27 Sep FYLSE Essay Theories Tested By Year
The FYLSE is one of the largest hurdles an online law student must face in order to become an attorney. The FYLSE tests on Contracts, Torts, and Criminal Law. Model answers are posted on the CalBar Website. Some of the model answers, both A and B, matched in issue spotting but others did not. For this reason we have pulled as many essays and model answers for as far back as was possible (2007), identified the issues, and then tracked them for you below.
It is almost impossible to know all the rule statements, identify all the issues, and score 100% on the FYLSE; but we believe that with the right information you can get pretty close! As you can see from the chart above, Murder, Negligence and Formation are at the top. This should help guide you when studying. Murder is the most commonly tested theory in Criminal Law, Negligence is the most commonly tested theory in Torts, and Formation is the most commonly tested theory in Contracts.
In order to make it a bit more user friendly we have broken down the giant graph above into its separate parts; therefore clearly enabling you to see the most commonly tested areas.
Here is the key for all our short acronyms:
AC = ACCOMPLICE
MUR = MURDER
INS = INSANTIY
D = DEFENSES
RH = RACE HORSE
FMR = FELONY MURDER RULE
ATT = ATTEMPT
PINK = PINKERTON
ARSON = ARSON
INTOX = INTOXICATION
TPB = THIRD PARTY BENEFECIARIES
FOR = FORMATION
DAM = DAMAGES
COND = CONDITIONS
PAROL = PAROL EVIDENCE
AR = ANTICIPATORY REPUDIATION
H = HYBRID
MIS = MISREPRESENTATION
MBR = MAILBOX RULE
A/D = ASSIGNMENT/DELEGATION
PE =PROMMISORY ESTOPPEL
NEG = NEGLIGENCE
LL = LANDOWNER
DEF = DEFAMATION
LARC = LARCENY
RH = RACE HORSE
SLDA = STRICT LIABILITY FOR DANGEROUS ANIMALS, ETC.
SPL = STRICT PRODUCT LIABLITY
CAUS = CAUSATION
INTENT = INTENTIONAL TORT
FI = FALSE IMPRISIONMENT
VL = VICARIOUS LIABLITY
TI = TRANSFERRED INTENT
NPS = NEGLIGENCE PER SE
NUI = NUISANCE