Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast. Today, we’re discussing how to balance the law and your analysis on a bar exam essay, and why the ratio of law to analysis may be very different than you think!
In this episode we discuss:
- Why memorizing the law is important, but not enough to pass the bar exam
- How much law you really need to know for the bar exam
- How to balance law and analysis, and what the ideal ratio is for a good essay
- What you do need to memorize, and how to use it effectively
- What to do when you just don’t know the law
- Resources to help you learn the law you need to learn
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Resources:
- Writing of the Week
- Brainy Bar Bank
- Podcast Episode 23: Tackling an MEE Corporations Question
- Podcast Episode 24: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Professional Responsibility and Evidence
- Commonly Tested Bar Exam Topics: UBE vs California
- Lean Sheets
- SmartBarPrep
- BarEssays
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