In order to write a successful essay answer, you
must learn to organize your answer as you analyze the fact pattern.
First read the fact pattern, making notes and
underlining key facts. Once you examine the fact pattern, you will need to
organize your essay.
Organize by looking at your legal issues. What are
the causes of action? Who are the parties? What does the call of the question
want you to do?
Only after you make your decision to organize based
on the call of the question, then you can start the analysis.
Look through the fact pattern for facts which should
be used for applying the law and then you can apply the facts to that law.
Make sure you remember to conclude.
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You must build a good, solid foundation of the black
letter law. In order to have a good foundation, you must review each bar exam
subject. Go through each subject, one by one and absorb each subject as best
you can. As you go through the subject, make sure you understand the basic law
before you move on.
To build a foundation of the law, you need to break
the subject areas into more manageable components. Break your subject into
topics. And go through the elements of the topics of each subject.
What I mean by that is to take a subject, like
Torts. Then break the Tort subject down to topics, i.e. Negligence. Do you know
all the elements of negligence? Do you know the elements of battery? You can
outline it and/or make sure you know it by heart before you move on. You can do
that memorization by reciting it or writing it down without looking at your
notes or outlines.
Once you feel you know that topic, do a few essay
questions and some MBE on that topic just so you know you have it.
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knows that taking the bar exam as a repeat taker can be an isolating
experience. The MBE Testing Institute helps the student keep motivated and
confident through interaction with an MBE Testing Institute’s bar tutor.
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Often in essay answers, I have seen students try to
impress the bar examiners with all of their knowledge, even if it doesn’t apply
to the specific call of the question.
The bar examiners don’t want a bunch of archane and
esoteric information that you know about a particular subject. Don’t tell the
bar examiners that the question is particularly interesting or that you know a
lot of the subject at hand. Don’t make jokes in your essay answer.
Time is of the essence. The bar examiners craft the
questions for the time allocated. They do not expect to see anything unrelated
to the specifics of the question.
I have seen essay answers that look panic-stricken
with a lot of useless information at the end of the answer, as if the student
is putting everything in the answer but the kitchen sink. These brain dumps do
nothing for you and will get you no extra points.
As boring as it sounds, answer the specific call of
the question only.
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experience. The MBE Testing Institute helps the student keep motivated and
confident through interaction with an MBE Testing Institute’s bar tutor.
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the MBE, contact the MBE Testing Institute at pass@mbetestinginstitute.com for
more information.
The purpose of the bar exam is for the bar examiners
to determine if you are ready to be a lawyer. That’s why using lawyer-like
words will help you when you write.
I don’t mean for you to use legalisms or a lot of
“wherefor art thou” type of language. Instead use the verbs that lawyers use.
For example, don’t tell the bar examiners that the court will find the criminal
defendant innocent. A defendant is always found not guilty. When a plaintiff
prevails, don’t say that the plaintiff won the case. Instead of telling the bar
examiners that the court will reject the petition, tell the bar examiners that
the court will dismiss the petition. Instead of a party losing a venue issue,
for example, say that the party waived his right to it.
Also use “term of art” lawyer words. For example,
one of my pet peeves is when a law students doesn’t use the word pretermitted
child when discussing a child who was omitted from a will . Use words like
elective share when discussing what the spouse is entitled to in the will.
Your essay will be much better when you use language
that lawyers use.
Remember, write like a lawyer for your bar exam
essays and MPTs. Only then will the bar examiners know you are ready to
practice law.
The MBE Testing Institute
knows that taking the bar exam as a repeat taker can be an isolating
experience. The MBE Testing Institute helps the student keep motivated and
confident through interaction with an MBE Testing Institute’s bar tutor.
If you need help passing
the MBE, contact the MBE Testing Institute at pass@mbetestinginstitute.com for
more information.
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in July.
Also, please contact The MBE Testing Institute for
our seminar schedules.
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exam as a repeat taker can be an isolating experience. The MBE Testing
Institute helps the student keep motivated and confident through interaction
with an MBE Testing Institute’s bar tutor.
If you need help passing
the MBE, contact the MBE Testing Institute at pass@mbetestinginstitute.com for
more information.
We have talked with many students this bar exam
cycle about their MBE scores. Many students I talked with failed the MBE while
passing the state portion of their bar exam. The MBE is always difficult
because you have to get the right answer or you get no points. Across the
board, whether you are from Harvard or from a third tier school, contracts and
property are usually one and two for the hardest subjects of the six – and
where most students have the most difficult. Torts is ranked as the easiest
subject in terms of how many questions students get right nationally. Civil Procedure looked to be the hardest
subject this time around – in light of the overall MBE’s lowest averages in
years.
For those who failed the MBE exam, evaluate your
scores carefully. Unfortunately, the NCBE no longer give you the raw scores.
There are two main problems you face if your scores are low: you analytical
skills are not up to par or you have black letter law weakness. Which do you
have?
As the July 2015 bar comes closer, we will discuss
strategies and tactics for the MBE.
The MBE Testing Instituteknows that taking the bar exam as a repeat taker can be an isolating
experience. The MBE Testing Institute helps the student keep motivated and
confident through interaction with an MBE Testing Institute’s bar tutor.
If you need help passing
the MBE, contact the MBE Testing Institute at pass@mbetestinginstitute.com for
more information.
Bar Exams are creatures of habits. If you study your
bar exam you should have a pretty good idea of what you will see when you sit
for your bar exam in July 2015.
Look at past exams in your state. What is the
format? Is it a long fact pattern or a short fact pattern?
Look at the call of
the question. What type is the call of question? Is it a generic type, i.e talk
about the issues that give you no clue as to the essay itself or is it a two or
three specific questions that you can answer, pointing the way to the issues
that the bar examiners want you to focus on?
Now, look at the subjects tested on your past exams.
Is there a pattern of frequently tested subjects?
Are there 7 or 8 topics that
the bar examiners like more than others? This will enable you to practice those
frequently tested subjects.
By learning your bar exam, you will be better
prepared to face the unknown and you will not be surprised when you open your
exam booklet on the day of the bar exam.
The MBE Testing Institute
knows that taking the bar exam as a repeat taker can be an isolating
experience. The MBE Testing Institute helps the student keep motivated and
confident through interaction with an MBE Testing Institute’s bar tutor.
If you need help passing
the MBE, contact the MBE Testing Institute at pass@mbetestinginstitute.com for
more information.
