Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re tackling Competence – an issue that comes up in many California bar essays on Professional Responsibility.
In this episode we discuss:
- The ABA and California rules for competent legal representation
- The California rule regarding legal advice or assistance in an emergency
- Analyzing two hypos from previous California bar exams
- Structuring an answer to a question involving competence
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Resources:
- “Listen and Learn” series
- Private Bar Exam Tutoring
- The Brainy Bar Bank: Streamlining Bar Study
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2018
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2008
- Podcast Episode 24: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Professional Responsibility and Evidence
- Podcast Episode 47: Preparing for the MPRE (w/Brittany Raposa)
- Professional Responsibility: ABA Rules New to California
- Do the Changes to the California Rules on Professional Responsibility Really Mean “Change?”
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