KY Bar study plan
KY Bar · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Contracts & Business Associations
Map the Contracts outline into formation, performance/breach, and remedies, writing a one-page rule skeleton for each from memory before checking notes
Drill the UCC Article 2 versus common-law distinction by classifying 25 short fact patterns and recording the governing law for each
Build a Business Associations entity chart comparing agency, general partnership, LP, LLC, and corporation on formation, liability, management, and dissolution
Draft rule statements for agency creation, actual versus apparent authority, and respondeat superior from memory, then correct against your outline
Solve 15 Contracts multiple-choice questions timed at 1.8 minutes each and log every miss by doctrinal cause
Your checkpoint
A 10-page handwritten or typed Contracts and Business Associations rule skeleton with a completed entity comparison chart and a scored 15-question Contracts set with error log
Business Associations & Real Property
Write from memory the steps for forming a corporation and a partnership, including filing, capital contribution, and default statutory rules
Explain partner fiduciary duties, dissociation, and dissolution by briefing three short hypotheticals without looking at answers first
Construct a Real Property estates chart covering fee simple, life estate, future interests, and landlord-tenant obligations
Apply the rule against perpetuities to 10 fact patterns and mark which interests are void and why
Answer 20 mixed Business Associations and Real Property questions under timed conditions and categorize each error
Your checkpoint
A completed Real Property estates and future interests chart plus a timed 20-question mixed set with a written error log
Civil Procedure & Criminal Law and Procedure
Diagram the Civil Procedure timeline from pleadings through appeal, labeling each deadline trigger and the applicable rule number
Draft from memory the standard for a 12(b)(6) motion, summary judgment, and a motion to amend, citing the governing rule for each
Outline Criminal Law mens rea categories and the elements of the major inchoate and homicide offenses
Write the Fourth Amendment search framework, distinguishing warrant, warrantless, and automobile exceptions
Complete 25 timed Civil Procedure and Criminal Law questions and rewrite the rule for every missed question in one sentence
Your checkpoint
A one-page Civil Procedure flow diagram plus a one-page Fourth Amendment framework, each reproduced from memory and corrected, with a 25-question error log
Constitutional Law & Evidence
Write the tiers of scrutiny from memory and match each to the correct type of classification and fundamental right
Draft rule statements for standing, ripeness, mootness, and political question doctrine
Build an Evidence hearsay chart separating non-hearsay, exemptions, and exclusions with one example per category
Explain the confrontation clause and its relationship to testimonial hearsay in a short written paragraph
Take a timed 30-question midterm mixing all domains covered so far and score it
Your checkpoint
A scored 30-question cumulative midterm with a one-page hearsay chart and a written list of the three weakest doctrines
Torts & Conflict of Laws
Outline the intentional torts, negligence duty standards, and strict liability categories with element-level rule statements
Write the comparative negligence versus contributory negligence distinction and the Kentucky treatment you have confirmed from a reliable source
Draft the Conflict of Laws framework for domicile, choice of law approaches, and recognition of judgments
Apply the Erie doctrine and full faith and credit to five short hypotheticals
Answer 20 timed Torts and Conflict of Laws questions and log errors
Your checkpoint
A Torts elements sheet plus a Conflict of Laws framework page and a scored 20-question set with error log
Family Law & Trusts and Estates & Kentucky Practice and Procedure
Write the Family Law rules for marriage, divorce grounds, property division, and custody standards
Outline Trusts and Estates: intestate succession, will formalities, trust creation, and trustee duties
Draft the Kentucky Practice and Procedure essentials for jurisdiction, venue, filing deadlines, and appellate steps, using only sources you can verify
Complete 20 timed questions across these three domains and flag any item requiring verification
Review every flagged item and mark it either resolved or needs-review with a citation
Your checkpoint
A three-domain condensed sheet plus a scored 20-question set with a verification log showing what remains uncertain
Business Associations & Civil Procedure & Contracts & Real Property
Re-solve every question missed in weeks 1 through 3 without notes and confirm each rule is now recalled correctly
Draft full essay answers to two practice prompts, one Contracts and one Real Property, under a 30-minute timer each
Self-grade both essays against your rule skeletons and list every missing element
Run a 40-question timed set weighted toward the heaviest domains and record the score
Your checkpoint
Two timed self-graded essay answers with element checklists plus a scored 40-question set showing improvement over week 4
Constitutional Law & Criminal Law and Procedure & Evidence & Torts
Re-solve every missed question from weeks 4 through 6 without notes
Draft full essay answers to two practice prompts, one Constitutional Law and one Evidence, under 30-minute timers
Complete one full-length timed mixed set covering all 12 domains and score it by domain
Write a final one-page list of the five rules you still miss and a plan to review them before the exam
Your checkpoint
Two timed self-graded essays, a full-length scored mixed set with domain breakdown, and a final five-rule review list
Milestones
Week 2: Can write the Contracts formation rules and the Real Property future interests chart from memory with 80 percent or better accuracy against your outline
Week 4: Cumulative midterm score of at least 60 percent, with no single domain below 50 percent
Week 6: All 12 domains have at least a one-page rule skeleton, and every uncertain Kentucky-specific rule is marked needs-review with a source
Week 7: Heaviest-domain timed set score improves at least 10 percentage points over the week 4 midterm
Week 8: Full-length mixed set score of at least 65 percent with the five weakest rules written out for final review