FAQ

Some of our most frequently asked questions.

After purchasing a product, can I share digital or other copies with my friends?

Nope. You only have a limited license for personal use. You can email piracy@crushendo.com to report piracy and be rewarded.

Which jurisdictions administer the UBE (opposed to jurisdiction-specific bar exams)?

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, D.C., Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, and the Virgin Islands.

If your jurisdiction is not on the list, odds are that you’ll still be interested in our MBE Suite. Every U.S. jurisdiction except Louisiana and Puerto Rico administers the MBE as part of its bar exam.
- If you’re planning on practicing in Louisiana or Puerto Rico, you may still be interested in purchasing individual audio and written outlines for the subjects that you struggle with to supplement a course more catered to your jurisdiction’s exam.

Which jurisdictions use the MBE?

Every U.S. jurisdiction except Louisiana and Puerto Rico administers the MBE as part of its bar exam.

If you’re planning on practicing in Louisiana or Puerto Rico, you may still be interested in purchasing individual audio and written outlines for the subjects that you struggle with to supplement a course more catered to your jurisdiction’s exam.

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What subjects are covered in Crushendo’s Business Associations Law Outlines?

All the business associations-related subjects tested on the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). That means they have you covered when it comes to related essay questions on the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE). Plus, they cover most of the topics discussed in related law school classes.

Agency and Partnership

Agency relationships
Power of agent to bind principal
Vicarious liability for agent’s acts
Fiduciary duties in an agency
Partnership creation
Power, liability of partners
Rights of partners among themselves
Termination
Special rules

Corporations and LLCs

Formation
Pre-organization transactions
Veil piercing
Financing the organization
Management and control
Fiduciary duties
Close corporations
Changes in organizational structure
Shareholder, member litigation

What subjects are covered in Crushendo’s Civil Procedure Law Outlines?

All the civil procedure-related subjects tested on the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). That means they have you covered for the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) and the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE). Plus, they cover most of the topics discussed in related law school classes.

Jurisdiction, Venue

Subject matter jurisdiction
Personal jurisdiction
Service of process and notice
Venue, forum non conveniens, and transfer

Pretrial Procedures

Preliminary injunctions and temporary restraining orders
Pleadings
Rule 11 Sanctions
Joinder
Discovery
Pretrial conference and order

Motions

General motion requirements
Pretrial motions
Post-trial motions

Laws Applied

State law in federal court
Federal common law

Jury Trials

Right to jury trial
Selection and composition of juries
Requests for and objections to jury instructions

Verdicts and Judgments

Defaults and dismissals
Jury verdicts
Judicial findings and conclusions
Effect of Judgments

Appealability, Review

Final judgment rule
Interlocutory review
Standards of review

What subjects are covered in Crushendo’s Conflict of Laws Outlines?

All the conflict of laws-related subjects tested on the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). That means they have you covered when it comes to related essay questions on the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE). Plus, they cover most of the topics discussed in related law school classes.

General Principles

Domicile

Jurisdiction

Types of personal jurisdiction
Notice and opportunity to be heard
Other jurisdictional limits

Choice of Law

Basic concepts
Choice-of-law theories
Most significant interests test
Governmental interest analysis
Traditional approach
Defenses against application of foreign law
Constitutional limitations
Federal-state conflicts

Recognition and Enforcement

Full faith and credit
Claim and issue preclusion
Defenses to recognition or enforcement
Family law judgments

What subjects are covered in Crushendo’s Constitutional Law Outlines?

All the constitutional law-related subjects tested on the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). That means they have you covered for the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) and the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE). Plus, they cover most of the topics discussed in related law school classes.

Individual Rights

Nature and protection of rights
State action
Due Process
Equal protection
First Amendment
Takings
Other protections

Separation of Powers

Powers of Congress
President’s powers
Federal interbranch relationships

Judicial Review

Organization and relationship of state and federal courts
Jurisdiction
Judicial review in operation

Relation of Nation and States

Intergovernmental immunities
Federalism-based limits on state authority

What subjects are covered in Crushendo’s Contracts Law Outlines?

All the contracts law-related subjects tested on the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). That means they have you covered for the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) and the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE). Plus, they cover most of the topics discussed in related law school classes.

