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6-8 Week Sample
Study Schedule (2026)
Week 1
Professional Responsibility (PR), Rules of Professional Conduct,
and the By-Laws. Read ~53 pgs. per day (so studying for roughly
8 hrs/day).
Mon to Sat:
Do ~40 PR practice questions (timed, spending an average of 2
min/question) and review your performance.
Week 2
Civil Litigation. Read ~40 pgs. per day (so studying for roughly 6
hrs/day)
Mon to Fri:
Sat:
Sun:
Week 3
Mon to Thurs:
Review Family Law (charts, any notes you’ve made, summaries, index,
DTOC, etc.)
Fri:
Below is a 6-8 week sample study plan for both the Barrister and the Solicitor exams, starting from the
week of April 20, 2026.
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Sun:
Review Civil Litigation (charts, any notes you’ve made, summaries, index,
DTOC, etc.)
Do ~40 Civil Litigation practice questions (timed, spending an average of
2 min/question) and review your performance.
Do ~40 Family Law practice questions (timed, spending an average of 2
min/question) and review your performance.
Sat:
April 20 - 26
April 27 - May 3
May 4 - May 10
Family Law. Read ~36 pages per day (so studying for roughly 6
hrs/day)
Barrister Study Materials
Barrister Study Materials
Review PR (charts, any notes you’ve made, summaries, index, DTOC, etc.)
Barrister Study Materials
Criminal Law. Read ~39 pgs. (so studying for roughly 6 hrs)
Sun:
Week 4
Thurs:
6-8 WEEK SAMPLE STUDY PLAN FOR BAR EXAMS
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Review Criminal Law (charts, any notes you’ve made, summaries, index,
DTOC, etc.)
May 11 - May 17
Week 3
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May 4 - May 10
Barrister Study Materials
Criminal Law. Read ~39 pgs. per day (so studying for
roughly 6 hrs/day)
Mon to Wed:
Fri: Do ~40 Criminal Law practice questions (timed, spending an average of 2
min/question) and review your performance.
Sat - Sun: Public Law. Read ~40 pgs. per day (so studying for roughly 6
hrs/day)
Barrister Study Materials
Week 5
May 18 - May 24
Review Public Law (charts, any notes you’ve made, summaries, index,
DTOC, etc.)
Mon:
Barrister Study Materials
Do ~40 Public Law practice questions (timed, spending an average of 2
min/question) and review your performance.
Do one full Barrister exam (160 questions, timed, aim for completing the
exam within 4.5 hours) and review performance thereafter.
Tues:
6-8 WEEK SAMPLE STUDY PLAN FOR BAR EXAMS
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Week 5
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May 18 - May 24
Barrister Study Materials
Week 6
May 25 - May 31
Business Law. Read ~57 pgs. (so studying for roughly 8 hrs)
Mon:
Solicitor Study Materials
Estate Planning. Read ~43 pgs. per day (so studying for roughly
6 hrs/day)
Solicitor Study Materials
Business Law. Read ~57 pgs. per day (so studying for roughly 8
hrs/day)
Wed to Sun:
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Tue to Thurs:
Week 7
Jun 1 - June 7
Solicitor Study Materials
Review all subjects, particularly PR-related subjects (charts, any
notes you’ve made, summaries, index, DTOC, etc.)
Fri to Sat:
Do a second full Barrister exam (160 questions, timed, aim for completing
the exam within 4.5 hours) and review performance thereafter.
Sun:
Do light review of all subjects (especially PR) and get everything
organized for exam day
Mon:
Tues: EXAM DAY!!!!!! YOU’RE GOING TO DO AMAZING!!!
Barrister Exam Day
Wed:
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Week 7
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Solicitor Study Materials
Review Business Law (charts, any notes you’ve made, summaries, index,
DTOC, etc.)
Thurs:
Week 8
Jun 8 - June 14
Solicitor Study Materials
Real Estate Law. Read ~54 pgs. (so studying for roughly 8
hrs/day)
Mon to Wed:
Thurs: Review Real Estate Law (charts, any notes you’ve made, summaries,
index, DTOC, etc.)
Review Estate Planning (charts, any notes you’ve made, summaries,
index, DTOC, etc.)
Fri:
Do ~40 Business Law practice questions (timed, spending an average of
2 min/question) and review your performance.
Do ~40 Estate Planning practice questions (timed, spending an average
of 2 min/question) and review your performance.
Real Estate. Read ~54 pgs. per day (so studying for roughly 8
hrs/day)
Sat to Sun:
Do ~40 Real Estate Law practice questions (timed, spending an
average of 2 min/question) and review your performance.
Fri:
6-8 WEEK SAMPLE STUDY PLAN FOR BAR EXAMS
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Week 8
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Solicitor Study Materials
Week 9
June 15 - June 16
Solicitor Study Materials
Do light review of all subjects (especially PR) and get everything
organized for exam day
Mon:
Tues:
Do one full Solicitor exam (160 questions, timed, aim for completing
the exam within 4.5 hours) and review performance thereafter.
Sat: Review all subjects, particularly PR-related topics (charts, any notes
you’ve made, summaries, index, DTOC, etc.)
Sun:Do a second full Solicitor exam (160 questions, timed, aim for completing
the exam within 4.5 hours) and review performance thereafter.
EXAM DAY!!!!!! YOU’RE GOING TO DO AMAZING!!!
Solicitor Exam Day
ABOUT
Jessica Hammond
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