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Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) Syllabus
Essay component of the bar exam consisting of analytical questions across various legal subjects, written by NCBE. The full Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) syllabus: 9 subjects, 34 chapters, 145 topics and 212 sub-topics, with 535 flashcards written against it.
Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) subjects
Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) has 9 subjects. Each one is listed below with its chapters in syllabus order; open a subject for every topic and sub-topic inside them.
Business Associations
- Agency · 4 topics
- Partnerships and LLCs · 5 topics
- Corporations · 7 topics
Civil Procedure
- Jurisdiction and Venue · 4 topics
- Pleadings and Parties · 4 topics
- Discovery and the Erie Doctrine · 4 topics
- Adjudication, Judgments, and Appeals · 4 topics
Constitutional Law
- Judicial Power and Federalism · 4 topics
- Due Process, Equal Protection, and Takings · 5 topics
- First Amendment · 4 topics
Contracts and Sales
- Formation · 5 topics
- Terms, Performance, and Conditions · 5 topics
- Remedies and Third Parties · 5 topics
Criminal Law and Procedure
- Elements and Inchoate Crimes · 4 topics
- Specific Crimes and Defenses · 4 topics
- Police Practices Under the Fourth Amendment · 4 topics
- Confessions, Counsel, and Trial Rights · 4 topics
Evidence
- Relevance and Its Limits · 4 topics
- Witnesses and Impeachment · 4 topics
- Hearsay · 5 topics
- Privileges, Authentication, and Best Evidence · 4 topics
Real Property
- Estates and Concurrent Interests · 3 topics
- Landlord-Tenant and Servitudes · 5 topics
- Conveyancing and Title · 4 topics
- Mortgages · 4 topics
Torts
- Intentional Torts · 3 topics
- Negligence · 4 topics
- Strict Liability and Products · 3 topics
- Other Torts and Vicarious Liability · 4 topics
Trusts, Estates, Family Law, and Conflict of Laws
- Wills and Decedents' Estates · 4 topics
- Trusts and Fiduciary Administration · 5 topics
- Family Law · 4 topics
- Conflict of Laws · 4 topics
- Secured Transactions · 5 topics
Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) flashcards
535 question-and-answer cards across 9 subject decks, each shown in full on its subject page.
Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) syllabus?
Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) covers 9 subjects: Business Associations, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts and Sales, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, Torts and Trusts, Estates, Family Law, and Conflict of Laws.
How many chapters and topics are in the Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) syllabus?
34 chapters and 145 topics, broken down further into 212 sub-topics, across 9 subjects. Trusts, Estates, Family Law, and Conflict of Laws is the largest subject, with 22 topics in 5 chapters.
Are there Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) flashcards?
Yes — 535 question-and-answer flashcards in 9 subject decks. Each deck is printed in full on its subject page here, and the same cards are in the Examius app with spaced repetition. The free plan covers one exam of your choice, including its flashcards; Examius Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks every other exam and deck.
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