Formation

Mutual assent
Consideration

Performance, Breach

Breach
Anticipatory repudiation
Rescission
Non-occurrence of a condition
Impracticability or frustration of purpose

Defenses to Enforceability

Incapacity
Duress
Undue influence
Misrepresentation and nondisclosure
Mistake
Misunderstanding
Public policy violations
Statute of frauds

Remedies

General damages
Special damages
Incidental damages
Liquidated damages
Restitution
Other damages considerations
Equitable remedies
Statutory remedies

Parol Evidence, Interpretation

Parol Evidence Rule
Impact on interpretation

Third Parties

Beneficiaries
Assignment and delegation

What subjects are covered in Crushendo’s Criminal Law & Procedure Outlines?

All the criminal law and procedure-related subjects tested on the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). That means they have you covered for the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) and the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE). Plus, they cover most of the topics discussed in related law school classes.

Constitutional Protections

Searches and seizures
Confessions
Privilege against self-incrimination
Identification procedures
Right to counsel at trial
Fair trial
Guilty pleas
Double jeopardy
Cruel and unusual punishment
Burdens of proof
Appeal and error

General Principles

Voluntary acts
State of mind
Responsibility
Causation
Justification and excuse
Jurisdiction

Homicide

Murder
Manslaughter

Other Crimes

Property-related crimes
People-harming crimes

Inchoate Crimes, Parties

Inchoate (or incomplete) crimes
Parties (or accomplices) to crime

What subjects are covered in Crushendo’s Evidence Law Outlines?

All the evidence law-related subjects tested on the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). That means they have you covered for the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) and the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE). Plus, they cover most of the topics discussed in related law school classes.

Relevance, Reasons for Excluding

Probative value
Authentication
Expert testimony
Demonstrative and experimental evidence
Character and related concepts

Presentation of Evidence

Introduction of evidence
Presumptions
Mode and order of presentation
Impeachment

Hearsay Admissibility

Defining hearsay
Exceptions
Strong exceptions
Weak exceptions
Less tested exceptions
Right to confront witnesses

Privileges, Policy Exclusions

Privileges
Policy Exclusions

Writings, Recordings, Photos

Original records
Summaries
Completeness rule

What subjects are covered in Crushendo’s Family Law Outlines?

All the family law-related subjects tested on the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). That means they have you covered when it comes to related essay questions on the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE). Plus, they cover most of the topics discussed in related law school classes.

Getting married

Pre-marriage controversies
Who can marry
Procedural requirements
State-of-mind requirements
Common law marriage
Premarital contracts (or prenups)

Being married

Rights and duties
Family privacy
Marital interference

Ending Marriage

General rules
Divorce
Annulment
Dissolution
Separation
Child support
Alimony determination
Property division
Jurisdiction
Enforcing decrees
Modifying decrees

Child custody

Standard for decision
Joint custody
Visitation
Relocation
Procedural issues
Enforcement
Modification

Unmarried cohabitants

Rights of cohabitants
Unmarried parents and their children

Parent, child, and state

Legal disabilities of childhood
Duty to support
Intra-family immunities
Loss of consortium
Parental rights and limitations
Custody disputes between parents and third parties

Adoption

Jurisdiction
Agency versus independent placements
Parental consent

Alternatives to adoption

Artificial insemination by donor
Surrogacy, in vitro fertilization, and embryo transplantation

What subjects are covered in Crushendo’s MPRE Law Outlines?

All the subjects covered on the MPRE and most of the topics covered in typical professional responsibility law school classes.

Conflicts

General rules
Screening
Third-party compensation and influence
Acquiring an interest in litigation

Client-Lawyer Relationship

Formation
Representation scope, objective, and means
Decision-making authority—actual and apparent
Counsel and assistance within the bounds of the law
Termination of the client-lawyer relationship
Client-lawyer contracts
Client communications
Fees

Litigation, Advocacy

Expediting justice
Fairness to opposing party and counsel
Impartiality and tribunal decorum
Trial publicity
Lawyer as witness

Client Confidentiality

Attorney-client privilege and work-product protection
Confidentiality—general rule
Expressly or implicitly authorized disclosures
Exceptions to confidentiality

Regulating the Profession

Powers that regulate
Reporting attorney misconduct
Unauthorized practice
Multijurisdictional practice
Nonlawyer fee division
Forms of practice

Competence, Legal Malpractice, Liability

Competence, diligence
Civil liability
Limiting malpractice liability
Malpractice insurance

