The Ultimate Guide to FL Bar Exam Resources: By School

This isn’t a breakdown of every Florida law school’s bar prep program — because let’s be honest, most people don’t choose a law school based on bar prep. And reading about it now might just feel… discouraging.

Instead, I’m focusing on the actual tools and resources these schools offer — particularly the ones you can access even if you’re not a student there. Whether it’s a bar prep blog, a library link, or a book list, this guide is about what’s practical and usable, not what looks polished on a brochure.

And look — I get it. I know what it’s like to be studying for the bar with little to no money and no backup, relying on free or low-cost resources to get through. That’s part of why I pulled this together — to make the search a little easier for someone else.

To be fair, I don’t fault schools for keeping most of their bar prep resources behind a login. There are valid reasons for that, and reasonable minds can differ on what should be shared publicly. That’s not my concern – my concern is helping you. I’m just trying to spot and share opportunities where they exist — especially for students studying on their own, retaking the bar, or navigating prep without institutional support.

1. Ave Maria School of Law 

Ave Maria School of Law’s library has a dedicated Bar Exam page that includes book and app recommendations, plus info on their FL Bar Exam Spring Workshop Series. They ran this workshop in 2020 — it’s unclear if it’s still ongoing, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it is, especially considering their February 2025 bar passage rate: 87.5% (7 out of 8 first-time test takers).

There’s also a Florida Bar Exam tab with links to past bar essays and test specifications. While the materials aren’t fully up to date, the layout is clean and everything’s in one place.

✅ What I Like

• Test specs and previous essays are on the same page (unlike the FBBE site), but the content could use a refresh.
• There is a mini timer for the MBE questions — you can hit start/stop to track yourself.
• Links to the Brainscape Podcasts and Bar Exam Toolbox Podcasts — I hadn’t heard of them before, but they’re helpful if you’re an auditory learner. 

2. Florida State University College of Law (FSU Law) 

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to access any bar prep resources directly through FSU Law’s website. They offer research and course guides created by librarians, which focus on individual subjects. There’s also a study aid guide that lists commercial course outlines – but they are only available if you have access to Lexis or West Academic. (I’m excluding Aspen because their links didn’t work for me).

If you’re struggling with a particular topic, you could check out their 2L & 3L Survival Guide, which includes some book recommendations.   

That said, I wouldn’t personally recommend this approach for bar prep. Why? Because you don’t need to learn a subject as deeply as you would for a law school course — you just need to master what’s tested. A research-heavy dive might actually distract from what matters.

3. University of Miami School of Law (Miami Law)

Miami Law appears to offer a strong range of bar prep resources for its students — including access to past exams, MBE practice questions from commercial sources like Barbri, and in-library materials that support different stages of bar review. From what I can tell, these are solid tools that likely make a difference for their enrolled students.

That said, when it comes to resources available to the public (i.e., the rest of us), there’s not much to work with.

They have a section on their law library site with book recommendations under “Bar Exam Strategy” and “Study Guides for Bar Exam Preparation.” These lists are helpful if you’re building your own plan and want to explore outside materials — but they stop short of providing anything free or digital that someone outside the school could actually use.

4. Stetson University College of Law 

Stetson has a collection of research guides  on various legal topics, and the format looks nearly identical to FSU’s. To keep it real — I didn’t find anything particularly helpful for bar prep. That’s not to say they don’t offer strong internal resources to their students (they probably do), but from an outsider’s perspective, there’s not much to work with here.

They have an Academic Success page, which features a resource called the Student Success Toolkit. It’s clearly designed for students who are just starting law school, not bar takers — but I still found some of it useful. It includes tips on learning styles, time and stress management, and building academic skills.

✅ What I Like

Even though it’s intended for 1Ls, the Toolkit could still be worth a look at the start of your bar study process — especially if you’re trying to reset, rebuild focus, or get organized after graduation. You might find something helpful to kickstart your routine.

5. Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law (NSU Law)

NSU Law, like FSU and Stetson, offers a series of research guides — but nothing directly focused on bar prep that’s accessible to the public. That said, they do have a dedicated Bar Examinations Resources page through the Panza Maurer Law Library.

On that page, they list a few recommended books under “Bar Success Materials,” such as Acing the Bar Exam by Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus and Bar Exam Success by Sara J. Berman. They also recommend some of the same books specifically for repeat bar takers — though it’s worth noting the recommendations are pretty much identical in both spots.

I haven’t read those books, so I can’t speak to their effectiveness — but it’s nice to see at least some attention paid to repeat takers, since many schools avoid that topic altogether.

6. Florida A&M University College of Law (FAMU Law)

FAMU Law has a Florida Bar Exam tab, but it mostly links out to the Florida Board of Bar Examiners (FBBE) site. While that’s important, it doesn’t offer much beyond what you’d already find on your own. There’s also a short list of bar exam study books, which might be helpful if you’re exploring different print resources — but overall, there’s not much here that stands out in terms of public-facing prep tools.

7. Barry University School of Law (Barry Law)

Barry Law offers a dedicated Bar Preparation page, which includes book recommendations, bar review course links, and a section that specifically addresses the NextGen Bar Exam. That’s forward-thinking and great to see, especially as the bar exam evolves.

There’s also a list of law review articles related to bar prep — which is a nice academic touch — although access requires HeinOnline credentials, so the average visitor won’t be able to read them. Worth noting: the NextGen info is good to have, but won’t be directly relevant for Florida takers until July 2028. 

8. University of Florida Levin College of Law (UF Law)

UF Law has a Bar Exam Information page that links to commercial bar prep tools, including AdaptiBar, Multistate Edge, and the NCBE’s MBE resources. It’s a solid list if you’re looking to explore different prep platforms, but beyond that, there isn’t much in terms of unique UF-specific resources or unique public-facing materials.

9. St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law 

St. Thomas lists a few of the major bar prep companies on its site — but there’s little else available to the public. Unfortunately, there are no outlines, study guides, or tools accessible to non-students. It’s pretty barebones unless you’re enrolled.

10. Cooley Law School 

Cooley’s setup is similar to St. Thomas — very limited public-facing resources. They have a Bar Exam Support Program, and it’s likely they offer more internally, but from the outside, all that’s available is a short list of recommended books and general tips. No outlines, no structured guides — nothing usable unless you’re part of the program.

11. Florida International University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law (FIU Law)

Unfortunately, FIU Law doesn’t offer much for non-students. There’s a page with some general info about the subjects tested on the bar exam, but it’s nothing you couldn’t find elsewhere — and probably not something you’d rely on for actual prep. It also looks like their main bar prep resources are only available internally to enrolled students.

Conclusion

My goal here was simple: to save you time. If you’re studying for the Florida Bar Exam and trying to find helpful resources online, I wanted to do the digging for you — so you’re not wasting your energy clicking through endless law library pages that lead nowhere.

Out of all the FL schools, the only site I’d really recommend spending time on is Ave Maria School of Law’s site. They not only organize past exams and test specs in a user-friendly way, but they also share external bar prep materials — like podcasts, videos, and other content from companies and platforms students might not otherwise find on their own. It’s not a full bar prep program, but it’s something.

I’d also take a quick look at Stetson Law’s Student Success Toolkit. While it’s designed more for incoming law students, it includes helpful advice around learning styles, time management, and motivation — things that absolutely matter during bar prep, too.

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