The sample and practice exam archive consists of exams released to the Library by NYLS faculty. Please note that professors are not required to release exams to the Library, and many choose not to do so. Consequently, you may not be able to find an exam for either your class or your professor.
Sample and practice exams are indexed by professor’s name and course taught.
All exams are in Adobe PDF format and are viewed using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, which has been installed on all PCs in the Library and the Electronic Research Classrooms.
The exam archive is maintained by the Circulation Department. Questions regarding available exams should be directed to Elina Oyola, Circulation Librarian, at 212.431.2148, or by email at: elina.oyola@nyls.edu.
To access the exam archive on the NYLS Portal:
See also, Law School 411: Books & Films on Law & Law School
For a larger list of exam preparation titles available at the Mendik Library, conduct the following subject search in our catalog: Law examinations -- United States
Deconstructing Legal Analysis: a 1L Primer by 
First-Year Law School Success by 
Getting to Maybe : how to excel on law school exams by 
Law School Exams : preparing and writing to win by 
Law School Success in a Nutshell by 
Mastering the law school exam : a practical blueprint for preparing and taking law school exams by 
Navigating the First Year of Law School by 
Open Book: : succeeding on exams from the first day of law school by 
Starting off Right in Law School by 
Strategies & tactics for the first year law student : maximize your grades by 
Writing essay exams to succeed in law school (not just to survive) by 