Communications about Legal Services

Advertising, other public communications
Solicitation—direct contact with prospective clients
Group legal services
Referrals
Practice areas, specialization

Different Lawyer Roles

Advisor, evaluator, negotiator, third-party neutral
Nonadjudicative appearances
Organizational clients
Prosecutors

Safekeeping Property

Client trust accounts, safekeeping assets
Disputed claims

Communications with Non-Clients

Truthfulness
Respect third-party rights

Duties to Public

Voluntary pro bono
Accepting appointments
Legal services organizations
Avoid impropriety

Judicial Conduct

Performing judicial duties
Administrative Appointments
Ex parte communications
Disqualification
Extrajudicial activities

What subjects are covered in Crushendo’s Torts Law Outlines?

All the torts law-related subjects tested on the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). That means they have you covered for the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) and the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE). Plus, they cover most of the topics discussed in related law school classes.

Negligence

Introduction
Duty
Breaching the standard of care
Actual cause
Proximate cause
Damages
Liability based upon other people or things
Defenses

Intentional Torts

Introduction
Torts that harm people
Torts that harm property
Defenses

Strict Liability, Product Liability

Strict liability
Product liability

Additional Torts

Nuisance
Defamation and invasion of privacy
Misrepresentation
Interference with business relations

What subjects are covered in Crushendo’s Property Law Outlines?

All the property law-related subjects tested on the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). That means they have you covered for the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) and the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE). Plus, they cover most of the topics discussed in related law school classes.

Ownership

Present and future interest
Special rules affecting different ownership types
Rule Against Perpetuities (RAP)
Cotenancy
Landlord-tenant law
Conflicts of law

Mortgages

Types of security devices
Security relationships
Transfers
Mortgage discharge

Titles

Adverse possession
Transfer by deed
Transfer at death
Title assurance systems
Special problems

Property Rights

Easements, profits, and licenses
Fixtures
Zoning
Restrictive covenants
Other rights

Real Estate Contracts

Brokerages
Contract creation and construction
Marketable title
Equitable conversion
Options and rights of first refusal
Fitness and suitability
Merger

What subjects are covered in Crushendo’s Trusts & Estates Law Outlines?

All the wills, trusts, and estates-related subjects tested on the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). That means they have you covered when it comes to related essay questions on the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE). Plus, they cover most of the topics discussed in related law school classes.

Intestate succession

Share of surviving spouse
Share of children and others
Share of ancestors and collaterals
Advancements
Simultaneous death

Wills

Execution requirements
Integration
Incorporation
Facts of independent significance
Codicils
Revocation
Revival
Contractual wills
Construction problems
Will contests
Nonprobate Transfers
Powers and duties of personal representative

Family protection

Omitted spouse
Elective share
Pretermitted children

Living wills, durable health care powers

Execution requirements
Revocation
Authority of agent

Trusts

Classification
Creation
Types of trusts
Alienability of interests
Protective trusts
Trustee powers and duties

Future interests

Common types of interests
Appointment powers
Acceleration of future interests
Rule Against Perpetuities (RAP)

Construction Problems

Children and issue
Death without issue
Survivorship problems
Gifts to classes
Worthier Title
Gifts by implication

What subjects are covered in Crushendo’s Secured Transactions Law Outlines?

All the secured transactions-related subjects tested on the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). That means they have you covered when it comes to related essay questions on the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE). Plus, they cover most of the topics discussed in related law school classes.

Collateral Basics

Classes of goods
After-acquired property
Future advances
PMSI and consignments
Title irrelevant
Debtor flexibility
Duties of possession
Accessions versus commingled goods

Attachment and Perfection

Attachment
Perfection
Financing statement amendments
Request for accounting

Collateral Sold by the Debtor

Buyers normally take subject to perfected interests
Proceeds
Shelter Rule
Assignment

Priority

Priority based on security interest type
Priority based on timing
Special priority rules
Subordination

Enforcement, Termination

Repossession
Foreclosure sales
Account debtors
Termination

I’m not taking the bar for a while. If I buy now, will I still be able to access the material when I need it?

Yes. When you buy a Crushendo product, you receive a lifetime license to that product’s content and future updates for personal, non-commercial use. The earlier you buy, the earlier you benefit. And the benefits never expire.

Example. Ten years after crushing the bar with Crushendo, you take a case where you need a quick refresher on family law. You’ll still be able to listen to your Crushendo audio outlines and even access the most up-to-date versions.