, child custody and support, adoption, and paternity. Kansas grants divorce on no-fault grounds, including incompatibility; a petition must meet residency requirements, generally 60 days in Kansas before filing unless the marriage occurred in Kansas or the parties resided in Kansas.
242 words, about 1 min10Kansas Law and Procedure
Kansas court structure, jurisdiction, venue, limitations, service, appellate deadlines, and probate/administrative basics. Courts: Kansas Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, district courts, and limited jurisdiction courts.
265 words, about 1 min11Professional Responsibility
Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct governing competence, confidentiality, conflicts, fees, trust accounts, candor, and advocacy. Competence and diligence require legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness, and preparation; communication requires keeping the client reasonably informed.
271 words, about 1 min12Trusts and Estates
Kansas Probate Code wills, intestacy, trusts under the Kansas Uniform Trust Code, and fiduciary administration. A Kansas will must be in writing, signed by the testator, and attested by two competent witnesses under K.S.A.
260 words, about 1 min