Here are two simple things that helped me pass the bar. First, in law school, I built a strong foundation. Parsed out, there are only fourteen (14) subjects that are tested on the California Bar Exam. In law school, I tried to take as many of these classes as possible. I did this because the… Continue reading Connor O’Carroll – Class of 2016 – Learn the Law
1. There are two things I did during law school that I found to be helpful in preparing for the bar. First, I took classes that were likely to show up on the exam. I empathize with the students who come to law school to pursue a passion in a particular legal field rather than… Continue reading Lesley Hamilton – Class of 2016 – Develop Good Study Habits
The best thing that I did during law school to prepare for the Bar was taking all of the Bar-related courses. At first, I wasn’t interested in taking Crim. Pro because I had no intention of practicing criminal law. I am glad that I took the class because there were several Crim. Pro questions that… Continue reading Spencer Reckon – Class of 2016 – Bar Courses
While in law school my bar preparation strategy was to completely forget about the bar exam until after graduation when I started my bar review course. Clearly, this was much more of an avoidance technique than a true strategy. Regardless, I unwittingly ended up learning a few skills that prepared me for the bar better… Continue reading Patrick Andrews – Class of 2016 – Outlining
To be completely honest, I’m not sure there is anything I did in law school that I can pin-point and say for sure helped me pass the CA bar. However, there are two things that I believe helped: (1) Taking classes I wanted 2L year and Bar classes 3L year; and (2) Moot Court. A… Continue reading Jennifer Gottschalk – Class of 2016 – Focus and Study Consistently