NextGen Bar Exam Subjects
The NextGen Bar Exam tests 8 foundational subject areas. Tap any subject to explore key rules, exam tips, and practice questions.
Civil Procedure
Civil Procedure is tested through the Federal Rules — jurisdiction, pleading, discovery, and summary judgment. Here's what actually gets tested and where candidates lose points.
Constitutional Law
Constitutional Law separates strong candidates from everyone else. Standing, tiers of scrutiny, and the Commerce Clause — here's what matters most and the mistakes to avoid.
Contracts
Contracts questions hinge on one threshold issue: common law or UCC? Get that wrong and everything downstream is wrong. Here's the full breakdown for the NextGen exam.
Criminal Law
Criminal Law on the NextGen exam blends homicide classifications with Fourth and Fifth Amendment procedure. Know the homicide grid cold — it appears on virtually every exam.
Evidence
Evidence is the most rule-dense bar exam subject — but it's pattern-predictable if you build a decision tree. Hearsay, character evidence, and FRE 403 are the big three.
Real Property
Real Property rewards raw memorization more than any other bar exam subject. Language markers, recording acts, and future interests — here's what to drill.
Torts
Negligence is the bar exam workhorse — duty, breach, causation, damages. Run all four elements every time. Here's where candidates actually lose points on Torts.
Business Associations
Business Associations is the newest bar exam subject with the thinnest question bank. Agency authority, the Business Judgment Rule, and partnership liability — here's how to prepare.