MICHIGAN BAR EXAM — COMPLETE OUTLINE & STUDY HUB
Your one-page home base for the Michigan bar exam: the full Michigan state-law guide, the universal subject outlines, and the memorization tools — all free.
✨ New — Michigan Annotated Model Essay. See a full model answer on Michigan’s most distinctive tested subject, with margin notes on every point-earning move: Read the annotated Michigan essay →
Michigan administers its own essay exam alongside the MBE. The Michigan-specific subjects below control the essay portion — including Michigan no-fault and family-law distinctions.
Our treatise-depth Michigan Bar Exam Distinctions is the core resource for this exam. It covers Michigan Civil Procedure, Evidence, Family Law, Wills/Trusts & Estates, Real Property, Torts (no-fault), Contracts/UCC, Business Entities, Professional Responsibility, and Criminal Law & Procedure — everything the Michigan essays test that differs from national law. Pair it with the Michigan one-page cheat sheet for rapid review.
I. MBE subjects (tested in Michigan)
The seven Multistate Bar Exam subjects, each a full treatise-depth outline with a one-page cheat sheet inside:
- Contracts & Sales
- Torts
- Constitutional Law
- Criminal Law & Procedure
- Civil Procedure
- Evidence
- Real Property
II. MEE / essay subjects
Memorize & prioritize
Lock the rules in and study what matters most — all free, all interactive:
- Black Letter Law — the priority-ranked rule book (485 rules, color-coded HIGH/CORE/LOWER, searchable + flippable).
- Attack Outlines — every rule in one line for final-week cram.
- Most-Tested Rules & Flashcards — frequency map + 9 interactive decks.
Practice & exam logistics
- Released essays & MPTs — where to find Michigan’s official past questions and sample answers to practice on.
- Michigan Bar Exam Guide — current format, dates, scoring, and admission details.
How to use this hub
Lead with the Michigan state-law guide for the substance unique to your exam, use the national outlines for the common-law foundation, drill the rule book and flashcards to memorize, then practice on real released questions. Bookmark this page as your Michigan study home base.