LA Bar study guide
LA Bar · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Louisiana Bar Examination is the licensing exam that a law graduate must pass to be admitted to the practice of law in Louisiana. It is administered under the authority of the Louisiana Supreme Court, with the Committee on Bar Admissions overseeing applications and scoring. The LA Bar study guide has 12 sections and about 3,140 words.
01Civil Procedure - Federal Framework
Civil Procedure in this exam is the federal-court framework: subject-matter and personal jurisdiction, venue, pleading, discovery, dispositive motions, trial, and preclusion. The questions reward issue order: ask whether a court can hear the claim before asking whether the claim survives.
334 words, about 2 min02Constitutional Law - Structure and Rights
Constitutional Law tests structure and rights: judicial review, federalism, commerce, due process, equal protection, and First Amendment. The exam often asks you to name the standard of review before applying it.
271 words, about 1 min03Contracts - Common Law and UCC Article 2
Contracts tests formation, enforceability, performance, and remedies under common law and UCC Article 2. Identify the governing law first: goods means UCC; services and real estate usually mean common law.
274 words, about 1 min04Criminal Law and Procedure - Elements and Investigations
Criminal Law and Procedure tests substantive offenses, defenses, and the constitutional rules governing investigation and trial. Separate the elements of the offense from the legality of the police conduct.
274 words, about 1 min05Evidence - Relevance, Hearsay, and Impeachment
Evidence tests what the jury may hear: relevance, hearsay, character, impeachment, privilege, expert testimony, and burdens. Ask whether the evidence is offered for its truth; if not, the hearsay rule does not apply.
254 words, about 1 min06Real Property - Estates, Easements, and Recording
Real Property tests estates, future interests, co-ownership, landlord-tenant, easements, covenants, mortgages, and recording. Classify the interest before applying recording or possessory rules.
256 words, about 1 min07Torts - Negligence, Intent, and Strict Liability
Torts tests negligence, intentional torts, strict liability, products liability, defamation, and privacy. For negligence, work through duty, breach, actual cause, proximate cause, and damages in that order.
258 words, about 1 min08Business Associations - Agency, Partnerships, and Corporations
Business Associations tests agency, partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies. The recurring issue is who is bound and who is liable.
250 words, about 1 min09Trusts and Estates - Wills, Intestacy, and Trusts
Trusts and Estates tests wills, intestacy, trust creation, fiduciary administration, and termination. Start with the governing instrument; if none, apply intestacy.
238 words, about 1 min10Louisiana Civil Code - Persons, Things, Obligations, and Regimes
Louisiana Civil Code tests civilian concepts: persons, things, ownership, conventional obligations, successions, and matrimonial regimes. Answer with Code vocabulary rather than common-law labels.
243 words, about 1 min11Louisiana Civil Procedure - Petition to Appeal
Louisiana Civil Procedure tests the civilian action model: petition, citation, exceptions, answer, discovery, trial, and appeal. Procedure is code-based, so identify the article and the procedural stage.
255 words, about 1 min12Professional Responsibility - Duties to Client, Court, and Third Parties
Professional Responsibility tests the Model Rules: competence, confidentiality, conflicts, fees, candor, advertising, and withdrawal. Ask what the lawyer owes the client, the court, and third parties.
233 words, about 1 min