LA Bar study plan

Map the Louisiana Civil Code architecture (Persons, Things, Ownership, Conventional Obligations, Successions, Matrimonial Regimes) by drafting a one-page article-cluster outline with key Civil Code article numbers for each book.

Read and brief the Civil Procedure rules on petition requirements, citation, and service of process, then write a 15-line checklist you can recite from memory.

Solve 30 mixed questions on Louisiana persons, things, and ownership, and log every miss by article number into an error tracker.

Build a first-pass flashcard deck of 40 cards covering community property classification and separate property tracing rules.

Draft a side-by-side comparison of Louisiana matrimonial regimes (community of acquets and gains, separation of property, and contractual regimes) with the termination events and partition mechanics for each.

Work through conventional obligations: consent, cause, object, and lesion, writing a short rule statement for each with the controlling article.

Practice Louisiana Civil Procedure timing rules by building a timeline of delays for answering, exceptions, discovery, and appeal.

Answer 40 practice questions on obligational and matrimonial regime topics and re-brief every miss within 48 hours.

Outline federal civil procedure from pleading through judgment, emphasizing the distinctions Louisiana examiners test against the state code.

Build a one-page chart contrasting federal and Louisiana rules on pleading, joinder, and preclusion.

Drill issue-spotting on jurisdiction and venue by writing full answers to two released-style essay prompts under timed conditions.

Create a personal list of the ten most commonly tested Louisiana procedural rules with a one-sentence trigger for each.

Outline constitutional law by doctrinal cluster: judicial review, federalism, due process, equal protection, and First Amendment speech.

Write a one-paragraph synthesis of each level of scrutiny with two illustrative fact patterns per level.

Brief criminal procedure from arrest through trial, writing the standard for each stage (reasonable suspicion, probable cause, voluntariness) in a single line.

Complete 50 mixed constitutional and criminal questions, then rework every missed question without looking at the answer.

Build a contracts framework covering formation, defenses, performance, and remedies, with a short rule statement for each element.

Draft a one-page evidence grid mapping relevance, hearsay and its exceptions, character evidence, and impeachment to their admissibility conditions.

Practice applying the best evidence rule and the original writing requirement to three hypotheticals.

Answer 40 questions split between contracts and evidence, tagging each miss by doctrinal category.

Outline real property around estates in land, future interests, co-ownership, landlord-tenant, and recording, drawing the future interests tree from memory.

Write the elements of the major torts (intentional, negligence, strict liability, defamation, nuisance) as short numbered lists.

Work through ten negligence hypotheticals identifying duty, breach, cause, and damages in under five minutes each.

Compare Louisiana property concepts (usufruct, predial servitudes, possession) against the common law rules you just outlined.

Outline business associations by entity type, capturing formation, authority, liability, and dissolution for agency, partnerships, and corporations.

Draft a trusts and estates outline covering will formalities, intestate succession, trust creation, and trustee duties, noting Louisiana forced heirship where it diverges.

Write a one-page professional responsibility checklist covering conflicts, confidentiality, fees, and candor to the tribunal.

Answer 40 questions across these three domains and log every miss with the governing rule.

Take two full-length timed practice exams simulating exam-day conditions and score them domain by domain.

Re-brief every missed question from the practice exams, grouping them into recurring failure patterns.

Re-drill your 30 highest-risk flashcards in Louisiana Civil Code and Louisiana Civil Procedure until you answer each in under ten seconds.

Write a final one-page pre-exam sheet listing the rules you most often misapply, and read it aloud twice.