VIRGINIA BAR EXAM — COMPLETE OUTLINE & STUDY HUB
Your one-page home base for the Virginia bar exam: the full Virginia state-law guide, the universal subject outlines, and the memorization tools — all free.
✨ New — Virginia Annotated Model Essay. See a full model answer on Virginia’s most distinctive tested subject, with margin notes on every point-earning move: Read the annotated Virginia essay →
Virginia administers its own essay exam alongside the MBE. The Virginia-specific subjects below — especially Virginia Civil Procedure and pure contributory negligence — are heavily tested and depart sharply from national law.
Our treatise-depth Virginia Bar Exam Distinctions is the core resource for this exam. It covers Virginia Civil Procedure, Virginia Evidence, Domestic Relations (Family Law), Wills/Trusts & Estates, Real Property, Torts (pure contributory negligence), Contracts & UCC, Business Entities, Professional Responsibility, and Criminal Law & Procedure — everything the Virginia essays test that differs from national law. Pair it with the Virginia one-page cheat sheet for rapid review.
I. MBE subjects (tested in Virginia)
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 Virginia’s official past questions and sample answers to practice on.
- Virginia Bar Exam Guide — current format, dates, scoring, and admission details.
How to use this hub
Lead with the Virginia 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 Virginia study home base.