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When the Performance Test Is On The Screen: Writing The PT In An Online Bar Exam
Okay, so I know what you are all thinking: the performance test is hard enough when it’s on paper, but now I have to continuously scroll up and down on a screen, cannot write on the document or highlight, and I can’t have physical pages in front of me? ...
Approaches to the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)
Answering MBE questions is a skill. Many bar exam takers rush through MBE questions to try to get through as many as possible in hopes they will see their scores improve. However, if you want to see your MBE score improve, you have to slow down, dissect questions,...
Quick Guide to the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE)
Read this quick guide to the Multistate Essay Exam for the UBE where we break down the facts, subjects, and the four things you should and shouldn’t do on the MEE.
The Four Kinds of Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) Answers You Do Not Want to Write
We know you hear a lot what you are supposed to write, but what about you should not write? The following are four kinds of Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) answers you do not want to write:
Step-by-Step Approach to Writing the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE)
Read this quick step-by-step approach to writing the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE).
Contracts Topics Tested on the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) Between 2011-2020
The Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) is the essay portion of the UBE, testing the applicant’s knowledge of 12 areas of substantive law through a series of six 30-minute essays. It is administered on the afternoon of the first day of the UBE in one three-hour session.
How To Write An Awesome Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) Answer
This won’t take long, We just want to tell what a well-written essay contains in a few simple bullet points.
Torts Topics Tested on the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) Between 2011-2020
The Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) is the essay portion of the UBE, testing the applicant’s knowledge of 12 areas of substantive law through a series of six 30-minute essays. It is administered on the afternoon of the first day of the UBE in one three-hour session. Missouri and North Dakota became the first two jurisdictions to adopt the UBE, administering the first UBE in February 2011. By June 2020, over 67% of the jurisdictions in the United States had adopted the UBE. The list of UBE jurisdictions continues to grow, so always check the NCBE’s website (www.ncbex.org) for the most up-to-date list of UBE jurisdictions.
Pre-Writing for Your Exams
In this LawTutors webinar video, Professor Brittany Raposa breaks down the steps to preparing for writing for your law school exams.
Practicing for Exams Now
Law students tend to fall into a common trap: waiting until the end of the semester to prepare and practice for exams. This Webinar explains how you can fit in practicing questions throughout your entire law school semester.
NCBE’s New Materials for Bar Exam Takers
New Resource Alert! Going through the bar application and admission process can be frightening and overwhelming. Studying for the bar exam is equally as freighting and overwhelming. The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) has announced two new...
You Got Your First Semester Grades, Now What?
You got your first-semester law school grades, so now what? Whether you did well and want to continue your success or you did not do as well as you had hoped and need to improve, this free, comprehensive webinar is for you. This video led by two law school...
Studying For An Online Bar Exam During A Pandemic
The Bar Exam is hard enough during normal times but studying for and taking it during a pandemic changes everything! That’s why we offered a free webinar for future Bar examinees. This webinar consists of LawTutors professors and recent passing virtual bar exam...
MBE Tips: How to Best Utilize Virtual Scrap Paper on the Online Bar Exam
Diagraming Question Facts
Being able to write on multiple-choice questions comes in handy when you need to diagram something, like in a civil procedure or real property question. If you need to map something out, you can utilize your virtual scrap paper to do so. Let’s see how this works with a sample question below.
News About the February 2021 California Bar Exam
On November 19, 2020, the Supreme Court of California issued an order concerning modifications to the California Bar Examination. The full text can be found here. Here are the important aspects of that Order: The Exam The Bar Exam will be held on Tuesday,...
How To Write A Law School Exam
This methodical step-by-step approach will answer any and all questions you may have about exam writing. Our expert panel of law school professors give valuable insight into exactly how to write for your law school exams. Learn about stacking your IRAC (and not...
Online Learning In Law School
We do not envy those of you who have had to start your law school online, but we can all empathize as our professors at LawTutors all teach at their law schools online as well. The goals of our professors are to make the remote experience for you captivating...
Taking the Bar Exam Online: The Future of the Bar Exam
Initially, we held this webinar to overwhelming response to address the anxiety surrounding taking the "July" 2020 Bar Exam online. Our team of expert professors, from all over the country, relayed all of the information we had gathered; we also answered our...
Tips & Tricks For The MPRE
With all the buzz about all of the "July" 2020 bar exams (that actually took place from July through October), we do not want our MPRE takers to feel left behind. You have an important component of the bar exam to pass as well, and that is the National Conference of...
Test Anxiety in Law School
Test Anxiety in Law School: Tips and Guidance for Success Brittany L. Raposa Many of us have test anxiety. We have studied hard and we know the material, but when we sit down on test day, we panic and our minds go blank. Let's talk a little bit about test anxiety and...
Exams Are Just Around The Corner!
Yippee? I know, not quite. There are ways to prepare for exams, and here they are! 1) Be calm. I’m serious, remain calm. Anxiety and stress are yet two more foes for exams, so please do not indulge them. The more anxious and stressed you are, the less likely you are...
The New Normal: Blended Learning in Law Schools
The New Normal: Blended Learning in Law Schools As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many law schools had to come up with a different strategy for delivering in-person content for large class sizes. If you're reading this, it's likely because you're a law...
A Quick Guide To Taking The February 2021 Bar Exam Online
A GUIDE TO TAKING THE BAR EXAM ONLINE IN FEBRUARY 2021 Professors Brittany L. Raposa and Tania N. Shah Professor Tania N. Shah The current global pandemic, COVID-19, continues to change the bar exam On October 19, 2020, the NCBE announced it will allow jurisdiction...
How To Outline Effectively In Law School
This comprehensive webinar takes the student through the process of outlining for law school exams. In a step by step process, law school professors will take you through a specific methodology of incorporating your notes, cases, black letter law,...
Must Have Apps for Law Students: 8 Apps You Should Download Now!
Must Have Apps for law Students: 8 Apps You Should Download Now! Let's face it: law school is challenging. In between hundreds of pages of reading, outlining, doing practice problems, and studying, there doesn't seem like there's much time for anything else. However,...
Virtual Office Hours: Staying Engaged With Your Professors In The New Normal
Staying Engaged with Your Professors in the New Normal: Utilizing Virtual Office Hours Let’s face it: things might feel different right now. Not only are you no longer sitting in a classroom and seeing your law school classmates, but you also aren’t able to pop into...
A Guide to Taking the Bar Exam in Person in a Pandemic
A Guide to Taking the Bar Exam in Person in a Pandemic: Safety & Helpful Tips Some jurisdictions are moving ahead with holding an in-person bar exam despite the concerns and threat of the global pandemic COVID-19. Many of you may be feeling frustrated, not...
Feeling Isolation When You Are A Repeat Bar Exam Taker
Taking the bar exam can be an isolating experience, but it can even feel more isolating when you’re a repeat taker. You’re likely studying completely online, and you’re farther removed from law school. I sat down (via zoom) with some prior students of mine who were unsuccessful on their first attempt of the exam, but were successful on a later attempt. You can learn a lot from these prior bar examinees, so let’s look at what advice they have.
Courtroom Reads
Courtroom Reads There are some newer books and some classics you can put on your summer reading lists. Let's look at five good ones to add to your book stacks! 1. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. Once I started, I could NOT put it down. Published recently in...
THE CALIFORNIA BAR EXAM IS ONLINE WITH A FOREVER 50-POINT LOWER CUT-OFF SCORE
The California Bar Exam is Online With a 50-Point Lower Cutoff Score The Online Players California joins the following states in holding an online bar exam: Arizona, Kentucky, New Jersey, Maine, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and the District of Columbia. When...