SIU Law Bar Pass Blawg

SUGGESTED ESSAY EXAMS FOR PRACTICE for MBE and Ill.* Portions of the EXAM

Agency and Partnership
#26 – form, authority, liability of Partners
25 – limited Partnership
24 - formation and liability of P
23 - P liability and a duty
21 – liability of P to A
20 – independent contractor
19 – termination of P
17 – vicarious liability
16 – actual, apparent, termination
15 – limited liability
14 – liability of P

Trusts and Future Interests
19 - trust revocation, discr. Trust., power of apptmt
18 – lack of def. benefic., tr. Form, cy pres
17 – validity of tr. Creatn, funding, pour over trusts, creditors
16 – lack of def. benefic.,power of appointment
15 – creation of enf. Trust, class gift
14 – distrib. Of estate, RAP, t’tee duties
13 – spendthrift trust, tr termin.
12 – will and tr – revoc. Tr, distrib.
9 - RAP

Wills
30 – disclaimer, lifetime gift, abatement, stock dividends
29 – contrac.will, indept significance, extrinsic document
28 – slayer, advancement, per stirpes
27 – life insurance, joint tenancy, anti-lapse, class gift
26 – revocation, dependent relative revoc., ademption
25 – intestacy, advances
24 – will contests
23 – validity, revocation, distrib.
22 – form., incorp., ademption
21 – incapacity, validity, power of attny
20 – powers of apptmt, specific bequests, ademption
19 – DRR, revoc., holographic
18 – revoc., validity, distrib.
15 - intestacy

Illinois Civil Procedure
50 – attny-client privileges, work product
49 – PJ, service, RTA, venue
48 – class notice, class cert
47 – PJ, preclusion – RJ and CE
46 – jury demand, lmtd discov., atty fees, waiver
45 – joinder of p, amend c/a, MSJ – c’claim
44 - PJ
43 – vol. dism., subst. judges, RJ
42 – PJ, pleadings, RTadmit
41 – amendment, relation back – amending
40 – venue, pleading, joinder, consolidation
39 – pleading, joinder, MSJ, court powers-settlement
38 – PJ, service, amendment
37 – discovery, appeal
36 – venue, vol;. disml, MSJ – affidavits
35 – class cert, MSJ, RJ and CE

Illinois Equity
25 – nuisance – injunction, laches, estoppel
24 – spec. perf., restitution
23 – prelim. Inj.
22 – spec. perf., eq lien, constr. Trust
21 – spec. perf., rescission
20 – unconscion., spec. perf.
19 – duties of t’tees, eq. lien
18 – TRO, spec. perf., eq. defenses
17 – TRO & First amendment

Corporations
20 – LLC
19 - merger, dissenters rights
18 – corp. meetgs, proxies
17 – promoters
16 – corp. pres. Authority
15 – proxies, cumulative voting
14 - dir=s conflicting interests, business judgment, director duties
13 - record date, quorum, election of directors
12 - transfer of shares, stock restrictions, jud. dissolutions
11 - issue options, shareholders rights, preemptive rights
10 - promoter liability, corp power, charities

Family
27 – set aside mediated div agreement, spousal mainten
26 – div jurisdictn, consent to divorce, eq distribution property
25 – div jurisdiction, unwed F’s adoption rights
24 – annulment, sp. Maintenance, void marrg
23 – paternity, child suppt, visitation, d. p. rts
22 – relocation, ch. Support, jt decision-making – child
21 – ch custody
20 – marital property
19 – premarital agreemt, marital property

Fed. Civ Pro

29 – removal, compul c’claim
28 – discov.
27 – relatn back, appeal, sanctions – pretrial conference
26 – diversity jursd., PJ
25 – inj. – non compete clause
24 – MSJ, venue
23 – SMJ, FFC
22 – joinder claims and parties, SMJ – state claim
21 – abstention, class cert.
20 – MSJ, preclusion
19 – forum selection, protect. Order
18 – SMJ, venue, jurisd. State claim
17 – preclusion, appeal, collateral orders
16 – contempt, misc. procedures

Sales

6, 8 – replevin
5 – warranties
4 – damages
3 – nonconform. Goods

Conflicts
11, 12, 13, 15, 16 – conflicts and family law
10 & 14 – conflicts and civ pro
9 – conflicts and wills