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What to Bring to the California Bar Exam

February 20, 2019 By Bar Exam Toolbox Leave a Comment

You’ve spent months memorizing rules, practicing essays, and taking multiple-choice MBE questions. Now that it’s finally time to sit for the California Bar Examination, you need to pack your “go bag” full of items that are permitted in the exam room.

The rules about what you can (and can’t) bring into the California bar exam are very strict, and violating these can result in serious consequences. This post will help you make sure that you’re ready to go on exam day and don’t face any issues when you take your seat, but please be sure to check the State Bar of California website prior to exam day, as these rules are subject to change from time to time. [Read more…] about What to Bring to the California Bar Exam

Podcast Episode 33: Tackling an MEE Civil Procedure Question

February 19, 2019 By Bar Exam Toolbox Leave a Comment

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast. Today we’re walking through a Civil Procedure MEE question. This is one of our series of podcasts on how to approach each section of the UBE.

In this episode we discuss:

Why crafting effective rule statements is one of the keys to a successful bar exam essay
How to identify the relevant rules using the facts in the question
How to handle complex essays in a short time frame
Strategies for organizing your essay efficiently
What to do if you can’t remember a rule

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Podcast Episode 32: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Wills and Community Property

February 12, 2019 By Bar Exam Toolbox Leave a Comment

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast. Today we are walking through a California bar exam question on wills and community property. This is one of our series of podcasts on how to approach California bar exam questions.

In this episode we discuss:

Why it is so important that California bar studiers develop excellent issue spotting skills
Why you need to become an expert at reading the facts and figuring out what the bar examiners are telling you
How to use the call of the question to help you spot the issues before you even start writing your answer
How good issue spotting will help you organize your answer effectively
How to address minor issues without derailing your analysis

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Podcast Episode 31: How to Pass the Bar Exam in 10 Days (and Why This is a Bad Idea)

February 5, 2019 By Bar Exam Toolbox Leave a Comment

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast. Today, we are talking about how to pass the bar exam in 10 days and why this plan is a bad idea.

In this episode we discuss:

Why this is definitely a bad plan, but that it’s not impossible to pass with limited study time
How to give yourself the best shot at passing
What resources to use to take advantage of the time you do have
Why you can’t afford to skip practicing all areas of the exam
Why now is the time to memorize attack plans, not huge paragraphs of law
Why you don’t have time for passive learning
How practice and feedback can help you collect more points
What to do today if you’re in this position!

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Podcast Episode 30: Changing Bad Bar Exam Study Habits and Setting Useful Goals

January 29, 2019 By Bar Exam Toolbox Leave a Comment

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast. Today we’re talking about goal-setting and changing bad bar exam study habits.

In this episode we discuss:

What ‘shrinking change’ is and why you should consider it
Why small, attainable goals are the key to lasting change
Why relying on willpower alone to get through your bar studying is a mistake (and what to do instead)
Why being realistic and paring down your goals is sometimes what you need to do to succeed
The Circle method – how something as simple as coloring can boost your mood and confidence

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Podcast Episode 29: Taking the Bar Exam as a Foreign-Trained Attorney

January 15, 2019 By Bar Exam Toolbox Leave a Comment

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast. Today, we’re talking about how the bar exam poses unique challenges to foreign-trained attorneys.

In this episode we discuss:

When and how you should start learning substantive law
Why it’s important to only take the bar exam when you are ready
Why traditional bar exam preparation courses may not be enough for foreign-trained attorneys
What resources you can use to supplement traditional bar exam preparation and simplify your approach
The extra challenge of reading and writing in a foreign language, and how to handle it
Why you must learn to write in the style the bar graders expect
How to approach multiple-choice questions (hint: with TONS of strategic practice!)
Why you can’t ignore the performance tests, and how best to approach them

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