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For additional information on print and electronic resources available to you and the information on this Guide, please contact a librarian at LawRef@wlu.edu.
For additional information on W&L bar courses, the bar exam components, studying assistance and tips, creating a bar exam study schedule, etc., please contact Prof. Reid Flinn at FlinnCR@wlu.edu.
For questions regarding the bar exam application process or materials, please contact Dean Trenya Mason at MasonT@wlu.edu.
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Sue Coffey, Lewis Hall 233A (540-458-8981 or CoffeyS@wlu.edu)
Brianne Kleinert, Lewis Hall 245 (540-458-8567 or KleinertB@wlu.edu)
Sheryl Salm, Lewis Hall 105 (540-458-8482 or SalmS@wlu.edu)
Other Notaries on W&L's campus are listed online.
The creator of many bar exam components, as well as the UBE, is the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE). The NCBE website (www.ncbex.org) is the home to a wealth of information regarding the bar exam and the MPRE (i.e., exam information and content, study aids, recent announcements, exam statistics, etc.).
The Law School has a series of informative bar exam videos on the W&L Law YouTube channel:
The Law Library contains a special Bar Success Collection of resources to help you prepare for the bar exam. This collection is located on shelves at the rear of the Third Floor Reading Room (near the Collection Services office).
The Library also has eBook collections that can assist you in studying:
Below is a sampling of the print resources available in the Bar Success Collection:
Strategies and Tactics for the MBE by A popular and long-standing resource for individuals studying for the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), Strategies & Tactics for the MBE has been thoroughly revised and updated to include new questions and reflect recent changes made by the NCBE to the Multistate Bar Exam. This text is highlighted by more than 550 questions, complete with thorough explanations of right and wrong answers. Detailed advice on how to handle MBE questions on each subject, and a focus on the most popular and trickiest MBE topics helps users to focus their studies. Strategies, such as how to "reword" questions to make them easier to analyze, are included, and explanations are in simple, easy-to-understand language.
Strategies and Tactics for the MBE 2 by A comprehensive resource created in the successful style of Strategies & Tactics for the MBE, Strategies & Tactics for the MBE 2 provides 300 additional questions to help you prepare for the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)! Success on the MBE can often influence whether you pass or fail the Bar Exam. It is important to understand the issues of law tested on the exam and to learn how the exam questions are written to test your understanding of the law. With its comprehensive explanations of why one answer choice is the best answer and why the other choices are not, Strategies & Tactics for the MBE 2 helps you gain the ability to select the best answer choice with certainty. The 300 questions in Strategies & Tactics for the MBE 2 are organized by subject area (Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Torts, and Real Property). Within each subject area, questions are broken down by subtopic, allowing you to locate and practice questions in your trouble areas. The answer explanations are clear and concise -- as you have come to expect from the Strategies & Tactics series. Strategies & Tactics for the MBE features: 300 additional questions to those featured in Strategies & Tactics for the MBE Questions organized by subject matter subtopics, so you can easily locate questions on the topics on which you need to focus Comprehensive, step-by-step explanations for each of the four answer choices in each question Answer explanations written by Steven Emanuel, Editor-in-Chief of Emanuel Bar Review and author of Emanuel Law Outlines in the MBE-subject areas -- the Outlines that got you through law school. Student-tested content from the Emanuel Bar Review series, which resulted in pass rates 10% higher than average in major markets. * Based on passage rates of students who used Emanuel Bar Review materials in California and New York for Bar Exams in 2008 and 2009.
Multistate Bar Exam by The fifth edition of Blond's Multistate Bar Exam features updated questions that follow the format used on the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE). Perfect for students who want to test their knowledge against original questions and target and improve weak
Pass the Bar by This ground-breaking book for the law student is not just about passing a test: it is about changing identity, moving from student to professional, and assuming your role as an ethical leader in a complex legal world. You'll find priceless information on: Reducing Distractions, Increasing Focus, and Managing Time Getting and Using Quality Help Practice MBEs, Essays, and Performance tests The Transition from Student to Professional This must-read resource is your helpful mentor, offering concrete advice on how to face and handle today s challenges and achieve. despite them. In addition, the book includes worksheets, questionnaires, goal setting sessions, and other tools to help you stay organized and focused."
Pass the Bar Exam (Teacher's Edtion) by Pass the Bar Exam, Teacher's Edition is designed to serve faculty who are developing or growing bar support efforts in law schools. Its companion book, Pass the Bar Exam, is a stand-alone volume for students to help them plan and navigate the road to bar success. This Teachers Edition, used in conjunction with that text, can help faculty design their own courses and workshops and assist in one-on-one counseling of students who are preparing to take the bar. Includes exercises, discussion questions, sample syllabi, and chapter-by-chapter lesson plans. The Pass the Bar Exam package will help you build the foundation for successful bar support.
Friedland's Exam Pro Bar Prep Workbook by Based on the premises that the bar exam essay is often different in style, length, and scoring from the law school exam essay, and that organization and issue identification can best be achieved by a structured, strategic approach rather than winging-it, The book uses frameworks as a guide to writing the top-notch essay. The opportunity to practice techniques allows you to improve the skill-set needed to succeed.
Multistate Bar Exam Flash Cards by Study anytime, anywhere! Emanuel Law in a Flash comprehensive flash cards are ideal for reviewing legal topics point by point. Each card has a concise question on one side and an accurate answer on the reverse side. These cards are the only product of their kind. With this set of Law in a Flash, you have the foundation for excellent exam preparation for the multistate bar exam (MBE). After going through the set, card by card and issue by issue, you will be able to face the exam with the confidence of knowing and understanding every rule. Emanuel Law in a Flash Cards' features: and#8226;Test your knowledge of black letter law and#8226;Apply the law to hypothetical examples and#8226;Use individually or in group sessions and#8226;Use them anywhere, anytime and#8226;Great for exam prep This title is also available as a mobile app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. See details at www.AspenLaw.com/mobile.Some linked resources require valid W&L login credentials or Lexis/Westlaw access. For questions or reference assistance, email LawRef@wlu.edu.
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