ADAM SHAJNFELD'S CALIFORNIA BAR EXAM OUTLINES
MY GIFT TO YOU: I recently studied for the February 2013 California Bar Exam, and swore that I'd try to make life easier for others by posting the outlines I worked hard to prepared. These are generally short outlines (15 pages or less, most under 10). Some have highlighting or other notations, which you should ignore, and a few include a longer outline and shorter "checklist" version. I have not included California Civil Procedure, as I'm not thrilled with the outline I created for that subject.
WHAT I ASK IN RETURN: If you find the outlines helpful, I'd love to know, so please drop me a line in the Guestbook (link on the left menu). I'm unlikely to respond, but likely to read it. If you pass the exam with the help of my outlines, please pass on the kindness and do some pro bono work.
MY APPROACH: I took BarBri. During or after each class, I'd reduce my notes to outline form. Each day, I'd practice memorizing the outlines, and do practice questions. I strongly recommend that you take a bar-review course, create your own outlines, and do as many practice questions as possible, with at least half under timed conditions. It is also very important to have a strategy to manage stress, which can be considerable.
ABOUT ME: I graduated from Columbia Law School in 2007, took and passed the New York bar exam, and practiced for a number of years in New York at a large law firm. In late 2012, I moved to California.
DISCLAIMER: PLEASE READ: Do not rely on the legal accuracy of these outlines. I'm sure there are mistakes and that the outlines are incomplete, and at some point, the material becomes dated. I intend for these to serve as models for organizing your own outlines, or organizing your own approach to a subject.
Agency & Partnership | |
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Civil Procedure - Federal | |
File Size: | 161 kb |
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Community Property | |
File Size: | 191 kb |
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Constitutional Law | |
File Size: | 185 kb |
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Contracts | |
File Size: | 183 kb |
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Corporations | |
File Size: | 151 kb |
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Criminal Law & Procedure | |
File Size: | 165 kb |
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Evidence - Fed & CA | |
File Size: | 176 kb |
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Professional Responsibility | |
File Size: | 159 kb |
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Property | |
File Size: | 162 kb |
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Remedies | |
File Size: | 142 kb |
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Torts | |
File Size: | 150 kb |
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Trusts | |
File Size: | 153 kb |
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Wills | |
File Size: | 157 kb |
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