Essay Exam Writing for the California Bar Exam
Essay Exam Writing for the California Bar Exam

Author: Mary Basick

Publisher: Aspen Publishing

Published: 2019-12-02

Total Pages: 1024

ISBN-13: 1543819990

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The Second Edition of Essay Exam Writing for the California Bar Exam contains everything needed to pass the essay portion of the California bar exam. The book combines a comprehensive, yet efficiently concise review of volumes of substantive law with the authors’ proven-effective strategic plan for writing passing bar essays. Rule outlines are supplemented with issues checklists to aid issue spotting and memorization attack sheets, to make memorization manageable, while practice questions productively cover favorite testing areas so bar study is targeted and effective. New to the Second Edition Update: Recent and updated rule developments in all subjects Expanded coverage of topics emphasized on recent bar exams Updated issues tested matrices, rule memorization attack sheets, and topic specific approaches to reflect current testing trends Updated practice essay questions and answer grids in all subjects including crossover questions Professors and students will benefit from: Concise easy to memorize rule statements Fact triggers and exam tips that aid the transition to bar exam writing style Easy to follow essay approaches for key topics Practice essay questions with corresponding answer grids identifying issues and analysis required for a passing score Realistic sample answers that could be written under timed conditions Coverage of all heavily tested topics in each subject and crossover questions Issues tested matrices identifying the subtopics tested in every essay given in 30+ years

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781590318737

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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

California Performance Test Workbook
California Performance Test Workbook

Author: Mary Basick

Publisher: Aspen Publishing

Published: 2019-10-14

Total Pages: 491

ISBN-13: 154381672X

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The Second Edition of California Performance Test Workbook contains everything needed to pass the performance test portion of the California Bar Exam, which is essential since the performance test score counts double. The book provides an innovative step-by-step strategic general approach for organizing and writing passing performance test answers within 90 minute timed conditions. The authors also provide specific page-by-page deconstructions with guidance and commentary on real released California Performance Test practice questions, along with corresponding answer grids, annotated sample passing answers, and released passing answers. New to the Second Edition: Updated 90-minute style performance exams New innovative performance test approaches with step-by-step instructions All performance test examples with page by page annotations An extra practice appendix provides additional practice for the more challenging components of the performance test Professors and students will benefit from: Options for how to organize a performance test based on different learning styles A step by step approach with target time goals for each component of the test Sample performance tests with step-by-step deconstructions, answer grids, annotated sample passing answers and released passing answers Examples of a variety of different task memos and sample libraries so students get extra practice on essential skills including sample task memos with corresponding organizational analysis, and sample libraries with corresponding book briefs and rule deconstructions

Bar Exam Mind
Bar Exam Mind

Author: Matt Racine

Publisher:

Published: 2014-04-19

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 9780615999005

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A MUST READ for anyone taking the bar exam.The bar exam is a difficult test that can provoke stress, anxiety and even fear in those preparing for it. Bar Exam Mind gives you proven strategies to help alleviate these problems and focus on what matters now: Learning the law and passing the bar exam. Bar Exam Mind shows you how to get your mindset right for the bar exam and get the mental edge you need to remain calm and focused while you study for and take the exam. Among other things, you will learn: visualization techniques to remove bar exam fears the best way to practice for the bar exam strategies to improve test-taking performance how to use bar exam affirmations to increase self-confidence what to eat to keep your mind and brain healthy and in peak condition for the bar exam and much more! Use Bar Exam Mind as a supplement to all substantive bar preparation courses. You can either follow the 21-day learning program included with the book or choose to implement only the techniques you believe will be most beneficial to you. After reading this book, you will be well on your way to a successful and stress-free bar exam. ************ Get more bar exam advice at BarExamMind.com.

Scoring High on Bar Exam Essays
Scoring High on Bar Exam Essays

Author: Mary Campbell Gallagher

Publisher: Legal Books Distributing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 9780970608819

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Essay-writing can account for 50 percent or more of the bar exam score, yet bar review courses often don't teach how to write lawyer-like essays. Gallagher provides step-by-step instructions on essay-writing systems and confidence-building practices. A review of the best and worst ways to respond to essay questions is included. (Study Guide)

The Finz Multistate Method
The Finz Multistate Method

Author: Steven R. Finz

Publisher: Aspen Law & Business

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780735544970

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The finz Multistate Method is the indispensable tool for both law school exams And The Multistate Bar Exam. The book includes: 1,167 multiple choice questions and answers: Each question contains a sophisticated and intricate fact pattern that tests your ability to pull out the essential facts and tie them To The rules and theories you've learned in class. Each answer not only explains the reasoning behind the correct choice, but also why the other choices are incorrect Covers first-year subjects: The book contains over 140 questions each on Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Property, and Torts, As well as questions on the upper-year subject of Evidence Supplemental questions for your bar review: Every question is written in the Multistate Bar Exam style and format for school exams on MBE preparation. If you're taking a bar review course, you still need the finz Multistate Method; our questions are written in the MBE style and format, but are not actual released exam questions, So we guarantee you've never seen these questions before in your MBE review materials Special section on how to handle MBE-style questions: The book includes a 21-page guide to handling MBE-style multiple-choice questions- how to break the question down To The essential facts, how to recognize the legal issues, how to avoid the examiners' traps and pitfalls, and how to pick the right answer and avoid being misled by the wrong answers. Complete MBE-style practice exam: The book comes with the finz Multistate Method, has written and lectured for BAR/BRI and PMBR and is the author of Professor Series on Products Liability and Professor Series on Torts, both published by Aspen Publishers.

Perform Your Best on the Bar Exam Performance Test
Perform Your Best on the Bar Exam Performance Test

Author: Mary Campbell Gallagher

Publisher: Barwrite Press

Published: 2010-08

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9780970608833

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Provides templates and detailed instructions for writing the formats on the Multistate Performance Test (MPT) part of the bar exam. Contains twelve (12) actual MPT tasks, as released by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) and used here with permission, in a variety of formats and a range of difficulty. Full sample answers for the MPT tasks and notes on analyzing all 12 tasks. Systems and checklists for managing time. Special tips for California bar candidates and for foreign-trained lawyers.

Winnin' Time!
Winnin' Time!

Author: Steven Perez Harris

Publisher:

Published: 2017-04-15

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 9780981666723

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Book of outlines and boilerplates to help students pass the California Bar Examination