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What Happens During a Commercial Bar Review Course?

Are you getting ready to take a commercial bar review course this summer to prepare for the bar exam? If so, you are not alone! THOUSANDS of law students will gather in ballrooms, conference centers, and law schools to take

Five Things that Make the Bar Exam Hard

Have you ever read a bar question? No? Are you getting ready to sit for the July 2012 bar exam? Then I recommend you go online to the state bar website and download some questions.  The California bar website has

What to do if you haven’t started outlining — or if you don’t know how to outline

It is that time of year.  Law school students are in crunch time.  There are just weeks (or even days) left before final exams begin. If you haven't been outlining all semester long, you may be feeling lost, frustrated, or even

FIVE THINGS YOU CAN DO NOW TO GET READY FOR THE BAR EXAM

Most commercial bar review courses don’t even start for almost six weeks! And many people think that there is nothing you can do to get ready for the bar exam now. That is just not true.  You can get your life

Introducing the Law School Toolbox

Many of you (who follow me on twitter) may already know that my friend Alison and I have started the Law School Toolbox, a resource for law students to help them prepare for law school exams.  When you

Guest Post: An Entrepreneur’s Approach To Studying For The Bar Exam

Fantastic guest post today from Desiree Moore of Greenhorn Legal. Enjoy! Studying for the bar exam is among the hardest things you will have to do in your legal career. It is a test of character, to be sure. It

GET READY TO WALK INTO FINALS

It is that time — finals season.  At my law school, after Thanksgiving a Christmas tree was always put up in the library; this would first make me smile and then give me a sinking feeling of dread. It was

What to do if you fail the bar exam?!?

Friday night many people will be disappointed by the results that they received on the California Bar Exam.  And then people start asking themselves, what do I do now? How do I get ready for the February 2012 exam? This week

Should You Outline Before Writing an Exam Answer?

Yes! It is very important to do an outline (on scratch paper) prior to writing an exam answer. Why?  You must make sure you clearly identify each call of the question and your answer to that call of the

Procrastination: How to Get in Gear and Get the Grades You Want

So many of my students struggle with procrastination.  And who doesn’t? I will procrastinate as long as possible on making a dental appointment, or doing unwanted paperwork. But when you are studying for law school exams or the bar, procrastination

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