NY Bar study plan

NY Bar · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 8 hours per week

Week 1

Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) subjects

Map the MBE subject list against your own baseline by taking one timed 33-question mixed set and scoring each subject separately
Build a one-page rule skeleton for Civil Procedure (jurisdiction, venue, Erie, joinder) that you can annotate as you learn
Drill 40 Civil Procedure questions untimed, writing the rule you missed next to every wrong answer
Start a running error log with three columns: rule missed, why you missed it, and the fix

A scored baseline diagnostic plus a Civil Procedure rule skeleton and an error log containing at least 40 entries

Week 2

Work through the elements of every intentional tort and negligence duty-breach-causation-damages chain until you can recite them from memory
Complete 60 mixed Torts and Contracts questions under a 1.8-minute-per-question clock
Rewrite each missed Contracts question as a short hypothetical that tests the same rule
Review your week 1 error log and mark which entries you have now closed

A 60-question timed set scored at or above 60 percent, with rewritten hypotheticals for every miss

Week 3

Memorize the constitutional standards of review (strict, intermediate, rational basis) and apply each to at least five fact patterns
Outline the Federal Rules of Evidence hearsay exceptions and non-hearsay uses into a single comparison table
Answer 50 mixed Evidence and Constitutional Law questions, tagging each by the rule tested
Practice issue-spotting by reading three long fact patterns and listing issues without writing full answers

A completed hearsay and standards-of-review comparison table plus a 50-question tagged question set

Week 4

Drill real property interests, landlord-tenant, and recording statutes until you can rank competing claims in under three minutes
Complete 50 Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure questions focusing on search-and-seizure and the right to counsel
Take one full-length timed MBE simulation and record per-subject accuracy
Update the error log with every simulation miss and rank subjects from weakest to strongest

A full-length MBE simulation score report with per-subject breakdown and a ranked weakness list

Week 5

Convert your MBE outlines into essay-ready rule statements for the most-tested MEE subjects
Write two timed 30-minute essays under exam conditions and self-grade against the rule coverage you intended
Identify the three MEE subjects where your MBE base is thinnest and build a one-page attack outline for each
Practice writing a short conclusion first, then the analysis, to lock in structure under time pressure

Two timed graded essays with a written self-assessment naming every rule you omitted

Week 6

Write three more timed essays spanning the remaining heavily tested MEE subjects
Draft rule statements for the MEE-only topics that the MBE does not cover, from scratch and in your own words
Practice issue-spotting on two released-style prompts by listing issues and rules in five minutes without full analysis
Compare your essays against model answers only after writing, and log every missing rule

Three timed essays plus a consolidated list of MEE-only rules you can now state from memory

Week 7

Learn the MPT task types (memo, brief, letter, contract provision) and the standard library-and-file workflow
Complete two timed 90-minute MPT tasks, allocating time explicitly to reading, outlining, drafting, and review
Practice drafting from a closed universe: cite only the provided library and never import outside law
Self-grade each MPT on organization, use of authority, and responsiveness to the assigned task

Two completed timed MPT tasks with a self-graded rubric scoring organization, authority use, and task compliance

Week 8

Re-take a full mixed set across all MBE subjects and compare accuracy to your week 4 simulation
Write two final timed essays in your two weakest subjects from the week 4 ranking
Re-read the entire error log and close or consciously retire every open entry
Build a one-page exam-day checklist covering timing, issue-spotting order, and MPT time allocation

A final mixed-set score comparison against week 4 plus a completed one-page exam-day checklist

Week 2: You can recite negligence elements and core intentional torts from memory and score at least 60 percent on a timed 60-question mixed set

Week 4: You have completed one full-length timed MBE simulation and hold a per-subject accuracy report with a ranked weakness list

Week 6: You have written five timed essays total and can state the MEE-only rules from memory without notes

Week 8: Your final mixed-set accuracy exceeds your week 4 simulation, both timed essays are complete, and your error log has no open entries