Bar Exam Preparation

Applicants can contact the Admissions Office to obtain copies of past essay packets*. Each packet includes the complete set of essay questions (9 essays) for a given exam, and the grading outline for each essay. The cost of these materials is $35** per set. You may order multiple sets as the essay questions are different each exam. Additionally, there are commercial bar exam preparation courses. The Board of Bar Examiners does not supply information on these vendors, though you may contact your law school for more information.

*The Board of Bar Examiners retains the copyright to all past essay packets. Current applicants may obtain the packets as set forth above for their personal bar review use only. Other use of these materials, without the express written consent of the Board of Bar Examiners is strictly prohibited.

**In recent exam administrations, Oregon has been using some Multi-state Essay Exam (MEE) questions. For these questions, the same review materials may not be available and the corresponding costs for these sets has been reduced. Please contact Admissions staff for more details at admissions@osbar.org.

The Board of Bar Examiners does not endorse any one bar review course over another. 
Here is the contact information for the three bar review courses contracted with us:

Ameribar
3201 S Shamrock Street Suite 104
Tallahassee, FL 32309
800-529-2651
e-mail: support@ameribar.com
website: www.ameribar.com

BARBRI of Oregon
3513 NE 45th
Suite 3E
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: (206) 329-5250
Fax: (206) 329-8201
e-mail: or.bar@barbri.com
website: www.barbri.com
Facts Sheet PDF

Rigos Professional Education Programs
230 Skinner Building
1326 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, WA
206-624-0716
e-mail: rigos@rigos.net
website: www.rigos.net

 

Staff Contacts

Jon Benson
Executive Director

Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners
jbenson@osbar.org, (503) 620-0222 ext. 419

Charles Schulz
Admissions Coordinator

cschulz@osbar.org, (503) 620-0222 ext. 310

Lisa Oreskovich
Admissions Assistant

loreskovich@osbar.org, (503) 620-0222 ext. 316

Jen Wiser
Admissions Assistant

jwiser@osbar.org, (503) 620-0222 ext. 364