Bar Exam Preparation
Another foreign-trained lawyer, another success story.
Argentina doesn’t even have a bar exam, yet Juliana was able to pass the 2023 July California Bar Exam on her first try while working full-time as an attorney.
How did she learn to do that?
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Here’s another story about a foreign-trained lawyer who made it out.
Laura from Australia passed the 2023 July California Bar Exam on her first try—preparing while working full-time as a senior lawyer in a global firm. She got to a place where she was “very excited” by the end!
Here’s how she managed to get to that state of excitement during bar prep and coming out of the exam. See how you CAN do things, rather than what you CAN’T do.
Continue reading “How an Australian Lawyer Got Excited to Take the CA Bar Exam While Working Full Time (and Passed)”Before every exam, a handful of people come out of the woodwork and shamelessly ask about subject predictions for the bar exam.
“Does anyone know the essay predictions?”
“What do you think will be tested?”
“I don’t think ____ will appear on the exam.”
“Anyone think ____ will be tested?”
“I know we’re not supposed to listen to predictions, but…”
“What are ____’s predictions?”
“Here are my MEE predictions!”
Whose predictions are you going to listen to?
If you’re like many bar takers, or if you’re a repeater, you say: “Haha of course I’m not going to rely on the predictions. I shall adequately study all the subjects. You should too!”
And then you panic and look at the predictions anyway.
Did you want me to tell you, “Aww poor baby, don’t worry. It’s normal and happens to the best of us 🥺”?
You SHOULD worry if you’re secretly tempted about relying on predictions… because this kind of thinking is entirely predictable and avoidable. Sweating about predictions is not a good place to be and requires intervention.
Also, remember when subjects actually leaked for the California exam in 2019 and people got mad over it? Do you want to know the subjects ahead of time or not? Make up your minds!
Maybe you’re too young to remember ancient history. I’ve been dealing with you people for too long.
Here’s why you should look toward essay or MEE subject predictions only for entertainment value and morbid curiosity (and 3 things you can focus on instead):
Continue reading “Predictions for the Bar Exam (What to Focus On for Efficient Study)”Tanvi passed the 2023 February California Bar Exam, which had a 32.5% pass rate.
Pass rates don’t mean anything to MTYLT readers (you) because pass rates have no bearing on their own chance of success.
Like many of the other passers you hear about here, this featured passer did it her own way after she realized things were not working for her.
There are many ways you can pass the exam! You are the dean of your own studies. Bar prep is personal.
Continue reading “LLM passes California Bar Exam on her FIRST try by “cramming” strategically”Today’s story is from Sam, who is YET another passer of the 2023 February CA Bar Exam.
I KNOW I KNOW… I want to share some UBE stories too. Blame too many of my CA readers for being part of the 32.5%.
But Sam had to go through a first round of suffering.
It’s not an uncommon story to do what you’re “supposed to” the first time, and then switch to a more conscious and effective approach and pass as a second-timer.
I stayed up late and spent a whole week studying this story because it’s an excellent example of taking control of your bar studies. It’s a lesson for first-timers who want to avoid mistakes and an inspiration for repeaters who have been there before.
This UK attorney passed the California Bar Exam on his second try (and checked results while on vacation in Maui, like a BALLER).
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