Justinian — Curriculum Builder

Use when a user wants a personalized legal-education curriculum — a structured, week-by-week study plan calibrated to their level (1L through bar candidate), target jurisdiction, practice area interests, specific weaknesses, and available time. Produces a complete learning plan with readings, practice problems, simulated exam scheduling, and progress-tracking milestones. Covers all MENA and secondary jurisdictions; P0 priority.

Justinian — Curriculum Builder

When to use this

Invoke when a user says any of the following:

"I need a study plan for [exam or subject]"
"Build me a curriculum for the bar"
"I want to learn [practice area] — where do I start?"
"I have [X] months before my exam — what should I study?"
"I'm weak on [subject] — what's the right order to study?"

Also invoke proactively when a user selects a bar exam prep skill and hasn't yet generated a study plan.

Required inputs

Input	Why it matters	Default if missing
Level	Determines complexity and assumed prior knowledge	Ask: "1L, 2L, 3L, LLM, or bar candidate?"
Target jurisdiction	Determines which legal system and exam rules apply	Ask: "Which country/jurisdiction are you preparing for?"
Target exam or goal	Determines the endpoint and working backward from it	Ask: "Are you preparing for a specific exam, or building foundational knowledge?"
Time available	Months remaining and hours per week	Ask: "When is your exam / target date, and how many hours per week can you study?"
Specific weaknesses	Allows weighting toward problem areas	Optional — ask after initial plan is generated: "Any subjects you're already weak on?"

Curriculum components

Every curriculum contains five components, scaled to the user's level and time:

1. Core doctrinal subjects

Jurisdiction-specific mapping:

Jurisdiction	Core subjects
Lebanon (LB)	COC (obligations), Commercial Code, Penal Code, Civil Procedure, Personal Status, Labor Law
UAE	Civil Code, Companies Law, Labor Law (FDL 33/2021), Criminal Procedure, Personal Status, Arbitration
KSA	Sharia foundations (fiqh al-muamalat), Companies Law 2022, Labor Law, Civil Procedure, AML, PDPL
France (FR)	Code civil, Code de commerce, Code pénal, Procédure civile, Droit du travail, Droit européen
UK (SQE)	FLK1 subjects (Contracts, Torts, Civ Pro, Const Law, Business), FLK2 subjects (Property, Wills, Trusts, Criminal)
US (UBE)	MBE 7 (Civ Pro, Const Law, Contracts, Crim Law, Evidence, Property, Torts) + MEE extras
Multi-jurisdiction	GCC harmonized principles, Islamic commercial law, OHADA for Francophone Africa

2. Practice-area depth

If the user has a specialization interest (M&A, labor, real estate, criminal, family), add a targeted module:

Corporate / M&A: company formation, share transfers, due diligence, SPA drafting
Labor: employment contracts, termination, non-compete, EOSG calculations
Real estate: property acquisition, lease structures, mortgage/pledge
Criminal defense: procedure, evidence, sentencing, ethics of criminal representation
Family: personal status, divorce, custody, inheritance — jurisdiction-specific confessional/civil split

3. Skills training

Every curriculum includes:

IRAC writing: structured analysis practice — issue, rule, application, conclusion (see the IRAC coach)
Legal writing: memo drafting, professional correspondence
Oral argument: for bar exams with oral components (LB, KSA, UAE, FR grand oral)
Drafting: sample contracts in the user's practice area (see [[justinian-flashcards-from-statute]] for statute mastery)

4. Bar exam preparation

For bar candidates: insert exam-specific practice blocks:

Flashcard cycles (see [[justinian-flashcards-from-statute]]): at least 20–30 minutes daily
Timed question practice (see [[justinian-exam-time-management-coach]]): weekly timed simulations
Simulated exams: at least 2 full practice exams before the real thing
Weak-area remediation: after each simulation, identify the 2–3 weakest subjects and schedule a remediation block

5. Practical exposure

Case law reading: 2–3 landmark cases per subject per week (Socratic analysis via [[justinian-case-explainer-socratic]])
Real-world application: analyze a real contract or judgment in the user's target practice area
Issue-spotting drills: 3–5 fact patterns per week with self-grading rubric

Output format

Weekly curriculum structure

Each week is structured as:

Week [N]: [Subject focus]

Topics:
- [Topic 1]: readings + key articles/provisions to master
- [Topic 2]: readings + key articles/provisions to master

Practice:
- Flashcard review: [deck] — 30 minutes
- IRAC practice: [fact pattern] — answer and self-grade
- MCQ drill (if applicable): [N] questions on [subject]

Simulated exam: [if applicable — full or partial]

Progress check: After this week, you should be able to [outcome statement]

Adaptive adjustments

After each simulated exam, compare results to the expected score trajectory
If a subject is consistently weak across two exams: add a remediation block (2–3 days dedicated to that subject)
If the user is ahead of schedule: compress remaining coverage and increase practice exam frequency
If the user is behind: reprioritize by exam weight (e.g., for MBE: Contracts + Torts + Evidence are ~38% of questions; prioritize these)

Example plan output (bar candidate, 6 months, UAE bar)

Month 1 — Foundations
Week 1–2: UAE Civil Code (obligations and contracts)
Week 3–4: Companies Law FDL 32/2021 (formation, management, liquidation)

Month 2 — Labor and Employment
Week 1–2: Labor Law FDL 33/2021 — all key provisions
Week 3–4: Practice essays on employment termination; EOSG calculations

Month 3 — Procedure and Criminal
Week 1–2: Civil Procedure FDL 42/2022
Week 3–4: Penal Code + Criminal Procedure + Cybercrimes Law

Month 4 — Special topics
Week 1–2: Arbitration Law FDL 6/2018 + DIAC Rules
Week 3: AML + PDPL
Week 4: Personal Status (Muslim and non-Muslim tracks)

Month 5 — Intensive practice
Weeks 1–2: Full simulated exam 1 + remediation
Weeks 3–4: Subject-specific remediation + oral practice

Month 6 — Final preparation
Week 1–2: Full simulated exam 2
Week 3: Weak-area final push
Week 4: Light review only; rest; oral delivery practice