NE Bar study plan

NE Bar · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) subjects

Diagnose baseline by completing 40 timed MBE questions across all seven subjects and logging accuracy per subject
Build a one-page rule outline for Civil Procedure (jurisdiction, venue, Erie, pleadings, discovery) from scratch without copying a commercial outline
Drill 30 Civil Procedure and Constitutional Law questions untimed, writing the reason each wrong answer was wrong
Establish a weekly error log template that records subject, rule missed, and corrective action

A baseline score report plus a handwritten Civil Procedure/Constitutional Law rule sheet and the first 30-entry error log.

Week 2

Master the top 20 most-tested MBE rules in Contracts and Torts by restating each from memory
Complete 60 mixed MBE questions under 1.8 minutes per question and review every miss
Convert error log entries into flashcards for spaced repetition
Practice issue-spotting on two short fact patterns without writing full answers

A Contracts/Torts rule sheet and a 60-question timed set scored at or above 60% with all misses analyzed.

Week 3

Finish rule sheets for Evidence, Real Property, and Criminal Law/Procedure
Write two full MEE essays under 30-minute timed conditions using IRAC structure
Self-grade MEE essays against a checklist of issue identification, rule accuracy, and analysis depth
Complete 60 mixed MBE questions and hold accuracy at or above 65%

Three remaining MBE rule sheets plus two graded MEE essays with written self-critique.

Week 4

Outline every MEE-only subject: Agency/Partnership, Corporations, Family Law, Secured Transactions, Trusts and Estates, Conflict of Laws
Write four timed MEE essays spanning at least three MEE-only subjects
Identify the ten most common MEE trigger facts and match each to its governing rule
Review all prior error log entries and retire rules now mastered

A complete MEE-only subject outline set and four graded essays, with a trigger-fact cheat sheet.

Week 5

Learn the MPT task types: memo, brief, letter, and client/partner instructions
Complete two full 90-minute MPTs under strict timing with closed library review afterward
Practice converting a file and library into an outline in the first 20 minutes of each MPT
Draft a reusable MPT checklist covering format, tone, and citation-to-record habits

Two completed timed MPTs plus a one-page MPT process checklist.

Week 6

Complete one more timed MPT, emphasizing objective memos and persuasive briefs
Map the Nebraska-specific essay topics: Nebraska Constitution, state court structure and procedure, Nebraska evidence and family law distinctions, and Nebraska professional responsibility rules
Build a comparison chart of Nebraska rules versus majority MBE rules for at least five topics
Locate and read the governing Nebraska statutes and court rules for each mapped topic

A Nebraska-versus-majority comparison chart covering at least five topics with statutory citations.

Week 7

Write three timed Nebraska-specific essays and self-grade for state-law accuracy
Write two additional mixed MEE essays to keep essay stamina high
Rehearse Nebraska citation format and proper reference to state authority
Update the error log with every state-law gap found

Three graded Nebraska essays and two graded MEE essays, with a consolidated state-law gap list.

Week 8

Complete two full simulated exam days mixing MBE, MEE, and MPT under real timing
Review only error log and flashcards; add no new material
Rehearse the MPT 20-minute outlining routine twice more
Confirm test-day logistics: permitted materials, breaks, and timing checkpoints

Two full simulated exam scores with a final one-page test-day plan.

Week 2: Timed mixed MBE accuracy at or above 60% and rule sheets started for at least four of seven MBE subjects.

Week 4: All MBE and MEE-only subject outlines complete; at least six graded essays written; MBE accuracy at or above 65%.

Week 6: Three timed MPTs completed and a Nebraska-versus-majority comparison chart covering at least five topics.

Week 8: Two full simulated exam days completed with scores trending upward and the error log fully reviewed.