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The 13 California Bar Exam subjects
Seven subjects are tested on the MBE and in the essays; six appear only in the California essays. Essay frequency is the share of recent essay days that tested the subject. Chapter 1 of every subject is free.
Next exam: February 23, 2027
Tested on the MBE and in essays
7 subjects
CPMBEEssay 42%Civil Procedure
Federal and California civil procedure: jurisdiction, venue, pleadings, discovery, joinder, preclusion and appeals, tested on both the MBE and California essays.
1 chapter · 1 hChapter 1 free
CLMBEEssay 54%Constitutional Law
Judicial review, federalism, separation of powers, individual rights, equal protection, due process and the First Amendment.
1 chapter · 1 hChapter 1 free
KTMBEEssay 64%Contracts
Common-law and UCC Article 2 contracts: formation, defenses, performance, breach, remedies and third-party rights.
1 chapter · 1 hChapter 1 free
CRMBEEssay 44%Criminal Law & Procedure
Crimes, defenses, inchoate offenses, and the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendment rules of criminal procedure.
1 chapter · 1 hChapter 1 free
EVMBEEssay 58%Evidence
Relevance, hearsay and its exceptions, character evidence, privileges, impeachment and the California Evidence Code distinctions.
1 chapter · 1 hChapter 1 free
RPMBEEssay 52%Real Property
Estates and future interests, concurrent ownership, landlord-tenant, easements and covenants, conveyancing, mortgages and recording acts.
1 chapter · 1 hChapter 1 free
TOMBEEssay 56%Torts
Intentional torts, negligence, strict liability, products liability, defamation, privacy and the defenses to each.
1 chapter · 1 hChapter 1 free
California essay subjects
6 subjects
BACAEssay 36%Business Associations
Agency, partnerships, corporations and LLCs: formation, fiduciary duties, shareholder rights and the California corporate distinctions tested on the essay day.
1 chapter · 1 hChapter 1 free
CMCAEssay 56%Community Property
California's marital property system: characterization, management, transmutation, reimbursement and division at divorce or death.
1 chapter · 1 hChapter 1 free
PRCAEssay 98%Professional Responsibility
The ABA Model Rules and the California Rules of Professional Conduct: conflicts, confidentiality, fees, competence and candor. Tested on almost every California essay day.
1 chapter · 1 hChapter 1 free
RMCAEssay 76%Remedies
Damages, restitution, injunctions, specific performance, rescission and reformation across contracts, torts and property.
1 chapter · 1 hChapter 1 free
TRCAEssay 30%Trusts
Creation and validity of trusts, trustee duties, beneficiary rights, modification and termination under California law.
1 chapter · 1 hChapter 1 free
WSCAEssay 46%Wills & Succession
Intestate succession, execution and revocation of wills, will contests, and the California Probate Code rules on construction.
1 chapter · 1 hChapter 1 free
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