Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast. Today we’re here with Mihal Ansik, one of our expert California bar exam tutors, walking step-by-step through a real California bar question and discussing how to effectively read the facts. This one is extra long, but worth it!
In this episode, we discuss:
- How to effectively and efficiently read a bar question with an eye for the facts
- Paths to avoid common mistakes in reading fact patterns, including some unconventional tricks for overeager essay writers
- Attacking a real California bar exam essay question, while Mihal gives us her tips to figure out which facts matter (hint: all of them!) and how to use them
- Organizing essays and how to handle an issue that comes up repeatedly in the same fact pattern
Resources:
- Past California Bar Exam Question
- Becoming a Facts Expert
- Top 5 Bar Exam Essay Writing Tips
- Brainy Bar Bank
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