Client Property
South Dakota Bar Exam Topic Index
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Client Property
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Complete South Dakota Bar Exam Topic Index List
- MEE
- Business Associations
- Agency Formation
- Actual and Apparent Authority
- Principal Liability
- Agent Duties
- Partnership Formation
- Partner Authority and Liability
- Partnership Dissociation
- Limited Liability Companies
- Corporate Formation
- Directors and Officers
- Fiduciary Duties
- Shareholder Rights
- Derivative Actions
- Piercing the Corporate Veil
- Mergers and Dissolution
- Civil Procedure
- Subject Matter Jurisdiction
- Personal Jurisdiction
- Venue
- Removal and Remand
- Erie Doctrine
- Pleadings
- Joinder
- Discovery
- Summary Judgment
- Trial Motions
- Judgments
- Claim and Issue Preclusion
- Appeals
- Constitutional Law
- Judicial Review
- Justiciability
- Congressional Powers
- Executive Power
- Separation of Powers
- Federalism
- Dormant Commerce Clause
- State Action
- Due Process
- Equal Protection
- Takings
- Freedom of Speech
- Freedom of Religion
- Contracts and UCC Article 2
- Formation
- Offer and Acceptance
- Consideration
- Defenses to Formation
- Statute of Frauds
- Parol Evidence
- Interpretation
- Conditions
- Performance and Breach
- Third Party Rights
- Assignment and Delegation
- Remedies
- UCC Article 2 Sales
- Warranties
- Risk of Loss
- Criminal Law and Procedure
- Elements of Crimes
- Homicide
- Theft and Property Crimes
- Inchoate Crimes
- Accomplice Liability
- Defenses
- Fourth Amendment Searches
- Arrests and Stops
- Warrants and Exceptions
- Exclusionary Rule
- Fifth Amendment Privilege
- Miranda
- Sixth Amendment Counsel
- Trial Rights
- Double Jeopardy
- Evidence
- Relevance
- Character Evidence
- Other Acts
- Authentication
- Best Evidence
- Witness Competency
- Impeachment
- Opinion Testimony
- Expert Testimony
- Hearsay
- Hearsay Exemptions
- Hearsay Exceptions
- Privileges
- Judicial Notice
- Real Property
- Present Estates
- Future Interests
- Concurrent Ownership
- Landlord Tenant
- Easements
- Covenants
- Equitable Servitudes
- Adverse Possession
- Conveyancing
- Recording Acts
- Mortgages
- Fixtures
- Zoning
- Takings and Land Use
- Torts
- Intentional Torts
- Privileges and Defenses
- Negligence Duty
- Breach
- Causation
- Damages
- Negligence Defenses
- Strict Liability
- Products Liability
- Defamation
- Privacy Torts
- Misrepresentation
- Nuisance
- Vicarious Liability
- Indian Law Essay
- Federal Indian Law
- Tribal sovereignty
- Civil jurisdiction
- Criminal jurisdiction
- Indian Civil Rights Act
- Indian Child Welfare Act
- Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
- Federal preemption
- MPT
- Performance Test
- Objective Memorandum
- Persuasive Brief
- Client Letter
- Demand Letter
- Opinion Letter
- Statutory Analysis
- Case Analysis
- Rule Synthesis
- Fact Application
- Organization and Time Management
- MBE
- MPRE
- Professional Responsibility
- Attorney Client Relationship
- Competence and Diligence
- Confidentiality
- Conflicts of Interest
- Fees
- Client Property
- Candor to Tribunal
- Communications with Others
- Advertising and Solicitation
- Supervision
- Discipline and Reporting
2026 Notes
- South Dakota first administers NextGen in July 2027, so the 2026 exam remains the current format.
- The Indian Law essay focuses on federal Indian law and does not test tribal customary law.