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Components of the Bar
Test Details
MBE
on the 2nd day
worth 50%
Std multiple choice strategies
25 are hidden for future use, not graded
Subjects: Civil procedure, Con law, Contracts (both common law and UCC 2), Criminal law and procedure, federal rules of evidence, property, and torts
raw score scaled w/ difficulty of questions
200 multiple choice questions in 2 3 hour sessions
MEE
6 30 minute essay questions
agency/partnership, civ pro, conflict of laws, con law, contracts/ucc 2, corporations, crim law and procedure, estates, evidence, family law, property, torts, trusts, UCC: secured transactions
30% of test
day 1, afternoon
scored by local jurisdiction
MPT
Day 1, morning
2 90 minute essays
no prior knowledge needed
20% of test
Memory
Sensory
super short term, not imp
Short Term
holds 4 visual, 7 verbal at once max
improve via grouping concepts together or repeating
Long Term
focus of our work, encode as much as possible
repetition and making new associations for the info
do autopsies, make new connections
rhymes, songs, acronyms, etc
Game Plan
Study 500 hours
learn law
memorize law
learn techniques
keep it fresh/practice
commercial prep course?
review old outlines before we cover a topic
Confidence - Check