Community Property on the California Bar ExamCommunity Property is regularly tested on the California Bar Exam. Unsurprisingly, California law is always applied to these questions. Here, we give you some insight into how Community Property is tested on the California Bar Exam and how you should approach these essay questions.
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Civil Procedure on the California Bar ExamCivil Procedure is regularly tested on the California Bar Exam. The good news is that it is somewhat predictable in terms of how it is tested. Here, we tell you how to approach Civil Procedure on the essay portion of the California Bar Exam so that you maximize your points.
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Agency and Partnership on the California Bar ExamAgency and Partnership is a newer subject on the California Bar Exam. It was just added in 2007 and now is included—along with Corporations—in the subject of Business Associations on the California Bar Exam.
Here, we give you a brief overview of how you should expect to see Agency and Partnership tested on the California Bar Exam. We tell you how it is tested as well as some of the highly tested issues in Agency and Partnership questions on the California Bar Exam.
Torts on the California Bar ExamTorts is regularly tested on the California Bar Exam. The California examiners often test Torts in particular ways.
Here, we tell you how to approach Torts on the California Bar Exam, including some of the highly tested issues in Torts questions.
Professional Responsibility on the California Bar ExamProfessional Responsibility is one of the most daunting subjects on the California Bar Exam. Not only is it always tested in some form on the exam (either on the essay portion or the performance test), it sometimes shows up more than once on a given exam and is often combined with other subjects.
Additionally, examinees are expected to know both the California ethics rules (found in the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar and in the State Bar Act, which is found in the California Business and Professions Code) and the American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rules of Professional conduct (MRPC). (This guide will refer to the California ethics rules as the “California rules” and the ABA MRPC as the “ABA rules.”)
Here, we give you a few tips for conquering Professional Responsibility on the California Bar Exam.
Contracts on the California Bar ExamContracts is regularly tested on the California Bar Exam. Fortunately, California law is virtually never tested, so you can apply the same law you learn for the MBE to the California Bar Exam essays.
Here, we give you some insight into how Contracts is tested on the California Bar Exam and how to approach a Contracts essay on the exam.
If you are looking for MBE timing tips, you are not alone. It is very common to run out of time on the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) portion of the exam. However, there also are several highly effective ways to improve timing on the MBE. Even if you have always struggled with timing, it is possible to complete both portions of the MBE on time using some of the techniques listed below. Read more
Criminal Law and Procedure on the California Bar ExamCriminal Law and Procedure is regularly tested on the California Bar Exam (about once every other year).
Criminal Law and Procedure is somewhat predictable in terms of how it is tested. Further, the California State Bar tends not to test California distinctions on Criminal Law and Procedure questions, which makes studying for Criminal Law and Procedure a little easier than some of the other California Bar Exam subjects.
Below, we tell you how to approach Criminal Law and Procedure on the essay portion of the California Bar Exam.
Wills on the California Bar ExamWills is regularly tested on the California Bar Exam. The California examiners frequently test the same issues, so it is worth knowing what these issues are.
Here, we tell you how to approach Wills on the California Bar Exam, including some of the highly tested issues in Wills questions.
Constitutional Law on the California Bar ExamHere, we tell you how to approach Constitutional Law on the essay portion of the California Bar Exam so you can maximize your points and increase your chances of passing! Constitutional Law is regularly tested on the California Bar Exam and is somewhat predictable in terms of how it is tested.
Remedies on the California Bar ExamRemedies is regularly tested on the California Bar Exam and is often combined with other subjects. The California Bar Exam often tests Remedies in the same way. In fact, some Remedies essay questions are nearly identical to one another!
Here, we tell you how to approach Remedies on the California Bar Exam, including some of the highly tested issues in Remedies questions.
Corporations on the California Bar ExamCorporations is regularly tested on the California Bar Exam. The good news is that it is somewhat predictable in terms of how it is tested.
Here, we tell you how to approach Corporations essays on the California Bar Exam, including some of the highly tested issues in Corporations questions.
How to Save Time Studying for the Bar ExamWhen you study for the bar exam, your biggest asset is time! Learning the law takes time. Memorizing the law takes time. And practicing questions take time. And you also need to sleep, eat, do chores, and maybe even work or care for others. So, in this post, we give you a few tips on how to save time studying for the bar exam. Read more
Trusts on the California Bar ExamTrusts is regularly tested on the California Bar Exam, although less frequently in recent years. The California examiners frequently test the same issues, so it is worth knowing what these issues are.
Here, we tell you how to approach Trusts on the California Bar Exam, including some of the highly tested issues in Trusts questions.
How to Study for the MBE – from a 180 MBE ScorerThe MBE is one of the most notoriously difficult parts of the bar exam. Students struggle with multiple-choice questions and often find it hard to improve their MBE scores. Here, we tell you how to study for the MBE in an efficient way. These are the techniques that I recommend, many of which helped me score a 180 on the MBE. Read more
