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Review the instructions governing the specialty examinations

Below are exam guides that have been created for the legal specialization examinations. Eventually all specialties will be provided with an exam guide. Therefore, if your specialty is not listed below, please check back soon. Additionally, all exam guides will contain sample questions. If your guide does not contain sample questions, please keep checking back for an updated exam guide.

Bankruptcy Law Applicants for Certification
Subject matter outline for the consumer and the business bankruptcy law examinations

Criminal Law Applicants for Certification
Subject matter outline for the criminal law examination

Estate Planning and Probate Law Applicants for Certification
Subject matter outline for the estate planning and probate law examination

Family Law Applicants for Certification
Subject matter outline for the family law examination

Immigration Law Applicants for Certification
Subject matter outline for the immigration law examination

Real Property Applicants for Certification
Subject matter outline for the real property law examination

Social Security Disability Applicants for Certification
Subject matter outline for the social security disability law examination
Title II Study Guide
Insured Status Study Guide
Topics Covered on the 2007 Social Security Disability Law Exam
Additional Information

Workers' Compensation Law Applicants for Certification
Subject matter outline for the workers' compensation law examination

Elder Law Applicants for Certification
The National Academy of Elder Law Attorney (NAELA) offers a course that is designed to review what the attorney should already know prior to taking the exam, not to teach the test. The review course consists of written materials, and an all day review session. Interested attorneys can contact Fran Bettinger, NAELA CLE Coordinator at fbettinger@naela.org for more information. The National Elder Law Foundation (NELF) suggests, Advising the Elderly or Disabled Client by Lawrence Frolik or Tax, Estate and Financial Planning for the Elderly by Rebecca Morgan and David English or the Elder Law Answer Book by Robert B. Fleming and Lisa Nachmias Davis. All of the above are simply recommendations. Since all attorneys practice in different areas they need to focus their studying on the areas with which they are not familiar.