Tips for First-Time Bar Takers
The bar exam can be daunting for many, so it is best to have a strategy before starting bar prep. Use these tips to help you get started.
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5 Time Management Tips for Bar Studying
If you are gearing up to study for the bar exam and are overwhelmed by the prospect, the following five tips will help you manage your time throughout bar study to maximize your study efforts.
The California Bar Exam: Tackling the Beast
The California Bar Exam is notorious for being the toughest licensing exam in the nation. But we have you covered with answers to some of the most asked questions to help you feel confident when it’s time to start prepping for exam day!
5 Tips to Help You Plan Ahead and Reduce Stress When Applying for Bar Admission
Each jurisdiction establishes its own licensure requirements, and there are many steps in the bar application and character and fitness evaluation process. Although several of the licensure requirements are fairly consistent across jurisdictions, there are many nuances regarding documentation, deadlines, and fees that are state specific. With multiple
Stephanie’s Declassified Bar Prep Survival Guide (Results may vary)
If you were born in the early nineties like I was, you might have found Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide helpful for navigating the bizarre age of adolescence. I certainly did. Now that I’ve reached the age of adulthood, I’ve realized that we deserve survival guides for all
Taking the Bar as an International Student
I was excited to get a place in the international legal studies program at NYU, where I aimed to complete my LL.M. As an international student, of course, I faced a series of unique challenges. Then, the pandemic rolled in, making things even more complicated. Because of the
Want to Pass the Bar Exam? Start Saving Money
Without a solid financial footing (for what is a far costlier venture than many realize), it’s nearly impossible to engage in the sort of in-depth focus needed for law school, bar exam, and your professional success.
8 Essential Tips for First Time Bar Exam Takers
Planning to take the bar exam soon? Looking to get ahead and start preparing for the bar exam early? Make sure you are on the right track to pass the bar exam the first time with these easy to implement tips! The Virtual Office Hours
Which Bar Exam Should You Take?
The information in this article is based on the July 2021 bar exam. The bar exam has been around since the 1800s and has allowed many law students to become lawyers. Each year, thousands of students study for this 12-hour exam that could either gain
Bar planning dovetails with career planning
If you haven’t yet found your place in law, you’re not alone. The process of planning to pass the bar exam can help you get there.
Evolution of the bar exam
Each year, thousands of law students prepare for the notable bar exam, a test of knowledge and skills which students must pass to obtain their license. Over the years, many students have spent strenuous hours studying for the exam, but the exam has not always been this daunting.
Feedback and practice questions: How to prepare for the bar exam
Active learning through guidance and practice, expert feedback, and self-reflection allow law students prepping for the bar exam to more fully understand how to best improve their performance when they attempt to apply legal principles.
Let positive thoughts about the bar exam process and the future keep you on track
Bar exam preparation—successful bar exam preparation—requires months of full-time work after law school graduation. Law school success requires three years of hard work, four years for part-time students. Succeeding at your first law job requires intense focus and incredible effort. But in each of these
The bar exam: Catching up on the conversation
If you’re considering applying to law school, or in your 1L year, you may have only vague understandings about what the bar exam is. I know I did. Maybe you’ve seen some of the recent pieces arguing about how it should be changed or abolished. It’s like
5 bar exam aspects first-time takers shouldn't overlook
Each year, thousands of law students prepare to take the bar exam, including those who haven't passed previously. When approaching the bar exam, many students are overwhelmed by the amount of material that they need to study for the exam. Students often spend a lot of time creating
The weight of 2020: Black law grads are 'exhausted' and 'anxious'
If we want to move forward as a profession, we must listen to the experiences of black law school graduates and make sure the experiences they had—and the changes they demand—are not forgotten.
Top 5 reasons people really fail the bar exam
It is common to fail the bar exam and then pass on a later attempt. Thousands of repeat bar exam takers pass every single administration! The key is to figure out why you did not pass the bar exam so that you can change your approach and pass on your next try.
Study strategies: 4 study tactics for the bar exam
Studying for the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE, or the bar) exam to become a lawyer is never an easy feat. Keep reading to learn a comprehensive list of tools, tricks, and techniques to help you prepare to get your best score possible on the bar.
Legal reasoning? It's all about IRAC
As beginning law students soon learn, what we call “legal reasoning” can be expressed by the formula IRAC. It stands for Issue, Rule, Application, and Conclusion. It is the format used by lawyers in preparing legal memoranda. And the structure that most judges use in drafting judicial opinions. It’s also the
How the bar exam could change
There are many unanswered questions when it comes to future plans for the exam.
Pennsylvania adopts the Uniform Bar Exam
The news for bar exam takers in the pandemic has been mostly bad—unless you've been praying for movement on the Uniform Bar Exam. As of today, the UBE has added as many states (5) in the past year as it had in 2018 and 2019 combined!
Essential Mental Health, Physical Health, and Wellness Resources for Bar Exam Prep
We are here to support you while you study for the bar exam. During this challenging time, we want to encourage you to take care of yourselves and continue to focus on all aspects of your well-being. Your physical and emotional health are critical to your success in life…and on the bar exam.
Ten tips for preparing for the bar exam
After graduation season, future esquires are focused on one final milestone: passing their state’s bar exam. Studying for the bar exam can be stressful and overwhelming. The key to managing these feelings is to have a plan in place to guide exam preparation. Indeed, there is no single
What to expect after the bar exam
Preparing for the bar exam is more physically draining and stressful than most people realize. This one exam can decide the future of law school graduates across the country, and it is only made available twice a year. Once you do take it, however,
Motivation, growth, and the bar exam
This winter, as 1Ls reflect on their first completed semester, 2Ls—who are halfway done— consider what they want to do in the remaining year and a half, and 3Ls think about finishing up their final semester and passing the bar exam, I encourage all of you to think
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