Performance anxiety is not just for actors and athletes. It is a well-documented response to stress-driven situations, including taking law school and Bar exams. It must be recognized, acknowledged, and effectively managed. Law school and Bar exams are intellectually challenging....
Professional Responsibility is tested on every California Bar Exam. It is always tested as an essay. It is also frequently the subject matter of the Performance Exam. Thus, you are guaranteed to see Professional Responsibility as part of every Bar...
Taking and passing the California Bar exam will be one of the greatest achievements in your life. Due to the difficulty of the exam, it is imperative that you create and implement a winning strategy to pass the exam. My...
I was leaving the post office one day and I saw a license plate that was an acronym for Nancy Drew. I stopped to admire the plate because it immediately took me back to when I was young and would...
Have you ever seen an essay exam answer written during an actual state-administered exam that the CA Bar Examiners scored a perfect 100? We never have either, which is why we’re bringing it to your attention. The answer was written...
One of the most coveted positions in the practice of law is to become a corporate lawyer. Generally, it is because attorneys seek large salaries and 40-hour workweeks. However, the reality is that there are a number of different ways...
To achieve a passing score on your law school essay exams, you must effectively brief your assigned cases, create carefully crafted substantive law study outlines, and practice essay exam writing on a regular basis. Do those things and you will...
Taking notes during law school lectures, as well as incorporating relevant material from the casebooks into those notes, is essential for all law students because the notes you take in class are foundational to creating your own course outlines. All...
Myths abound about what is required to pass the Performance Exam, including: The importance of the Call of the Question to the final answer How much material from the Performance exam packet to use Whether to outline before writing the...
Every student wants to write a first-class law school essay exam answer. To excel at law school essay exam writing, you must know and understand the law, spot all the pertinent issues in the exam hypothetical, thoroughly analyze those issues...
Although most bar candidates take a formal bar exam course when initiating bar exam prep, self-study is a viable option for those considering their preparation options. Since the bar exam is the last hurdle to becoming a licensed attorney, there...