Guarantees & 2nd Time Bar Takers
How to make the bar prep experience fit you perfectly
[ Makenzie Way, 2020 Law Graduate at the University of Pennsylvania ] How is it possible that we’re already this far into bar prep?! Someone needs to tell the world to slow on down, because I feel like I’m just now getting the hang of this whole ‘studying for the bar’ thing. Everyone told me […]
Read More2020 bar exam study strategies webinar: Key takeaways
[ Makenzie Way, 2020 Law Graduate at the University of Pennsylvania ] In my effort to start preparing for the bar exam, I decided to watch the BARBRI Study Strategies Webinar (Summer 2020 Bar Exam: Short, Long & Longer-term Study Strategies). I highly recommend it, especially with so many states changing when they’ll administer the […]
Read MoreBARBRI success story: I passed the Ohio Bar Exam
[ GUEST BLOG by Sara Valentine, Graduate of Capital University Law ] Hey, BARBRI! I passed the Ohio Bar Exam! I am so thankful to my mom, my friends, and my support group for getting me to this point. I would especially like to thank Capital University Law School for providing me with a stellar […]
Read MoreTax attorney success story: Passing with BARBRI (twice!)
by Alexandra Zaunbrecher Senior Associate | Mergers and Acquisitions Tax Group | KPMG US I chose to sit the Louisiana State Bar Exam right out of law school. Being a Louisiana native and having attended Louisiana State University for my undergraduate and law degree, I thought I would most likely practice within my home state. […]
Read MoreMilitary spouse attorney success story: 3-for-3 passing the bar
by C. Thea Pitzen Attorney & Principal | Goodman Allen Donnelly Life as a military spouse attorney isn’t always a straight line. I can personally attest to that, especially after taking three state bar exams and passing all three, the first time, using BARBRI Bar Review. From Georgia … to Florida … to Virginia My […]
Read MoreIt’s bar exam time – let’s do this
GUEST BLOG by Sara Valentine, Graduate of Capital University Law School Bar Exam is Next Week… This post is all about your ability to crush the bar exam. Regardless of whether you haven’t been doing your best leading up to this point, you’ve been learning and putting in the time. You know that you have […]
Read MoreNine tips to keep your “Lizard Brain” at bay
When law school graduation arrives, it’s time to relax … right? Not so fast. Not when the bar exam is on the not-so-distant horizon. One last hurdle to becoming a licensed lawyer, your ultimate personal and professional goal. WE’RE ONLY HUMAN … WITH A “LIZARD BRAIN” There’s so much pressure surrounding the bar exam. Passing […]
Read MoreDoing “extra” to improve your odds of bar exam success
By Stefan Borst-Censullo, Esq. To begin off I want to apologize to you, the good reader, for my contribution to this over stuffed cannon of “hey so you’re about to take the bar, here’s some tips.” However, you have obviously decided to read this post, so you are either very bored or beyond desperate. In […]
Read MoreYour MBE success: Does “X” really mark the spot?
Samuel Farkas, BARBRI Director of Legal Learning and Lecturer What’s the Magic Number of MBE Practice Questions You Should Answer to Pass the Bar Exam? Perhaps you’ve heard that you need to work “X” number of practice MBE questions each week to pass the exam. Or, maybe you’ve heard there is some magic number of total […]
Read MoreWork during bar prep? Advice from a two-time bar passer
GUEST BLOG by Brian C. Pike, Esq. Passed the 2015 New York Bar Exam Passed the 2017 Michigan Bar Exam Sitting for the 2020 Tennessee Bar Exam Attorney at Baker Donelson Do I work during the Bar Exam? Should I work while I study? What a dreaded question. If you have ever asked a practicing attorney this […]
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