OH Bar study plan

Diagram the Erie pipeline (federal question vs. diversity, then personal jurisdiction, venue, then choice of law) from memory before opening any outline

Draft a one-page flowchart mapping pleadings, Rule 12 motions, and amendment-as-of-right timing under Rule 15

Build a personal-jurisdiction decision tree covering general vs. specific jurisdiction, purposeful availment, and stream-of-commerce scenarios

Write a one-page hearsay master sheet pairing each exemption and exception with a fact pattern trigger and a counterexample

Drill 25 mixed civil procedure and evidence questions and log every miss by rule number

Convert the procedural spine into a timed essay skeleton: issue, rule, application, and a closing sentence for each of the four core Civ Pro essay triggers

Memorize the discovery scope and privilege framework, including work product and the waiver rules for inadvertent disclosure

Practice impeachment by prior inconsistent statement, contradiction, and conviction, and state the foundation each requires

Draft a full answer to one civil procedure essay under 40 minutes and self-grade against a checklist

Draft a full answer to one evidence essay under 40 minutes and self-grade against a checklist

Build a tiered-scrutiny grid (rational basis, intermediate, strict) listing the trigger classification or right, the burden, and two illustrative holdings

Map the incorporation doctrine and the state action requirement onto a one-page chart

Outline Fourth Amendment analysis as a single sequence: government action, search or seizure, warrant requirement, exceptions, then remedy

Memorize the Fifth and Sixth Amendment protections, including custody-plus-interrogation, right to counsel attachment points, and double jeopardy

Drill 30 mixed constitutional law and criminal procedure questions and tag each miss by amendment

Apply the scrutiny grid to three fact patterns (equal protection, due process, and free speech forum analysis) in outline form only

Draft a complete criminal law essay covering mens rea, accomplice liability, and the felony murder rule

Draft a complete constitutional law essay on a search-and-seizure fact pattern, addressing standing and the exclusionary rule

Memorize the elements of the major property and theft offenses and the defenses of insanity, duress, and self-defense

Review all missed questions from weeks 1 through 4 and rewrite each rule in your own words

Chart contract formation, the statute of frauds, and the parol evidence rule on one page, with the exceptions listed beside each rule

Memorize the UCC Article 2 gap-fillers and the perfect tender versus substantial performance distinction

Build a remedies-in-contracts map: expectation, reliance, restitution, specific performance, and liquidated damages enforceability

Outline the freehold estates, future interests, and the Rule Against Perpetuities with a one-line test for each future interest

Drill 25 mixed contracts and real property questions and log every miss by doctrine

Draft a full real property essay on a landlord-tenant or recording-act fact pattern within 40 minutes

Memorize the recording statutes, the shelter rule, and the notice, race-notice, and race variations with a one-line application test for each

Build a torts element sheet covering negligence (duty, breach, causation, damages) plus the major intentional torts and their defenses

Memorize strict liability categories, products liability theories, and the comparative fault versus contributory negligence rules

Drill 25 mixed real property and torts questions and log every miss by doctrine

Outline agency formation, authority types, and the fiduciary duties owed by agents and partners on one page

Memorize the corporate formation steps, piercing-the-veil factors, and the duty of care versus loyalty standards, including the business judgment rule

Build a remedies taxonomy: legal versus equitable, compensatory, punitive, restitutionary, and the requirements for each injunction type

Draft a business associations essay on a closely held corporation or partnership dispute within 40 minutes

Practice one Multistate Performance Test task under 90 minutes using a library-and-file method you can repeat

Compile a one-page Ohio-specific differences sheet covering Ohio civil procedure, evidence, and bar-admission-adjacent rules, flagging anything you cannot verify

Complete two full timed MPT tasks to lock in the library-and-file workflow and memo formatting

Take one full-length simulated exam under timed conditions and score each domain separately

Rework every question missed on the simulated exam until you can state the correct rule without notes

Write a final one-page 'top 20 rules I forget under pressure' sheet and rehearse it aloud