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Bar Exam 101: Have You Met Your Deadlines?

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Bar Exam 101: Have You Met Your Deadlines?Before we know it, thousands of law school graduates will be lining up six feet apart or transitioning their living spaces into an exam center for either the in-person or remote administration of the July 2021 bar exam. July 27th – 28th are the dates that most jurisdictions have selected to issue this exam, but before examinees even get to this date, there are several other important dates they should make note of if they plan to successfully sit for the July exam.

In this post, we will review some important deadlines for the bar admissions process. Not taking the exam in July? No worries! These deadlines may still generally apply to your exam date, so keep reading! [Read more…] about Bar Exam 101: Have You Met Your Deadlines?

Podcast Episode 132: Listen and Learn — Hearsay Exceptions: Government and Business Records

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today’s episode, we cover two hearsay exceptions, and they are government/public records and business records. You can find more on the topic of hearsay exceptions in episodes 101 and 115.

In this episode we discuss:

  • A review of the definition of hearsay
  • The elements of the business records exception
  • Evidence that is admissible under the government/public records exception
  • How to approach questions involving multiple hearsay
  • Analyzing two hypos from previous California bar exams

Thanks for listening!
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Before The Bar: How To Tackle The Bar Application

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Before The Bar: How To Tackle The Bar ApplicationTaking the bar exam is no easy feat—an understatement, I know. Sure, you’ve spent three years of law school preparing for this one major exam that stands between you and the career you’ve chosen. You have studied torts, civil procedure, criminal law, contracts, and constitutional law like it was your job. And, you paid a hefty price for a bar review course to ensure you were as equipped to pass the exam as you would ever be.

But, that’s not all there is to getting licensed. Before you can even take the bar exam, you have to apply for the privilege to take the exam. Yes, you heard correctly. And then, when you have taken the bar exam, you still have to apply to your jurisdiction’s bar.

In my experience, quite frankly, applying for the bar was almost as stressful as applying for and taking the bar exam.

Every jurisdiction differs, of course, but I have now applied for three different bars: Virginia, New York, and North Carolina. The process hasn’t gotten any easier. Here are some tips to get prepared for and crush your bar application.

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Podcast Episode 131: Listen and Learn — Strict Products Liability

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we’re talking about strict products liability, which is one of the three theories of liability that can form the basis of a products liability claim.

In this episode we discuss:

  • The three theories of liability
  • The rules of a products liability claim
  • Who can assert a strict products liability claim and against whom?
  • The three categories of defects
  • Analyzing two hypos, from the February 2013 and February 2006 California bar exams
  • How to structure your answer when the question involves strict products liability

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Don’t Let Perfection Curb your Bar Exam Success

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Don’t Let Perfection Curb your Bar Exam Success“Perfect is the Enemy of Good.”

This is a quote that is complex to understand but a reality that many bar examinees ignore as it appears counterproductive to the goals of perfection they set long before they even go to law school.

Are you enrolled for an upcoming bar exam? If so, do you find yourself repeating the lies that perfection is essential to receive a passing score? But what is perfection? Simply put, it is a subjective construct that is impossible to attain, but an ideal that people set as their goal to achieve success. So, if it is an impossibility, why do so many people try to grasp it?

If you find yourself locked into the belief that perfection equals success on the bar exam, take a pause, continue reading this post and then reset your thinking. If you continue on the current trajectory, you may not be doing yourself any favors. Instead, consider the ways that your goals for perfection are crippling your study experience and your ultimate opportunity to receive a passing score. [Read more…] about Don’t Let Perfection Curb your Bar Exam Success

Podcast Episode 130: Tips for Taking the Bar Exam as an Attorney Applicant

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re discussing things to keep in mind before deciding to take the shorter attorneys’ version of the bar exam, if you’re eligible for this option.

In this episode we discuss:

  • Logistics of the attorneys’ version of the bar exam
  • In what cases should you consider taking the full version with the MBE?
  • Pitfalls for attorney applicants that could lead to poor results
  • The difference between the bar exam and actual law practice
  • How to structure your prep time as an attorney applicant

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