LawAI covers both the US Uniform Bar Examination and Kenya's Advocates Training Programme. They share a common-law backbone but test it in different ways.
Format
| UBE | Kenya ATP | |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple choice | MBE, 200 questions | Not a standalone component |
| Essays | MEE, 6 questions, doctrine-heavy | Written papers per subject, often with a drafting task |
| Skills | MPT, a closed-library performance test | Trial advocacy + an oral viva |
Substance
The UBE is federal doctrine plus common-law majority rules. The ATP is Kenyan statute first (the Constitution 2010, the Civil Procedure Act, the Evidence Act, the Law of Succession Act) applied to practice-oriented problems.
What that means for prep
- UBE: volume and speed on the MBE, tight IRAC on the MEE, and instruction-following on the MPT.
- ATP: know the governing section, be able to draft the pleading, and be ready to defend your answer out loud.
In both, the failure mode is the same: knowing the rule but not applying it to the facts in front of you. That's the muscle the practice loop is built to train.