washburn university school of law bar pass program summer 2011
TRANSCRIPT
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
Bar Pass ProgramSummer 2011
PREPARING FOR THE BAR EXAM
OUR PRIMARY GOALS:
1. Targeted Practice
2. Feedback
3. Strategy
IMPROVED PERFORMANCE
3 MAIN COMPONENTS
Workshops
Bar Exam Website (“BarBlog”)
Individual Counseling
WORKSHOPS
1. Parallel BarBri Review
Course
2. MBE & Kansas Essay
Practice
3. Afternoons (2 to 3 pm) in
Room 114
4. 2 or 3 workshops per week
5. Essay Simulations
BAR BLOG SITE
•Student posted questions are forwarded to law faculty for response.
•Answers are posted on the BarBlog.
Resource for substantive law
topics
•Past Kansas essays exam bank
•Exam packets for simulations
Resource for extra exam
practice
Other announcements (taped lectures, handouts,
etc)
TURN IN A BLUE SHEET TO JOIN.
COUNSELING
Walk-in or by appointment in Room 214-N in the Law Library
Test-taking strategies | Time management | Problem-solving | Feedback on exam practice
Jeremiah Ho, Director of Bar Services• E-mail: [email protected]• Ext: x1772
Ron Dees, Asst Director of Bar Services• E-mail: [email protected]
REMEMBER THIS:
DO IT ONCE.
DO IT RIGHT.
NEVER DO IT AGAIN.
The Stupid Bar Exam
BAR EXAM | STAGE ONETIPS & TRICKS
STAGE 1 TARGETED MBE PREP
Targeted number of practice problems:
1800 to 2500
Good habits to start:• Small sets (17 questions for
every 35 minutes)• Reading the call of the question
first• Start recognizing fact patterns• Quality review • Tracking progress
Boo.
STAGE 1 TARGETED ESSAY PREP
Know the format of the questions•Kansas subjects•22 minutes per fact pattern
Getting used to answering the questions•Reading the call of the
questions first•Bar IRAC format •Time restraints
Outlining for sharp analysis•Organization•Templates
OTHER STAGE 1 TIPS
1. Start and
maintain an effecti
ve study schedule.
2. Attend live bar review lecture
s rather than
viewing lecture
s online.
3. Keep everythin
g organized.
4. It may seem early, but do not get behind
on your
assignments.
5. Attend our
upcoming workshops: Family
Law & Managing Your Bar
Prep (this week); MBE,
Torts, & Essay.
Next Workshop:
Family Law