California Bar Examination past exams
Professional exams · The State Bar of California
Papers and answersCalifornia Bar Examination; First-Year Law Students’ Examination
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Essay questions and performance tests from every sitting since July 2012, each with selected answers, and the First-Year Law Students’ Examination too.
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- Exams
- California Bar Examination; First-Year Law Students’ Examination
- What you get
- Real past papersPapers candidates actually sat.
- Answers or mark schemesKeys, mark schemes, worked solutions or sample answers.
- How you get in
- Free to downloadOpen to anyone, no account needed.
- Years
- July 2012 – February 2026
- Subjects
- Law
- Where it’s set
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Formats
- Set by
- The State Bar of California
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